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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 100 past and present members. Some Israeli Druze dispute the label "Arab" and consider Druze to be a separate ethnic group. However, because they speak Arabic as their first language they are still included in this list.
Current members (10)
Knesset member
Party(s)
Knesset(s)
Notes
Mansour Abbas
United Arab List
21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25
Sunni Muslim
Hamad Amar
Yisrael Beiteinu
18 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25
Druze
Youssef Atauna
Hadash
20 , 25
Yasir Hujeirat
United Arab List
25
Waleed Alhwashla
United Arab List
25
Iman Khatib-Yasin
United Arab List
23 , 24 , 25
Sunni Muslim
Ayman Odeh
Hadash
20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25
Non-religious (raised Sunni Muslim)
Waleed Taha
United Arab List
22 , 23 , 24 , 25
Ahmad Tibi
Ta'al
15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25
Sunni Muslim
Aida Touma-Suleiman
Hadash
20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25
Past members (90)
Knesset member
Party(s)
Knesset(s)
Notes
Ahmed A-Dahar
Progress and Development
4 , 5
Afu Agbaria
Hadash
18 , 19
Taleb Abu Arar
United Arab List Joint List
19 , 20
Bedouin
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
Jabar Asakla
Joint List
22 , 23
Druze
Assad Assad
Likud
13
Shafik Assad
Dash Democratic Movement Ahva Telem
9
Zeidan Atashi
Shinui
9 , 11
Juma Azbarga
Joint List
20
Bedouin
Mohammad Barakeh
Hadash
15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19
Former Deputy Knesset speaker
Zouheir Bahloul
Zionist Union
20
Sunni Muslim[ 1]
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
Issawi Frej
Meretz
19 , 20 , 21 , 24
Sunni Muslim[ 2]
Basel Ghattas
Balad Joint List
19 , 20
Christian
Mazen Ghanaim
Ra'am
24
Masud Ghnaim
United Arab List Joint List
18 , 19 , 20
Sunni Muslim
Emile Habibi
Maki Rakah
2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 7
Haneh Hadad
Labor Party
13
Christian
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
Said al-Harumi
Joint List Ra'am
20 , 22 , 23 , 24
Bedouin
Salah-Hassan Hanifes
Progress and Work
2 , 3
Druze
Akram Hasson
Kadima Kulanu
18 , 20
Druze
Nadia Hilou
Labor Party
17
Christian
Ibrahim Hijazi
Joint List
20
Sunni Muslim
Halil-Salim Jabara
Ahdut HaAvoda
5
Hussniya Jabara
Meretz
15
First female Arab MK
Yousef Jabareen
Joint List Hadash -Ta'al Joint List
20 , 21 , 22 , 23
Sunni Muslim
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
Melkite
Ayoob Kara
Likud
15 , 16 , 18 , 20
Druze, Former Deputy Knesset speaker
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
Ibtisam Mara'ana
Labour
24
Mufid Mari
Blue and White
24
Druze
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, Druze
Gadeer Mreeh
Blue and White Yesh Atid -Telem
21 , 22 , 23
Druze
Fateen Mulla
Likud
21 , 23 , 24
Druze
Hanna Mwais
Hadash
9
Mohamed Naffa
Hadash
12
Druze
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
Druze
Diyab Obeid
Cooperation and Brotherhood
5 , 6 , 7
Niven Abu Rahmoun
Joint List
20
Saleh Saad
Zionist Union
20
Druze
Osama Saadi
Joint List Hadash -Ta'al Joint List
20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24
Sunni Muslim
Ahmad Sa'd
Hadash
14
Ali Salalha
Meretz
24
Druze
Taleb el-Sana
Arab Democratic Party United Arab List
13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18
Bedouin
Sondos Saleh
Joint List
23
Saleh Saleem
Hadash
13 , 14
Ibrahim Sarsur
United Arab List
17 , 18 , 19
Sunni Muslim
Mtanes Shehadeh
Ra'am –Balad Joint List
21 , 22 , 23
Christian
Sami Abu Shehadeh
Joint List
22 , 23 , 24
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 , Druze
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
Abd al-Hakim Hajj Yahya
Joint List Ra'am –Balad
20 , 21
Sunni Muslim
Heba Yazbak
Ra'am –Balad Joint List
21 , 22 , 23
Sunni Muslim
Jamal Zahalka
Balad Joint List
16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20
Abbas Zakour
United Arab List
17
Tawfiq Ziad
Rakah Hadash
8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13
Haneen Zoabi
Balad Joint List
18 , 19 , 20
Sunni Muslim.[ 3] First Arab woman elected to the Knesset on an Arab party's list.
Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi
Mapam Alignment
6 , 7 , 8
First Arab Deputy Minister
Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi
Meretz
24
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