Orit Strock: Ra'am is dangerous with or without Qatari bribery
Minister of Settlement Orit Strock criticized the Ra'am party and its chairman, Mansour Abbas, claiming that the party is using its political influence to change the Jewish character of the State of Israel. Strock called for Ra'am to be excluded from any coalition and even barred from running in Knesset elections. Addressing allegations of election funding from Qatar and Turkey, she demanded a Shin Bet investigation, stating: "All of these matters must be thoroughly investigated."