Salah Tarif
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Salah Tarif (Arabic: صالح طريف, Hebrew: סאלח טריף, born February 9, 1954) is a Druze Israeli former Knesset member.
A member of the Labour Party, he first joined the Knesset near the end of the 12th Knesset Assembly. He was elected to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Knessets, and served another partial term at the end of the 16th Knesset. He served as the Deputy Speaker and the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, and was appointed Minister Without Portfolio in the Sharon government of 2001. He is a former captain in the paratrooper and the tank divisions of the Israeli Army. In January 2002 he resigned following the decision to prosecute him on charges of bribery and breach of trust. [1] In January 2006 Tel Aviv district court upheld his conviction on these charges. [2]
[edit] External links
- Salah Tarif on the official Knesset website (in English)
- Jewish News Weekly - Not all Israeli Arabs cheer Druze leader
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