Haneen Zoabi
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Haneen Zoabi (born 23 May 1969) is an Israeli Arab politician.
She served as a member of the Knesset of the Balad party from 2009 to 2019. She was the first Arab woman to be elected to the legislature on an Arab party's list.
Political career
In 2001, Zoabi joined Balad. She co-founded the NGO I'lam – Media Center for Arab Palestinians in Israel in 2003 (pronounced e'lam). Zoabi was the company's general manager until she resigned shortly before the 2009 election to refocus on her political work. In 2006, she ran for Knesset as a Balad candidate, but she was too weak on the party's electoral map to win a seat. However, before the 2009 referendum, she ranked third on the Balad list and entered the Knesset after the party won three seats, becoming the first female Arab MK to represent an Arab MK (Meretz and Labor's former female Arab MKs Hussniya Jabara and Nadia Hilou had represented Meretz and Labor).
During the build-up to the 2013 elections, it was revealed in December 2012 that the Central Elections Committee (CEC) and a commission of Supreme Court representatives, as well as the Balad and United Arab List candidates, would hold discussions on whether to disqualify Zoabi, as well as the Balad and United Arab List candidates. MK Ofir Akunis (Likud) submitted the request for her disqualification, which had received the required number of signatures. "Throughout her tenure in the Knesset, Zoabi has consistently undermined the State of Israel and has openly protested Israel against the government, its organizations, and IDF troops," the department said. Zoabi denied Israel's existence as a Jewish and democratic republic, thereby making her ineligible for disqualification. Zoabi named the sponsors of the demand fascists and said, "for those who do not want voters to have free elections, I am one of many winners" and that only "dark regimes" are worthy of disqualifying candidates. Zoabi was disqualified in a 19–9 vote after hearing the allegations. The Supreme Court reversed disqualification, with a nine-judge commission headed by Supreme Court President Asher Grunis unanimously voting to reverse the ban. Zoabi was then re-elected. Following the results of the polls, Likud MK Danny Danon introduced the "Zoabi Law" in February 2019. If there is an update to the Basic Law relating to legislation, it would be difficult for the Supreme Court to reverse a decision of the Central Elections Committee. The bill was unable to pass.
Prior to the 2015 elections, Zoabi faced a similar situation. The CEC approved Zoabi's election on Tuesday, 27–6. The Supreme Court reversed the decision on 18 February in an 8–1 decision. She resigned from national politics prior to the 2019 general elections, but Balad and the United Arab List gave her a symbolic 113th spot.