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There have been [[Arab citizens of Israel|Israeli Arab]] members of the [[Knesset]] ever since the [[1949 Israeli legislative election|first Knesset elections]] in 1949. The following is a list of the 98 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.


There have been [[Arab citizens of Israel|Israeli Arab]] members of the [[Knesset]] ever since the [[1949 Israeli legislative election|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 (14)==

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"
==Current members ({{table row counter|id=current}})==
{| class="sortable wikitable" id="current" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=2|Knesset member
!colspan=2|Knesset member
!Party(s)
!Party(s)
!Knesset(s)
!Knesset(s)
!Notes
!Comments
|-
|-
|[[Mansour Abbas]]||[[File:מנסור_עבאס2.jpg|75px|Mansour Abbas]]||[[United Arab List|Ra'am]]–[[Balad (political party)|Balad]]<br />[[Joint List]]<br />[[United Arab List|Ra'am]]||[[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]] ||align=left|Sunni Muslim
|[[Mansour Abbas]]||[[File:מנסור_עבאס2.jpg|75px|Mansour Abbas]]||[[United Arab List]]||[[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]], [[2022 Israeli legislative election|25]] ||align=left|Sunni Muslim
|-
|-
|[[Hamad Amar]]
|[[Issawi Frej]]||[[File:Issawi Frej.jpg|75px|Issawi Freij]]||[[Meretz]]||[[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|Sunni Muslim<ref>[http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/01/27/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-marked-by-54-knesset-members-at-auschwitz/ International Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked by 54 Knesset Members at Auschwitz] The Algemeiner, 27 January 2014</ref>
|[[File:Hamad_Amar,_November_2018.jpg|75px|Hamad Amar]]
|-
| [[Yisrael Beiteinu]]
|[[Mazen Ghanaim]]||[[File:Mazen_Ghnaim_(cropped).JPG|75px|Mazen Ghanaim]] ||[[United Arab List|Ra'am]]||[[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||
|[[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]], [[2022 Israeli legislative election|25]]
|-
|[[Said al-Harumi]]||[[File:סעיד אלחרומי.jpg|75px|Said al-Harumi]]||[[Joint List]]<br />[[United Arab List|Ra'am]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]],[[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||[[Bedouin In Israel|Bedouin]]
|-
|[[Ibtisam Mara'ana]]|| [[File:Ibtisam maraana filming.JPG|75px|Ibtisam Mara'ana]] ||[[Israeli Labor Party|Labour]]||[[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||
|-
|[[Mufid Mari]]
|[[File:Mufid Mari.JPG|75px|Mufid Mari]]
|[[Blue and White (political alliance)|Blue and White]]
|[[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]
|align=left|[[Druze]]
|align=left|[[Druze]]
|-
|-
|[[Fateen Mulla]]|| [[File:Fateen mulla.jpg|75px|Fateen Mulla]] ||[[Likud]]||[[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||Druze
|[[Youssef Atauna]]|| ||[[Hadash]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[2022 Israeli legislative election|25]]||
|-
|-
|[[Yasir Hujeirat]]|| ||[[United Arab List]]||[[2022 Israeli legislative election|25]]||
|[[Ayman Odeh]]||[[File:Ayman Odeh 2021.png|75px|Ayman Odeh]]||[[Joint List]]<br />[[Hadash]]-[[Ta'al]]<br />[[Joint List]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|Non-religious
|-
|-
|[[Waleed Alhwashla]]|| ||[[United Arab List]]||[[2022 Israeli legislative election|25]]||
|[[Osama Saadi]]
|[[File:Osama Saadi.jpg|center|80x80px]]
|[[Joint List]]<br />[[Hadash]]-[[Ta'al]]<br />[[Joint List]]
|[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|Sunni Muslim
|-
|-
|[[Iman Khatib-Yasin]]
|[[Sami Abu Shehadeh]]||[[File:Sami_Abou_Shahadeh.png|75px|Sami Abu Shehadeh]] ||[[Joint List]]||[[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|
|[[File:Iman_Khatib_Yassin.jpg|75px|Iman Khatib-Yasin]]
|[[United Arab List]]
|[[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]], [[2022 Israeli legislative election|25]]
|align=left|Sunni Muslim
|-
|-
