Wael Younis (Arabic: وائل يونس, Hebrew: ואאל יונס; born 31 January 1963) is an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Joint List in 2018.
Wael Younis | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2018 | Joint List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1963 Ar'ara, Israel |
Biography
editYounis was born in Ar'ara and has a bachelor's degree in nursing.[1]
A member of Ta'al,[2] Younis was placed 18th on the Joint List (an alliance of the four main Arab parties) prior to the 2015 Knesset elections.[3] 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.[4][5] However, in August 2018 he resigned from the Knesset and was replaced by Niven Abu Rahmoun as part of the rotation agreement.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Member of Knesset Wael Younis" (in Hebrew). Knesset. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Joint List MK to resign in rotation agreement The Jerusalem Post, 1 February 2018
- ^ Joint List Central Election Commission
- ^ Exchange of personalities in the 20th Knesset Knesset
- ^ Yesh Atid MK Peri steps down amid misconduct allegations The Times of Israel, 7 February 2018
- ^ Edelstein refuses to sign MK's Arabic resignation letter The Jerusalem Post, 8 August 2018
External links
edit- Wael Younis on the Knesset website