List of Arab citizens of Israel
This is a list of notable Israeli Arab citizens.
Academia
[edit]- Ghazi Falah, geographer
- Nur-eldeen Masalha, writer, historian, and academic
Culture
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- Hiam Abbass, actress and film director
- Talleen Abu Hanna, Miss Trans Israel
- Mira Awad, represented Israel at Eurovision Song Contest
- Mohammad Bakri, actor and film director
- Elham Dwairy Tabry, author
- Emile Habibi, writer of literature
- Yoseph Haddad, journalist
- Rashid Hussein, poet, orator, journalist and Arabic-Hebrew translator
- Sayed Kashua, author and journalist
- Salman Masalha, poet, writer, essayist and translator
- Samih al-Qasim, poet
- Rana Raslan, Miss Israel 1999
- Anton Shammas, poet and translator
- Nas Daily, vlogger
Elected office
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- Mansour Abbas, Knesset member for United Arab List party
- Hamad Abu Rabia, Knesset member for United Arab List
- Waleed Alhwashla, Knesset member for United Arab List
- Sarhan Bader, political activist
- Mohammad Barakeh, Knesset member for Hadash party
- Azmi Bishara, Knesset member for Balad party
- Yasir Hujeirat, Knesset member for United Arab List
- Hussniya Jabara, Knesset member for Meretz party
- Ayoob Kara, Knesset member for Likud party, Israeli Minister of Communications
- Raleb Majadele, Knesset member for the Israeli Labor Party, Israeli Minister of Science, Technology and Space
- Issam Makhoul, Knesset member for Hadash
- Nawaf Massalha, Knesset member for Labor Party, Israeli Deputy Minister of Health
- Mohammed Miari, Knesset member for Progressive List for Peace party
- Muhammad Al-Nabari, Mayor of Hura
- Ayman Odeh, Knesset member for Hadash
- Raed Salah, Mayor of Umm al-Falm
- Ibrahim Sarsur, Knesset member for United Arab List
- Hana Sweid, Knesset member for Hadash
- Wasil Taha, Knesset member for Balad
- Salah Tarif, Knesset member for Labor Party, Israeli Minister without Portfolio
- Ahmad Tibi, Knesset member for Ta'al party
- Rifaat Turk, Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv
- Jamal Zahalka, Knesset member for Balad
- Tawfiq Ziad, Knesset member for Hadash and Mayor of Nazareth
Law
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- Salim Joubran, Israeli Supreme Court justice from 2004 to 2017
- George Karra, Israeli Supreme Court justice from 2017 to 2022, presiding judge finding Israeli President Moshe Katsav guilty of rape
- Elias Khoury, lawyer
- Abdel Rahman Zuabi, former Israeli Supreme Court justice, became first Arab-Israeli Supreme Court Justice in 1999
Military
[edit]- Imad Fares, IDF brigadier general
- Yusef Mishleb, IDF major general
- Amos Yarkoni (Abd el-Majid Hidr), IDF lieutenant colonel
Public service
[edit]- Ishmael Khaldi, Israeli deputy consul in San Francisco
- Ali Yahya, former Israeli ambassador to Finland
Sports
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- Mohamed Abu Arisha (born 1997) - professional and Team Israel basketball player
- Zahi Armeli (born 1957) - Team Israel footballer
- Marian Awad (born 1996) - Team Israel footballer
- Walid Badir (born 1974) - Team Israel footballer
- Mu'nas Dabbur (born 1992) - professional and Team Israel footballer
- Hatem Abd Elhamed (born 1991) - professional and Team Israel footballer
- Mohammad Ghadir (born 1991) - Team Israel footballer
- Marc Hinawi (born 1997) - Team Israel swimmer
- Beram Kayal (born 1988) - professional and Team Israel footballer
- Adam Maraana (born 2003) - Team Israel swimmer
- Eduard Meron (born 1938) - Israeli Olympic weightlifter
- Azmi Nassar - football manager
- Dia Saba (born 1992) - professional and Team Israel footballer
- Ranin Salameh (born 1996) - Team Israel footballer
- Iyad Shalabi (born 1987) - Team Israel Paralympic champion swimmer
- Nora Shanab (born 1987) - Team Israel footballer
- Abbas Suan (born 1976) - Team Israel footballer
- Salim Tuama (born 1979) - professional and Team Israel footballer
- Rifaat Turk (born 1954) - Team Israel Olympic footballer