|[[Ayman Odeh]]||[[File:Ayman Odeh 2021.png|75px|Ayman Odeh]]||[[Hadash]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]], [[2022 Israeli legislative election|25]]||align=left|Non-religious (raised Sunni Muslim)
|[[Walid Taha]]
|[[File:טקס הענקת המדד החברתי הראשון 5.jpg|75px|Walid Taha]]
|[[Joint List]]<br />[[United Arab List|Ra'am]]
| [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|
|-
|-
|[[Waleed Taha]]
|[[Ahmad Tibi]]||[[File:Ahmad Tibi.jpg|75px|Ahmad Tibi]]||[[Balad (political party)|Balad]]<br />[[Ta'al]]<br />[[United Arab List|Ra'am]]<br />[[Joint List]]<br />[[Hadash]]-[[Ta'al]]<br />[[Joint List]]
|
|[[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]], [[2003 Israeli legislative election|16]], [[2006 Israeli legislative election|17]], [[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|Sunni Muslim
|[[United Arab List]]
| [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]], [[2022 Israeli legislative election|25]]||align=left|
|-
|-
|[[Aida Touma-Suleiman]]||[[File:עאידה תומא סלימאן.jpg|75px|Aida Touma-Suleiman]]||[[Joint List]]<br />[[Hadash]]-[[Ta'al]]<br />[[Joint List]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|Christian
|[[Ahmad Tibi]]||[[File:Ahmad Tibi.jpg|75px|Ahmad Tibi]]||[[Ta'al]]||[[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]], [[2003 Israeli legislative election|16]], [[2006 Israeli legislative election|17]], [[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]], [[2022 Israeli legislative election|25]]||align=left|Sunni Muslim
|-
|-
|[[Aida Touma-Suleiman]]||[[File:עאידה תומא סלימאן.jpg|75px|Aida Touma-Suleiman]]||[[Hadash]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]], [[2022 Israeli legislative election|25]]||align=left|
|[[Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi]]||[[File:גיידאא_רינאוי_זועבי_(cropped).jpg|75px|Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi]]||[[Meretz]]||[[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||
|}
|}


==Past members==
==Past members ({{table row counter|id=past}})==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="sortable wikitable" id="past" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=2|Knesset member
!colspan=2|Knesset member
!Party(s)
!Party(s)
!Knesset(s)
!Knesset(s)
!Notes
!Comments
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|-
|[[Ahmed A-Dahar]]
|[[Ahmed A-Dahar]]
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|[[1959 Israeli legislative election|4]]
|[[1959 Israeli legislative election|4]]
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|[[Hamad Amar]]
|[[File:Hamad_Amar,_November_2018.jpg|75px|Hamad Amar]]
| [[Yisrael Beiteinu]]
|[[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]
|align=left|[[Druze]]
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|[[Jabar Asakla]]
|[[Jabar Asakla]]
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|[[Shinui]]
|[[Shinui]]
|[[1977 Israeli legislative election|9]], [[1984 Israeli legislative election|11]]||
|[[1977 Israeli legislative election|9]], [[1984 Israeli legislative election|11]]||
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|[[Youssef Atauna]]|| ||[[Joint List]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||
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|[[Juma Azbarga]]|| ||[[Joint List]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||align=left|[[Bedouin]]
|[[Juma Azbarga]]|| ||[[Joint List]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||align=left|[[Bedouin]]
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|[[United Arab List]]
|[[United Arab List]]
|[[1996 Israeli legislative election|14]], [[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]], [[2003 Israeli legislative election|16]]
|[[1996 Israeli legislative election|14]], [[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]], [[2003 Israeli legislative election|16]]
|Deputy [[List of Knesset speakers|Knesset speaker]]
|align=left|Deputy [[List of Knesset speakers|Knesset speaker]]
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|[[Yussef Diab]]
|[[Yussef Diab]]
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|[[1988 Israeli legislative election|12]]
