List of Arab members of the Knesset

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)

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)

Knesset member	Party(s)	Knesset(s)	Notes
Ahmed A-Dahar	Progress and Development	4, 5
Afu Agbaria	Hadash	18, 19
Taleb Abu Arar	United Arab List Joint List	19, 20	Bedouin
Mahmud A-Nashaf	Agriculture and Development	4
Hamad Abu Rabia	Arab List for Bedouins and Villagers Alignment United Arab List	8, 9
Labib Hussein Abu Rokan	Cooperation and Brotherhood	4
Jabar Asakla	Joint List	22, 23	Druze
Assad Assad	Likud	13
Shafik Assad	Dash Democratic Movement Ahva Telem	9
Zeidan Atashi	Shinui	9, 11
Juma Azbarga	Joint List	20	Bedouin
Mohammad Barakeh	Hadash	15, 16, 17, 18, 19	Former Deputy Knesset speaker
Zouheir Bahloul	Zionist Union	20	Sunni Muslim^[1]
Rostam Bastuni	Mapam	2
Azmi Bishara	Balad	14, 15, 16, 17
Ahmed Dabbah	Kadima	18
Abdulwahab Darawshe	Alignment Arab Democratic Party	11, 12, 13, 14
Abdulmalik Dehamshe	United Arab List	14, 15, 16	Deputy Knesset speaker
Yussef Diab	Cooperation and Brotherhood	4
Seif el-Din el-Zoubi	Democratic List of Nazareth Democratic List for Israeli Arabs Progress and Development Cooperation and Development Alignment United Arab List	1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9,
Hussein Faris	Mapam	12
Issawi Frej	Meretz	19, 20, 21, 24	Sunni Muslim^[2]
Basel Ghattas	Balad Joint List	19, 20	Christian
Mazen Ghanaim	Ra'am	24
Masud Ghnaim	United Arab List Joint List	18, 19, 20	Sunni Muslim
Emile Habibi	Maki Rakah	2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Haneh Hadad	Labor Party	13	Christian
Rafik Haj Yahia	One Nation Labor Party	14
Walid Haj Yahia	Left Camp of Israel Meretz	9, 13, 14
Faras Hamdan	Agriculture and Development	2, 3
Yussuf Hamis	Mapam	3, 4, 5
Said al-Harumi	Joint List Ra'am	20, 22, 23, 24	Bedouin
Salah-Hassan Hanifes	Progress and Work	2, 3	Druze
Akram Hasson	Kadima Kulanu	18, 20	Druze
Nadia Hilou	Labor Party	17	Christian
Ibrahim Hijazi	Joint List	20	Sunni Muslim
Halil-Salim Jabara	Ahdut HaAvoda	5
Hussniya Jabara	Meretz	15	First female Arab MK
Yousef Jabareen	Joint List Hadash-Ta'al Joint List	20, 21, 22, 23	Sunni Muslim
Amin-Salim Jarjora	Democratic List of Nazareth	1
Muhamad Kanan	United Arab List Arab National Party	15
Masaad Kassis	Democratic List for Israeli Arabs	2, 3	Melkite
Ayoob Kara	Likud	15, 16, 18, 20	Druze, Former Deputy Knesset speaker
Hamad Khalaily	Alignment	10
Tawfik Khatib	United Arab List Arab National Party	14, 15
Raleb Majadele	Labour	16, 17, 18, 19	First Muslim Arab Minister. Minister without Portfolio (2007), Minister of Science, Culture and Sport (2007–2009)
Hashem Mahameed	Hadash Balad United Arab List National Unity – National Progressive Alliance	12, 13, 14, 15
Issam Makhoul	Hadash	15, 16
Ibtisam Mara'ana	Labour	24
Mufid Mari	Blue and White	24	Druze
Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf	Joint List	20	Druze
Nawaf Massalha	Alignment Labor Party One Israel	12, 13, 14, 15	Deputy Minister, Deputy Knesset speaker
Mohammed Miari	Progressive List for Peace	11, 12
Jabr Moade	Democratic List for Israeli Arabs Cooperation and Brotherhood Cooperation and Development Druze Party Progress and Development Alignment United Arab List	2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9	Deputy Minister, Druze
Gadeer Mreeh	Blue and White Yesh Atid-Telem	21, 22, 23	Druze
Fateen Mulla	Likud	21, 23, 24	Druze
Hanna Mwais	Hadash	9
Mohamed Naffa	Hadash	12	Druze
Said Nafa	Balad	17, 18	Druze
Elias Nakhleh	Progress and Development Cooperation and Development Jewish-Arab Brotherhood Cooperation and Brotherhood	4, 5, 6, 7
Amal Nasser el-Din	Likud	8, 9, 10, 11	Druze
Diyab Obeid	Cooperation and Brotherhood	5, 6, 7
Niven Abu Rahmoun	Joint List	20
Saleh Saad	Zionist Union	20	Druze
Osama Saadi	Joint List Hadash-Ta'al Joint List	20, 21, 22, 23, 24	Sunni Muslim
Ahmad Sa'd	Hadash	14
Ali Salalha	Meretz	24	Druze
Taleb el-Sana	Arab Democratic Party United Arab List	13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18	Bedouin
Sondos Saleh	Joint List	23
Saleh Saleem	Hadash	13, 14
Ibrahim Sarsur	United Arab List	17, 18, 19	Sunni Muslim
Mtanes Shehadeh	Ra'am–Balad Joint List	21, 22, 23	Christian
Sami Abu Shehadeh	Joint List	22, 23, 24
Shachiv Shnaan	Labour Independence	17, 18	Druze
Saleh Suleiman	Progress and Work	3
Hana Sweid	Hadash	17, 18, 19	Christian
Wasil Taha	Balad	16, 17
Salah Tarif	Alignment Labor Party One Israel	12, 13, 14, 15, 16	First Arab Minister (Minister without Portfolio), also Deputy Knesset speaker, Druze
Tawfik Toubi	Maki Rakah Hadash	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Second longest serving Knesset member (41 years, 5 months and 9 days) after Shimon Peres
Wael Younis	Joint List	20
Majalli Wahabi	Likud Kadima Hatnuah	16, 17, 18	Druze, Former Deputy Knesset speaker, briefly acting President
Muhammed Wattad	Alignment Mapam Hadash	10, 11
Abd al-Hakim Hajj Yahya	Joint List Ra'am–Balad	20, 21	Sunni Muslim
Heba Yazbak	Ra'am–Balad Joint List	21, 22, 23	Sunni Muslim
Jamal Zahalka	Balad Joint List	16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Abbas Zakour	United Arab List	17
Tawfiq Ziad	Rakah Hadash	8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Haneen Zoabi	Balad Joint List	18, 19, 20	Sunni Muslim.^[3] First Arab woman elected to the Knesset on an Arab party's list.
Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi	Mapam Alignment	6, 7, 8	First Arab Deputy Minister
Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi	Meretz	24

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. 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

Knesset members Knesset website

[1] Israeli Arab sportscaster to get into game from inside Knesset Times of Israel, 5 December 2014

[2] International Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked by 54 Knesset Members at Auschwitz The Algemeiner, 27 January 2014

[age20090516-3] 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.

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List of Arab members of the Knesset

Contents

Current members (10)

Past members (90)

See also

References

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