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Abbas bets Palestinian votes will gain leverage in Israeli coalition
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Mansour Abbas is aligning with Zionist politician Segalovich in hopes of strengthening Palestinian political influence within Israeli coalition negotiations, according to Al Jazeera English. The move reflects Abbas's calculation that direct participation in Israeli coalition politics could translate Palestinian electoral support into tangible policy gains.
Abbas's strategy hinges on becoming an indispensable coalition partner whose votes Israeli governments cannot ignore. By positioning Palestinian voters as a swing bloc in Israeli politics, he aims to extract concessions on Palestinian affairs and advance Palestinian interests through institutional channels rather than opposition politics.