|[[1988 Israeli legislative election|12]]
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|[[Issawi Frej]]||[[File:Issawi Frej.jpg|75px|Issawi Freij]]||[[Meretz]]||[[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|Sunni Muslim<ref>[http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/01/27/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-marked-by-54-knesset-members-at-auschwitz/ International Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked by 54 Knesset Members at Auschwitz] The Algemeiner, 27 January 2014</ref>
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|[[Basel Ghattas]]
|[[Basel Ghattas]]
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|[[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]
|[[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]
|align=left|Christian
|align=left|Christian
|-
|[[Mazen Ghanaim]]||[[File:Mazen_Ghnaim_(cropped).JPG|75px|Mazen Ghanaim]] ||[[United Arab List|Ra'am]]||[[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||
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|[[Masud Ghnaim]]||[[File:Mas'oud Ghnaim.jpg|75px|Mas'oud Ghnaim]]||[[United Arab List]]<br />[[Joint List]]||[[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||align=left|Sunni Muslim
|[[Masud Ghnaim]]||[[File:Mas'oud Ghnaim.jpg|75px|Mas'oud Ghnaim]]||[[United Arab List]]<br />[[Joint List]]||[[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||align=left|Sunni Muslim
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|[[Israeli Labor Party|Labor Party]]
|[[Israeli Labor Party|Labor Party]]
|[[1992 Israeli legislative election|13]]
|[[1992 Israeli legislative election|13]]
|Christian
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|[[Rafik Haj Yahia]]
|[[Rafik Haj Yahia]]
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|[[1955 Israeli legislative election|3]], [[1959 Israeli legislative election|4]], [[1961 Israeli legislative election|5]]
|[[1955 Israeli legislative election|3]], [[1959 Israeli legislative election|4]], [[1961 Israeli legislative election|5]]
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|[[Said al-Harumi]]||[[File:סעיד אלחרומי.jpg|75px|Said al-Harumi]]||[[Joint List]]<br />[[United Arab List|Ra'am]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|[[Bedouin In Israel|Bedouin]]
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|[[Salah-Hassan Hanifes]]
|[[Salah-Hassan Hanifes]]
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|[[Progress and Work]]
|[[Progress and Work]]
|[[1951 Israeli legislative election|2]], [[1955 Israeli legislative election|3]]
|[[1951 Israeli legislative election|2]], [[1955 Israeli legislative election|3]]
|align=left|Druze
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|-
|[[Akram Hasson]]|| ||[[Kadima]] <br />[[Kulanu]]||[[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||align=left|Druze
|[[Akram Hasson]]|| ||[[Kadima]] <br />[[Kulanu]]||[[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||align=left|Druze
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|[[Israeli Labor Party|Labor Party]]
|[[Israeli Labor Party|Labor Party]]
|[[2006 Israeli legislative election|17]]
|[[2006 Israeli legislative election|17]]
|align=left|Christian
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|[[Ibrahim Hijazi]]
|[[Ibrahim Hijazi]]
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|[[Joint List]]
|[[Joint List]]
|[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]
|[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]
|align=left|Sunni Muslim
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|-
|-
|[[Halil-Salim Jabara]]
|[[Halil-Salim Jabara]]
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|[[Meretz]]
|[[Meretz]]
|[[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]]
|[[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]]
|First female Arab MK
|align=left|First female Arab MK
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|-
|[[Yousef Jabareen]]
