List of Arab members of the Knesset
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There have been Israeli Arab members of the Knesset ever since the first Knesset elections in 1949. The following is a list of the 81 past and present members. Some Israeli Druze dispute the label "Arab" and consider Druze to be a separate ethnic group. However, as they speak Arabic as their first language they are still included in this list.
Current members (18)
Knesset member | Party(s) | Knesset(s) | Comments | |
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Hamad Amar | Yisrael Beiteinu | 18, 19, 20 | Druze | |
Taleb Abu Arar | United Arab List Joint List | 19, 20 | Bedouin | |
Niven Abu Rahmoun | Joint List | 20 | ||
Juma Azbarga | Joint List | 20 | Bedouin | |
Zouheir Bahloul | Zionist Union | 20 | Sunni Muslim[1] | |
Issawi Frej | Meretz | 19, 20 | Sunni Muslim[2] | |
Masud Ghnaim | United Arab List Joint List | 18, 19, 20 | Sunni Muslim | |
Akram Hasson | Kadima Kulanu | 18, 20 | Druze | |
Said al-Harumi | Joint List | 20 | ||
Yousef Jabareen | Joint List | 20 | ||
Ayoob Kara | Likud | 15, 16, 18, 20 | Druze, Former Deputy Knesset speaker | |
Ayman Odeh | Joint List | 20 | Non-religious | |
Saleh Saad | Zionist Union | 20 | Druze | |
Ahmad Tibi | Balad Ta'al United Arab List Joint List |
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 | Sunni Muslim | |
Aida Touma-Suleiman | Joint List | 20 | Christian | |
Abd al-Hakim Hajj Yahya | Joint List | 20 | ||
Jamal Zahalka | Balad Joint List | 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 | ||
Haneen Zoabi | Balad Joint List | 18, 19, 20 | Sunni Muslim.[3] First Arab woman elected to the Knesset on an Arab party's list. |
Past members (65)
See also
References
- ↑ Israeli Arab sportscaster to get into game from inside Knesset Times of Israel, 5 December 2014
- ↑ International Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked by 54 Knesset Members at Auschwitz The Algemeiner, 27 January 2014
- ↑ Jason Koutsoukis (16 May 2009). "Voice of equality". The Age.
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External links
- Knesset members Knesset website
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