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Current members (16)
| Knesset member |
Party(s) |
Knesset(s) |
Comments |
| Hamad Amar |
|
Yisrael Beiteinu |
18, 19, 20 |
Druze |
| Taleb Abu Arar |
Taleb Abu Arar |
United Arab List
Joint List |
19, 20 |
Bedouin |
| Zouheir Bahloul |
|
Zionist Union |
20 |
Sunni Muslim[1] |
| Issawi Frej |
Issawi Freij |
Meretz |
19, 20 |
Sunni Muslim[2] |
| Basel Ghattas |
 |
Balad
Joint List |
19, 20 |
Christian |
| Masud Ghnaim |
Mas'oud Ghnaim |
United Arab List
Joint List |
18, 19, 20 |
Sunni Muslim |
| Yousef Jabareen |
|
Joint List |
20 |
|
| Ayoob Kara |
 |
Likud |
15, 16, 18, 20 |
Druze, Former Deputy Knesset speaker |
| Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf |
|
Joint List |
20 |
Druze |
| Ayman Odeh |
Ahmad Tibi |
Joint List |
20 |
Non-religious |
| Osama Saadi |
|
Joint List |
20 |
|
| Ahmad Tibi |
 |
Balad
Ta'al
United Arab List
Joint List |
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
Sunni Muslim |
| Aida Touma-Suleiman |
|
Joint List |
20 |
|
| 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 (61)
| Knesset member |
Party(s) |
Knesset(s) |
Comments |
| Ahmed A-Dahar |
|
Progress and Development |
4, 5 |
|
| Afu Agbaria |
Afu Agbaria |
Hadash |
18, 19 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Assad Assad |
|
Likud |
13 |
|
| Shafik Assad |
|
Dash
Democratic Movement
Ahva
Telem |
9 |
|
| Zeidan Atashi |
|
Shinui |
9, 11 |
|
| Mohammad Barakeh |
Mohammad Barakeh |
Hadash |
15, 16, 17, 18, 19 |
Former Deputy Knesset speaker |
| Rostam Bastuni |
Rostam Bastuni |
Mapam |
2 |
|
| Azmi Bishara |
Azmi Bishara |
Balad |
14, 15, 16, 17 |
|
| Ahmed Dabbah |
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 |
| Emile Habibi |
 |
Maki
Rakah |
2, 3, 5, 6, 7 |
|
| Haneh Hadad |
|
Labor Party |
13 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Salah-Hassan Hanifes |
|
Progress and Work |
2, 3 |
|
| Akram Hasson |
|
Kadima |
18 |
| Nadia Hilou |
|
Labor Party |
17 |
|
| Halil-Salim Jabara |
|
Ahdut HaAvoda |
5 |
|
| Hussniya Jabara |
|
Meretz |
15 |
First female Arab MK |
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
Issam Makhoul |
Hadash |
15, 16 |
|
| 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 |
| Hanna Mwais |
|
Hadash |
9 |
|
| Mohamed Naffa |
|
Hadash |
12 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Diyab Obeid |
|
Cooperation and Brotherhood |
5, 6, 7 |
|
| Ahmad Sa'd |
|
Hadash |
14 |
|
| Taleb el-Sana |
Taleb es-Sana |
Arab Democratic Party
United Arab List |
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
Bedouin |
| Saleh Saleem |
|
Hadash |
13, 14 |
|
| Ibrahim Sarsur |
Ibrahim Sarsur |
United Arab List |
17, 18, 19 |
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Majalli Wahabi |
|
Likud
Kadima
Hatnuah |
16, 17, 18 |
Druze, Former Deputy Knesset speaker, briefly acting President |
| Muhammed Wattad |
|
Alignment
Mapam
Hadash |
10, 11 |
|
| Abbas Zakour |
|
United Arab List |
17 |
|
| Tawfiq Ziad |
Tawfiq Ziad |
Rakah
Hadash |
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 |
|
| Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi |
|
Mapam
Alignment |
6, 7, 8 |
First Arab Deputy Minister |
See also
References
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