Wasil Taha
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| Date of birth | 24 April 1952 |
| Knesset(s) | 16th, 17th (current) |
| Party | Balad |
Wasil Taha (Arabic: واصل طه, Hebrew: וואסל טאהה, born 24 April 1952) is an Israeli politician and Member of the Knesset for the Israeli Arab party, Balad.
Born in Kafr Kanna in 1952, Taha studied Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Haifa, receiving a BA.
He was first elected to the Knesset in the 2003 elections on Balad's list and retained his seat in the 2006 elections. He caused controversy in July 2006 by stating that the abduction of IDF troops by Palestinian militants was a legitimate form of resistance.[1]
Taha still lives in Kafr Kanna and is married with four children.
[edit] Quotes
- "Progress for Israel's Arabs depends on changing the entire discriminatory approach of the government over the past 58 years, and not on the appointment of a minister or deputy minister," on the appointment of Raleb Majadele as Minister without Portfolio in January 2007, Israel's first Arab minister.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ MK won't retract remark that seizing IDF troops is legitimate Haaretz, 9 July 2006
- ^ Israeli Cabinet Approves Muslim Minister Washington Post, 29 January 2007
[edit] External links
- Wasil Taha Knesset website (English)
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