|[[Yousef Jabareen]]||[[File:Yousef Jabareen.jpg|75px|Yousef Jabareen]]||[[Joint List]]<br />[[Hadash]]-[[Ta'al]]<br />[[Joint List]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]]||Sunni Muslim
|[[File:Yousef Jabareen 2021.png|75px|Yousef Jabareen]]
|[[Joint List]]<br />[[Hadash]]-[[Ta'al]]<br />[[Joint List]]
|[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]]
|align=left|Sunni Muslim
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|-
|[[Amin-Salim Jarjora]]
|[[Amin-Salim Jarjora]]
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|[[Democratic List for Israeli Arabs]]
|[[Democratic List for Israeli Arabs]]
|[[1951 Israeli legislative election|2]], [[1955 Israeli legislative election|3]]
|[[1951 Israeli legislative election|2]], [[1955 Israeli legislative election|3]]
|align=left|Melkite
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|-
|[[Ayoob Kara]]
|[[Ayoob Kara]]||[[File:Ayoub Kara.JPG|75px|Ayoob Kara]]||[[Likud]]||[[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]], [[2003 Israeli legislative election|16]], [[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||align=left|Druze, Former Deputy [[List of Knesset speakers|Knesset speaker]]
|[[File:Ayoub Kara.JPG|75px|Ayoob Kara]]
|[[Likud]]
|[[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]], [[2003 Israeli legislative election|16]], [[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]
|align=left|Druze, Former Deputy [[List of Knesset speakers|Knesset speaker]]
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|[[Hamad Khalaily]]
|[[Hamad Khalaily]]
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|[[1996 Israeli legislative election|14]], [[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]]
|[[1996 Israeli legislative election|14]], [[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]]
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|-
|[[Iman Khatib-Yasin]]
|[[File:Iman_Khatib_Yassin.jpg|75px|Iman Khatib-Yasin]]
|[[Joint List]]
|[[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]]||
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|[[Raleb Majadele]]
|[[Raleb Majadele]]
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|[[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]], [[2003 Israeli legislative election|16]]
|[[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]], [[2003 Israeli legislative election|16]]
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|[[Ibtisam Mara'ana]]|| [[File:Ibtisam maraana filming.JPG|75px|Ibtisam Mara'ana]] ||[[Israeli Labor Party|Labour]]||[[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||
|-
|[[Mufid Mari]]
|[[File:Mufid Mari.JPG|75px|Mufid Mari]]
|[[Blue and White (political alliance)|Blue and White]]
|[[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]
|align=left|[[Druze]]
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|-
|[[Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf]]
|[[Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf]]
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|[[Alignment (political party)|Alignment]]<br />[[Israeli Labor Party|Labor Party]]<br />[[One Israel]]
|[[Alignment (political party)|Alignment]]<br />[[Israeli Labor Party|Labor Party]]<br />[[One Israel]]
|[[1988 Israeli legislative election|12]], [[1992 Israeli legislative election|13]], [[1996 Israeli legislative election|14]], [[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]]
|[[1988 Israeli legislative election|12]], [[1992 Israeli legislative election|13]], [[1996 Israeli legislative election|14]], [[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]]
|Deputy Minister, Deputy [[List of Knesset speakers|Knesset speaker]]
|align=left|Deputy Minister, Deputy [[List of Knesset speakers|Knesset speaker]]
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|[[Mohammed Miari]]
|[[Mohammed Miari]]
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|[[Democratic List for Israeli Arabs]]<br />[[Cooperation and Brotherhood]]<br />[[Cooperation and Development]]<br />[[Druze Party]]<br />[[Progress and Development]]<br />[[Alignment (political party)|Alignment]]<br />[[United Arab List (1977)|United Arab List]]
