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There have been Israeli Arab members of the Knesset ever since the first Knesset elections in 1949. The following is a list of the 81 past and present members. Some Israeli Druze dispute the label "Arab" and consider Druze to be a separate ethnic group. However, as they speak Arabic as their first language they are still included in this list.
Current members (18)
Knesset member
Party(s)
Knesset(s)
Comments
Hamad Amar
Yisrael Beiteinu
18 , 19 , 20
Druze
Taleb Abu Arar
United Arab List Joint List
19 , 20
Bedouin
Niven Abu Rahmoun
Joint List
20
Juma Azbarga
Joint List
20
Bedouin
Zouheir Bahloul
Zionist Union
20
Sunni Muslim[1]
Issawi Frej
Meretz
19 , 20
Sunni Muslim[2]
Masud Ghnaim
United Arab List Joint List
18 , 19 , 20
Sunni Muslim
Akram Hasson
Kadima Kulanu
18 , 20
Druze
Said al-Harumi
Joint List
20
Yousef Jabareen
Joint List
20
Ayoob Kara
Likud
15 , 16 , 18 , 20
Druze, Former Deputy Knesset speaker
Ayman Odeh
Joint List
20
Non-religious
Saleh Saad
Zionist Union
20
Druze
Ahmad Tibi
Balad Ta'al United Arab List Joint List
15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20
Sunni Muslim
Aida Touma-Suleiman
Joint List
20
Christian
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 (65)
Knesset member
Party(s)
Knesset(s)
Comments
Ahmed A-Dahar
Progress and Development
4 , 5
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
Shafik Assad
Dash Democratic Movement Ahva Telem
9
Zeidan Atashi
Shinui
9 , 11
Youssef Atauna
Joint List
20
Mohammad Barakeh
Hadash
15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19
Former Deputy Knesset speaker
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
Basel Ghattas
Balad Joint List
19 , 20
Christian
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
Nadia Hilou
Labor Party
17
Ibrahim Hijazi
Joint List
20
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
Hadash
15 , 16
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
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
Osama Saadi
Joint List
20
Ahmad Sa'd
Hadash
14
Taleb el-Sana
Arab Democratic Party United Arab List
13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18
Bedouin
Saleh Saleem
Hadash
13 , 14
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
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
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
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