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The '''United Arab List''' (Ra’am) is an [[Israel]]i-[[Arab]] [[Muslim|Isalmist]] political party committed to abolishing the state of Israel and replacing it with an Islamic one based on Sharia law. In the latest elections to the [[Knesset]] it ran on a joint list with [[Ta’al]] (Arab Movement for Renewal); together they won four seats.<ref>[http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=193 Ra’am-Ta’al on the Knesset’s website]</ref>  

The '''United Arab List''' (Ra’am) is an [[Israel]]i-[[Arab]] [[Muslim|Isalmist]] political party committed to abolishing the state of Israel and replacing it with an Islamic one based on [[Sharia]] law. In the latest elections to the [[Knesset]] it ran on a joint list with [[Ta’al]] (Arab Movement for Renewal); together they won four seats.<ref>[http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=193 Ra’am-Ta’al on the Knesset’s website]</ref>  

== Platform ==

== Platform ==

Members of the United Arab List wish to abolish the state of Israel and have its territory annexed to an Islamic Caliphate (Islamic mega state). In a 2006 press conference party chairman Ibrahim Sarsur told reporters that his party “believe[s] in Islam [...] believe[s] in the rule of the Caliphate and we do not support a separation between state and religion."<ref name="Ynet1">[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3216582,00.html Arab party: We’ll fight Israel’s ‘Zionisation’ - Ynet]</ref> Masud Ganaim, another member of Knesset from the United Arab List, made similar statements.<ref name="Ynet2">[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3887468,00.html MK Ganaim calls for Islamic caliphate in Israel – Ynet]</ref>

Members of the United Arab List wish to abolish the state of Israel and have its territory annexed to an Islamic Caliphate (Islamic mega state). In a 2006 press conference party chairman Ibrahim Sarsur told reporters that his party “believe[s] in Islam [...] believe[s] in the rule of the Caliphate and we do not support a separation between state and religion."<ref name="Ynet1">[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3216582,00.html Arab party: We’ll fight Israel’s ‘Zionisation’ - Ynet]</ref> Masud Ganaim, another member of Knesset from the United Arab List, made similar statements.<ref name="Ynet2">[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3887468,00.html MK Ganaim calls for Islamic caliphate in Israel – Ynet]</ref>

The party’s members also have an history of supporting [[Hezbollah]]<ref>[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/144978#.TqCmxHL4JJE Arab MK Praises Hizbullah, Calls for Caliphate – Israel National News]</ref>, Iran and Syria.<ref name="Ynet2" />

The party’s members also have an history of supporting [[Hezbollah]]<ref>[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/144978#.TqCmxHL4JJE Arab MK Praises Hizbullah, Calls for Caliphate – Israel National News]</ref>, [[Iran]] and [[Syria]].<ref name="Ynet2" />

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