|[[Democratic List for Israeli Arabs]]<br />[[Cooperation and Brotherhood]]<br />[[Cooperation and Development]]<br />[[Druze Party]]<br />[[Progress and Development]]<br />[[Alignment (political party)|Alignment]]<br />[[United Arab List (1977)|United Arab List]]
|[[1951 Israeli legislative election|2]], [[1955 Israeli legislative election|3]], [[1961 Israeli legislative election|5]], [[1965 Israeli legislative election|6]], [[1969 Israeli legislative election|7]], [[1973 Israeli legislative election|8]], [[1977 Israeli legislative election|9]]
|[[1951 Israeli legislative election|2]], [[1955 Israeli legislative election|3]], [[1961 Israeli legislative election|5]], [[1965 Israeli legislative election|6]], [[1969 Israeli legislative election|7]], [[1973 Israeli legislative election|8]], [[1977 Israeli legislative election|9]]
|Deputy Minister
|align=left|Deputy Minister, Druze
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|-
|[[Gadeer Mreeh]]
|[[Gadeer Mreeh]]||[[File:רדיר כמאל מריח Radir Kamal Marih (cropped).jpg|75px|Gadeer Mreeh]] ||[[Blue and White (political alliance)|Blue and White]]<br /> [[Yesh Atid]]-[[Telem (2019 political party)|Telem]]||[[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]]||Druze
|[[File:רדיר כמאל מריח Radir Kamal Marih (cropped).jpg|75px|Gadeer Mreeh]]
|[[Blue and White (political alliance)|Blue and White]]<br /> [[Yesh Atid]]-[[Telem (2019 political party)|Telem]]
|[[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]]
|align=left|Druze
|-
|[[Fateen Mulla]]
|[[File:Fateen mulla.jpg|75px|Fateen Mulla]]
|[[Likud]]
|[[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]
|align=left|Druze
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|-
|[[Hanna Mwais]]
|[[Hanna Mwais]]
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|[[Hadash]]
|[[Hadash]]
|[[1988 Israeli legislative election|12]]
|[[1988 Israeli legislative election|12]]
|align=left|Druze
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|[[Said Nafa]]
|[[Said Nafa]]
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|[[Likud]]
|[[Likud]]
|[[1973 Israeli legislative election|8]], [[1977 Israeli legislative election|9]], [[1981 Israeli legislative election|10]], [[1984 Israeli legislative election|11]]
|[[1973 Israeli legislative election|8]], [[1977 Israeli legislative election|9]], [[1981 Israeli legislative election|10]], [[1984 Israeli legislative election|11]]
|align=left|Druze
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|[[Diyab Obeid]]
|[[Diyab Obeid]]
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|[[Joint List]]
|[[Joint List]]
|[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||
|[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||
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|[[Saleh Saad]]||||[[Zionist Union]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||align=left|Druze
|[[Saleh Saad]]||||[[Zionist Union]]||[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]]||align=left|Druze
|-
|[[Osama Saadi]]
|[[File:Osama Saadi.jpg|center|80x80px]]
|[[Joint List]]<br />[[Hadash]]-[[Ta'al]]<br />[[Joint List]]
|[[2015 Israeli legislative election|20]], [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|Sunni Muslim
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|[[Ahmad Sa'd]]
|[[Ahmad Sa'd]]
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|[[1996 Israeli legislative election|14]]
|[[1996 Israeli legislative election|14]]
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|[[Ali Salalha]]
|[[File:עלי סלאלחה.jpg|center|80x80px]]
|[[Meretz]]
|[[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]
|align=left|Druze
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|[[Taleb el-Sana]]
|[[Taleb el-Sana]]
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|align=left|[[Bedouin]]
|align=left|[[Bedouin]]
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|[[Sondos Saleh]]||[[File:סונדוס סאלח.jpg|75px]]||[[Joint List]]||[[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]]||
