Wael Younis ( ar, وائل يونس, he, ואאל יונס; born 31 January 1963) is an Israeli Arab 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 ...
for 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-majority political parties in ...
in 2018.
Biography
Younis was born in
Ar'ara
Ar'ara ( ar, عرعرة, he, עַרְעָרָה; lit. "Juniper tree")Palmer, 1881p.144/ref> is an Israeli Arab or Palestinian town in the Wadi Ara region in northern Israel. It is located southwest of Umm al-Fahm just northwest of the Green L ...
and has a bachelor's degree in nursing.
A member of
Ta'al
Ta'al ( he, תַּעַ״ל, an acronym for he, תְּנוּעָה עֲרָבִית לְהִתְחַדְּשׁוּת, label=none, lit=Arab Movement for Renewal, ar, الحركة العربية للتغيير) is an Israeli Arab political party ...
, Younis was placed 18th on the Joint List (an alliance of the four main Arab parties) prior to the
2015 Knesset elections. Although the party won only 13 seats, Younis entered the Knesset on 9 February 2018 as a replacement for
Youssef Atauna as part of a rotation agreement within the alliance. However, in August 2018 he resigned from the Knesset and was replaced by
Niven Abu Rahmoun as part of the rotation agreement.
Edelstein refuses to sign MK's Arabic resignation letter
The Jerusalem Post, 8 August 2018
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1963 births
People from Ar'ara
Arab members of the Knesset
Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019)
Ta'al politicians
Joint List politicians
Living people
Israeli nurses
Male nurses