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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 100 past and present members. Some Israeli Druze dispute the label "Arab" and consider Druze to be a separate ethnic group. However, because they speak Arabic as their first language they are still included in this list.
Current members (10)
[edit]Knesset member | Party(s) | Knesset(s) | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mansour Abbas | United Arab List | 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 | Sunni Muslim | |
Hamad Amar | Yisrael Beiteinu | 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 | Druze | |
Youssef Atauna | Hadash | 20, 25 | ||
Yasir Hujeirat | United Arab List | 25 | ||
Waleed Alhwashla | United Arab List | 25 | ||
Iman Khatib-Yasin | United Arab List | 23, 24, 25 | Sunni Muslim | |
Ayman Odeh | Hadash | 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 | Non-religious (raised Sunni Muslim) | |
Waleed Taha | United Arab List | 22, 23, 24, 25 | ||
Ahmad Tibi | Ta'al | 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 | Sunni Muslim | |
Aida Touma-Suleiman | Hadash | 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 |
Past members (90)
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
My parents are Muslims. They pray, they fast, they have been to Mecca, but they raised their children to think and feel as liberal, open-minded people.
External links
[edit]- Knesset members Knesset website