Afu Agbaria
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 Agbaria, 2009 |
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| Date of birth | 13 May 1949 |
| Place of birth | Umm al-Fahm, Israel |
| Knessets | 18, 19 |
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| 2009– | Hadash |
Dr. Afu Agbaria (Arabic: عفو إغبارية; Hebrew: עפו אגבאריה, born 13 May 1949) is an Israeli Arab politician and member of the Knesset for Hadash.
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Biography [edit]
Born in Umm al-Fahm, Agbaria studied medicine at Saint Petersburg State University, where he qualified as a doctor. He later worked as a surgeon.[1]
A member of Maki's political office,[2] prior to the 2006 elections he won fourth place on the Hadash list.[3] However, he missed out on a seat as the party won only three mandates. He remained in fourth place for the 2009 elections,[4] and entered the Knesset as the party increased its representation to four seats.
Agbaria lives in Umm al-Fahm,[5] and is married with three children.
On June 15, 2010, Agbaria attended a meeting of the European Parliament, where he called for Israeli leaders to be tried at the International Criminal Court, and accused Israel of attacking "its neighbors and its Arab citizens nonstop" during its 62 years of existence.[6]
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References [edit]
- ^ Afou Agbaria: Particulars Knesset website
- ^ Afou Agbaria: Public Activities Knesset website
- ^ List of Candidates: Hadash Knesset website
- ^ Elections in Israel - February 2009 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ^ Arab fury: Lieberman stain on democracy Ynetnews, 4 July 2006
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/arab-mk-to-eu-israeli-leaders-must-be-tried-at-the-hague-1.296404
External links [edit]
- Afu Agbaria on the Knesset website
- Interview with a member of Parliament Afu Agbaria. The «Red Army» park, Israel, 2011 at Krasnoe.tv (Russian)
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