Taleb el-Sana ( ar, طلب الصانع, he, טלב אלצאנע, born 25 December 1960), sometimes spelled Talab al-Sana or variations thereof, is an
Israeli Arab Bedouin politician and lawyer. He was the longest serving
Arab 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 ...
until he lost his seat in
2013
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.
Biography
Born in
Tel Arad
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in the
Negev
The Negev or Negeb (; he, הַנֶּגֶב, hanNegév; ar, ٱلنَّقَب, an-Naqab) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its sout ...
, he is an
Arab citizen of Israel of
Bedouin origin. el-Sana studied law at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a lawyer by profession. He is also active in many charitable organizations in the Negev.
El-Sana is married and the father of five children. He lives in the Bedouin town of
Lakiya
Lakiya, or Laqye ( ar, اللقية, he, לָקִיָּה) is a Bedouin town ( local council) in the Southern District of Israel. In it had a population of .
History
Lakiya was founded in 1985 as part of a government project to settle Bedouin ...
in the Negev.
Political career
El-Sana was first elected to the
13th Knesset
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in 1992 on behalf of the
Arab Democratic Party. Prior to the
1996 elections, the party ran on a joint list with 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 ...
, with el-Sana retaining his seat. The ADP was merged into the United Arab List soon after. In the
15th Knesset, he served as chair of the Committee on Drug Abuse.
After the
2003 elections, he became head of the United Arab List's parliamentary faction. When the party ran for the
2006 elections
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in a joint list with
Ahmad Tibi
Ahmad Tibi ( ar, أحمد الطيبي, , he, אַחְמָד טִיבִּי, , sometimes spelled Ahmed Tibi; born 19 December 1958) is a Palestinian-Israeli politician. The leader of the Ta'al party, he has served as a member of the Knesset s ...
's
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 ...
, el-Sana remained head of the overall party. He retained his seat again in the
2009 elections
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.
Shortly before the
2013 elections
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Asia
* 2013 Armenian local elections 26 May, 17 November, and 8 December 2013
* 2013 Armenian presidential election 18 February 2013
* 2013 Bangladeshi presidential election 22 April 2013 ...
, el-Sana left the United Arab List faction in the Knesset to re-establish the Arab Democratic Party. However, he ultimately ran with the United Arab List in the elections, placed fifth on its list. However, the party won only four seats, resulting in el-Sana leaving the Knesset.
El-Sana is known for his outspoken criticism of the Israeli government, prompting one Jerusalem Post commentator to suggest in 2010 that el-Sana be deported to Palestinian Authority-controlled territory.
Radical Arab MKs: What would Abraham Lincoln do?
The Jerusalem Post, 17 January 2010
See also
*List of Arab members of the Knesset
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 et ...
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
20th-century Israeli lawyers
21st-century Israeli lawyers
Arab Democratic Party (Israel) leaders
Bedouin Israelis
Bedouin members of the Knesset
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni
Israeli Muslims
Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996)
Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999)
Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003)
Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006)
Members of the 17th Knesset (2006–2009)
Members of the 18th Knesset (2009–2013)
People from Southern District (Israel)
United Arab List politicians