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Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi
Faction represented in the Knesset
2021–2022Meretz
Personal details
Born (1972-09-28) 28 September 1972 (age 52)
Nazareth, Israel

Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi (Arabic: غيداء ريناوي-زعبي; Hebrew: גִּ'ידָא רִינָאוִּי־זוּעְבִּי, born 28 September 1972) is an Israeli Arab activist, politician and diplomat. She was a member of the Knesset representing Meretz from 2021 to 2022.

Biography

Zoabi was born in Nazareth, the eldest daughter of a nephrologist who was amongst the founders of the dialysis department at the EMMS Nazareth Hospital and a homemaker. She attended St Joseph's School and then studied for a bachelor's degree in Hebrew literature and psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1] She later earned a master's degree in literature at the University of Haifa,[1] and founded Injaz, the Centre for Professional Arab Local Governance.[2] She became a member of the board of directors at Ruppin Academic Center and served on the Prime Minister's Round Table for Emergency Preparedness.[1] She was selected by TheMarker as one of the 100 most influential people in Israel in 2011, while Forbes listed her as one of the 50 most important women in the Israeli economy in 2018.[1] In 2015 she was the first Arab woman to win the Proper Government award.[1]

Prior to the 2021 elections she was placed fourth on the Meretz list.[3] During the election campaign she was criticised after stating that, out of respect for the Arab sector of Israel, she would abstain from voting on any legislation banning conversion therapy,[4] later saying she would support legislation that supported LGBTQ rights.[5] She was elected to the Knesset as the party won six seats.

In February 2022, Zoabi was appointed consul-general to Shanghai, becoming the first Israeli-Arab woman to serve as a senior diplomat.[6] The appointment was delayed. On 19 May, she resigned from the coalition, lowering its number to a minority of 59[7] but rejoined the coalition three days later.[8]

As of 2022, she resides in Nof HaGalil.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e ג'ידא רינאוי-זועבי Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  2. ^ Meretz unveils new Arab woman candidate The Jerusalem Post, 4 January 2021
  3. ^ 2021 Meretz list Central Elections Committee
  4. ^ Israel Elections: Voters must take stock of LGBTQ-phobia in parties The Jerusalem Post, 14 March 2021
  5. ^ Meretz Candidate Under Fire for Flip-flopping on LGBTQ Rights Ahead of Election Haaretz, 8 March 2021
  6. ^ Meretz MK to become Israel's highest ranking female Arab diplomat The Jerusalem Post, 22 February 2022
  7. ^ "Meretz MK Rinawie Zoabi quits coalition, putting it in minority." The Times of Israel, 19 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Political crisis over, Rinawie Zoabi returns to government." The Jerusalem Post, 22 May 2022
  9. ^ Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi: Particulars Knesset
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