|[[Sondos Saleh]]||[[File:Sondos Saleh.png|75px]]||[[Joint List]]||[[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]]||
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|[[Saleh Saleem]]
|[[Saleh Saleem]]
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|[[United Arab List]]
|[[United Arab List]]
|[[2006 Israeli legislative election|17]], [[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]]
|[[2006 Israeli legislative election|17]], [[2009 Israeli legislative election|18]], [[2013 Israeli legislative election|19]]
|align=left|Sunni Muslim
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|-
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|[[Mtanes Shehadeh]]
|[[Mtanes Shehadeh]]
|[[File:חברי הכנסת מהרשימה המשותפת בזמן הגשת הרשימות לבחירות לכנסת ה 22 (cropped).jpg|75px|Mtanes Shehadeh]]
|[[File:חברי הכנסת מהרשימה המשותפת בזמן הגשת הרשימות לבחירות לכנסת ה 22 (cropped).jpg|75px|Mtanes Shehadeh]]
|[[United Arab List|Ra'am]]–[[Balad (political party)|Balad]]<br>[[Joint List]]||[[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]]||align=left|Christian
|[[United Arab List|Ra'am]]–[[Balad (political party)|Balad]]<br>[[Joint List]]||[[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|21]], [[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]]||align=left|Christian
|-
|[[Sami Abu Shehadeh]]||[[File:Sami_Abou_Shahadeh.png|75px|Sami Abu Shehadeh]] ||[[Joint List]]||[[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|22]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|23]], [[2021 Israeli legislative election|24]]||align=left|
|-
|-
|[[Shachiv Shnaan]]
|[[Shachiv Shnaan]]
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|[[Alignment (political party)|Alignment]]<br />[[Israeli Labor Party|Labor Party]]<br />[[One Israel]]
|[[Alignment (political party)|Alignment]]<br />[[Israeli Labor Party|Labor Party]]<br />[[One Israel]]
|[[1988 Israeli legislative election|12]], [[1992 Israeli legislative election|13]], [[1996 Israeli legislative election|14]], [[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]], [[2003 Israeli legislative election|16]]
|[[1988 Israeli legislative election|12]], [[1992 Israeli legislative election|13]], [[1996 Israeli legislative election|14]], [[1999 Israeli legislative election|15]], [[2003 Israeli legislative election|16]]
|First Arab Minister ([[Minister without Portfolio]]), also Deputy [[List of Knesset speakers|Knesset speaker]]
|align=left|First Arab Minister ([[Minister without Portfolio]]), also Deputy [[List of Knesset speakers|Knesset speaker]], Druze
|-
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|[[Tawfik Toubi]]
|[[Tawfik Toubi]]
|
|[[File:Tawfik Toubi.jpg|75px|Tawfik Toubi]]
|[[Maki (historical political party)|Maki]]<br />[[Maki (current political party)|Rakah]]<br />[[Hadash]]
|[[Maki (historical political party)|Maki]]<br />[[Maki (current political party)|Rakah]]<br />[[Hadash]]
|[[1949 Israeli legislative election|1]], [[1951 Israeli legislative election|2]], [[1955 Israeli legislative election|3]], [[1959 Israeli legislative election|4]], [[1961 Israeli legislative election|5]], [[1965 Israeli legislative election|6]], [[1969 Israeli legislative election|7]], [[1973 Israeli legislative election|8]], [[1977 Israeli legislative election|9]], [[1981 Israeli legislative election|10]], [[1984 Israeli legislative election|11]], [[1988 Israeli legislative election|12]]
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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)

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Knesset member Party(s) Knesset(s) Notes
Mansour Abbas Mansour Abbas United Arab List 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Sunni Muslim
Hamad Amar 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 Iman Khatib-Yasin United Arab List 23, 24, 25 Sunni Muslim
Ayman Odeh 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 Ahmad Tibi Ta'al 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Sunni Muslim
Aida Touma-Suleiman Aida Touma-Suleiman Hadash 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

