Taleb Abu Arar ( ar, طلب أبو عرار, he, טלב אבו עראר; born 4 May 1967) is a

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politician who previously served as a member of the

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for the

United Arab List The United Arab List ( he, הַרְשִׁימָה הַעֲרָבִית הַמְאוּחֶדֶת, ''HaReshima HaAravit HaMe'uhedet''; ar, القائمة العربية الموحدة, ''al-Qā'ima al-'Arabiyya al-Muwaḥḥada''), commonly kn ...

Biography

Abu Arar began his career as a teacher, working at the Abu-Arar school from 1989 until 2000. Between 2000 and 2004 he served as Head of the

Ar'arat an-Naqab Ar'arat an-Naqab (Arabic: ar, عرعرة) or Ar'ara BaNegev ( he, עַרְעָרָה בַּנֶּגֶב), previously called Aroer, is a Bedouin town ( local council) in the Southern District of Israel. Its name stands for "the juniper tree in N ...

local council. In 2009 he was appointed manager of the United Arab List faction in the

. In 2012 he was placed fourth on the United Arab List's list for the

2013 Knesset elections Early elections for the nineteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 22 January 2013. Public debate over the Tal Law had nearly led to early elections in 2012, but they were aborted at the last moment after Kadima briefly joined the government. Th ...

, and entered the Knesset as the party won four seats. Abu Arar was placed Ninth on the

Joint List The Joint List ( ar, القائمة المشتركة, ''al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah'', he, הָרְשִׁימָה הַמְּשֻׁתֶּפֶת, ''HaReshima HaMeshutefet'') was a political alliance of four of the Arab-Israeli, Arab-majority politi ...

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for the 2015 election and was re-elected as the list won 13 seats. ahead of the April 2019 election, he was placed Fifth on the joint

Ra'am The United Arab List ( he, הַרְשִׁימָה הַעֲרָבִית הַמְאוּחֶדֶת, ''HaReshima HaAravit HaMe'uhedet''; ar, القائمة العربية الموحدة, ''al-Qā'ima al-'Arabiyya al-Muwaḥḥada''), commonly kn ...

- Balad list, and was not re-elected as the alliance won four seats. Abu Arar is married to two women and between them, has 10 children. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in law, at

Ono Academic College Ono Academic College (''in Hebrew'': הקריה האקדמית אונו) is a private college located in Kiryat Ono, Israel. With over 14,000 students, the college is among Israel's fastest growing institutions of higher education. OAC"s stated ...

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* 1967 births Living people 20th-century Israeli lawyers 21st-century Israeli lawyers Bedouin Israelis Bedouin members of the Knesset Israeli schoolteachers Mayors of places in Israel Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015) Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019) Ono Academic College alumni People from Southern District (Israel) {{Israel-politician-stub