The demand came following a post shared by Abbas, in which he claimed Arab parties were forced to accept Israel as a Jewish state to avoid being barred from elections, and it was not a choice.

Ra'am chair angers right-wing lawmakers in Facebook post asserting that Arab politicians must accept 'imposed' reality of Israel's Jewish character; Erdan: Abbas wants a caliphate

Ra’am leader says Arab parties accepted Israel’s Jewish character as a political reality, while reaffirming support for Palestinian statehood and the Nakba narrative