Past members (90)

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Knesset member Party(s) Knesset(s) Notes
Ahmed A-Dahar Progress and Development 4, 5
Afu Agbaria Afu Agbaria Hadash 18, 19
Taleb Abu Arar Taleb Abu Arar United Arab List
Joint List		 19, 20 Bedouin
Mahmud A-Nashaf Agriculture and Development 4
Hamad Abu Rabia Hamad Abu Rabia Arab List for Bedouins and Villagers
Alignment
United Arab List 		8, 9
Labib Hussein Abu Rokan 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 Mohammad Barakeh Hadash 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Former Deputy Knesset speaker
Zouheir Bahloul Issawi Freij Zionist Union 20 Sunni Muslim[1]
Rostam Bastuni Mapam 2
Azmi Bishara Azmi Bishara Balad 14, 15, 16, 17
Ahmed Dabbah 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 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 Issawi Freij Meretz 19, 20, 21, 24 Sunni Muslim[2]
Basel Ghattas Basel Ghattas Balad
Joint List 		19, 20 Christian
Mazen Ghanaim Mazen Ghanaim Ra'am 24
Masud Ghnaim Mas'oud Ghnaim United Arab List
Joint List		 18, 19, 20 Sunni Muslim
Emile Habibi 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 Walid Haj Yahia Left Camp of Israel
Meretz 		9, 13, 14
Faras Hamdan Faras Hamdan Agriculture and Development 2, 3
Yussuf Hamis Mapam 3, 4, 5
Said al-Harumi 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 Nadia Hilou Labor Party 17 Christian
Ibrahim Hijazi Joint List 20 Sunni Muslim
Halil-Salim Jabara Ahdut HaAvoda 5
Hussniya Jabara Hussniya Jabara Meretz 15 First female Arab MK
Yousef Jabareen Yousef Jabareen Joint List
Hadash-Ta'al
Joint List 		20, 21, 22, 23 Sunni Muslim
Amin-Salim Jarjora 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 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 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 Issam Makhoul Hadash 15, 16
Ibtisam Mara'ana Ibtisam Mara'ana Labour 24
Mufid Mari Mufid Mari Blue and White 24 Druze
Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf 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 Mohammed Miari Progressive List for Peace 11, 12
Jabr Moade 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 Gadeer Mreeh Blue and White
Yesh Atid-Telem 		21, 22, 23 Druze
Fateen Mulla Fateen Mulla Likud 21, 23, 24 Druze
Hanna Mwais Hadash 9
Mohamed Naffa Hadash 12 Druze
Said Nafa Said Nafa Balad 17, 18 Druze
Elias Nakhleh Elias Nakhleh Progress and Development
Cooperation and Development
Jewish-Arab Brotherhood
Cooperation and Brotherhood 		4, 5, 6, 7
Amal Nasser el-Din Said Nafa Likud 8, 9, 10, 11 Druze
Diyab Obeid Cooperation and Brotherhood 5, 6, 7
Niven Abu Rahmoun 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 Taleb es-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 Ibrahim Sarsur United Arab List 17, 18, 19 Sunni Muslim
Mtanes Shehadeh Mtanes Shehadeh Ra'am–Balad
Joint List		 21, 22, 23 Christian
Sami Abu Shehadeh Sami Abu Shehadeh Joint List 22, 23, 24
Shachiv Shnaan Labour
Independence 		17, 18 Druze
Saleh Suleiman Progress and Work 3
Hana Sweid Hana Sweid Hadash 17, 18, 19 Christian
Wasil Taha Balad 16, 17
Salah Tarif 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 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 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 Haneen Zouabi 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 Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi Mapam
Alignment 		6, 7, 8 First Arab Deputy Minister
Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi Meretz 24

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Israeli Arab sportscaster to get into game from inside Knesset Times of Israel, 5 December 2014
  2. ^ International Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked by 54 Knesset Members at Auschwitz The Algemeiner, 27 January 2014
  3. ^ Jason Koutsoukis (16 May 2009). "Voice of equality". The Age. My parents are Muslims. They pray, they fast, they have been to Mecca, but they raised their children to think and feel as liberal, open-minded people.
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