Sami Abu Shehadeh
Sami Abu Shehadeh | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2019–2022 | Joint List |
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| Born | 19 December 1975 Lod, Israel |
Sami Abu Shehadeh (Arabic: سامي ابو شحادة, Hebrew: סָאמִי אַבּוּ שְׁחַאדַה) is an Israeli Arab politician. He is the leader of Balad,[1] and served as a member of the Knesset for the Joint List[2] from 2019 to 2022.
Biography
Abu Shehadeh was born in Lod to a Muslim family and raised in Jaffa. He attended Terra Santa High School, a Catholic school located in Old Jaffa.
Abu Shehadeh studied for a master's degree in Middle Eastern history at Tel Aviv University, and wrote a doctorate on Jaffa as a cultural center during the British Mandate.[3]
Political career
Abu Shehadeh was a member of the Tel Aviv-Yafo City Council[4] for a number of years until 2013, on behalf of the Jaffa faction. He served as the Director of the Yaffa Youth Movement.[5]
In the elections for the 22nd Knesset, he was placed third on the Balad list following the retirement of Mazen Ghnaim, and after uniting with the other Arab parties, he was placed 13th on the Joint List.[6] On 23 January 2021, he was elected as the party chairman of the Balad party in its primaries.[7]
Personal life
Abu Shehada lives in Jaffa.[8]
References
- ^ Udi Shaham (23 January 2021). "Sami Abu Shehadeh wins Balad primaries". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Times of Israel article on members of the 22nd Knesset Source, 19 September 2019
- ^ "Israel's 70th anniversary through Arab eyes". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Sami Abu Shehadeh at 'Jerusalem: Legalising the Occupation' conference". Middle East Monitor. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Sami Abu Shehadeh". European Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Sami Abu Shehadeh | Mapping Palestinian Politics". www.ecfr.eu. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Sami Abu Shehadeh". ecfr.eu. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Samy Abu Shahadeh: Particulars Knesset
External links
- Sami Abu Shehadeh on the Knesset website
