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Significance
The inclusion of Abbas and his fellow lawmakers, necessary to achieve a narrow majority, has opened the government to strong criticism. It has also set a ground-breaking precedent in Israeli politics.
Impacts
An early collapse of the coalition government could delegitimise both Abbas and his experiment of engagement.
Like religious conservative Jewish ultra-Orthodox parties, Abbas’s group may participate in politics without recognising a Zionist regime.
Arab parties are likely to prioritise their communities’ needs over the continuing conflict with Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
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