Elias Nakhleh ( ar, إلياس نخلة, he, אליאס נח'לה; 1913 – 6 September 1990) was an

Israeli Arab The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic an ...

politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

between 1959 and 1974.

Biography

Born in

Rameh Rameh ( ar, الرامة; he, רָמָה; alternatively spelled ar-Rame or ar-Rama) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. Located east of Nahf and Karmiel, in it had a population of . Over half of the inhabitants are Christians, ...

during the

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, Nakleh joined the

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and served in Lebanon, returning to Israel in 1948. A member of Rameh's local council, he ran in the 1955 Knesset elections in second place on the Arab List. However, the list received only 0.5% of the vote and failed to win a seat. However, he was elected to the Knesset in 1959 after being placed second on the

Progress and Development Progress and Development ( he, קידמה ופיתוח, ''Kidma VePituah''; ar, تقدم وتطور) was an Arab satellite list in Israel. History Progress and Development was established in 1959, drawing its support from the Galilee area. Like ...

list, and was re-elected in

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and

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

. In 1966 the party merged with

Cooperation and Brotherhood Cooperation and Brotherhood ( he, שיתוף ואחווה, ''Shituf VeAhva''; ar, مشاركة وأخوة) was an Arab satellite list in Israel. History Cooperation and Brotherhood was an Israeli Arab organisation formed to participate in the ...

to form

Cooperation and Development Cooperation and Development ( he, שיתוף ופיתוח, ''Shituf VePituah''; ar, إشراك وتطوير) was a short-lived Arab satellite list in Israel. History Cooperation and Development was established on 5 July 1966 during the sixth Kn ...

, but split the following year. In 1968 Nakhleh formed a single-member faction,

Jewish-Arab Brotherhood Arab Jews ( ar, اليهود العرب '; he, יהודים ערבים ') is a term for Jews living in or originating from the Arab world. The term is politically contested, often by Zionists or by Jews with roots in the Arab world who prefer ...

, which he remained a member of until the 1969 elections. In the elections he was returned to the Knesset in second place on the Cooperation and Brotherhood list,Cooperation and Brotherhood
Israel Democracy Institute and was appointed Deputy

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. He lost his seat in the 1973 elections, in which the party failed to cross the electoral threshold. In 1990 he received the Presidential Medal for his tireless efforts at resolving conflicts and promoting tolerance. He died the same year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakhleh, Elias 1913 births 1990 deaths People from Rameh Arab people in Mandatory Palestine British Army personnel of World War II Arab members of the Knesset Progress and Development politicians Cooperation and Development politicians Cooperation and Brotherhood politicians Jewish–Arab Brotherhood politicians Arabs in Ottoman Palestine Members of the 4th Knesset (1959–1961) Members of the 5th Knesset (1961–1965) Members of the 6th Knesset (1965–1969) Members of the 7th Knesset (1969–1974)