Mansour Abbas
No. 1 on the list
Taleb Abu Arar
No. 66 on the list of United Arab List
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Axis scores
From the record in previous Knessets
The security axis
The security axis: −5.0 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From votes. 261 bills · 440 votes
From votes · 261 bills · 440 votes
The economic axis
The economic axis: −4.8 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From votes. 382 bills · 839 votes
From votes · 382 bills · 839 votes
Conservative-Liberal
Conservative-Liberal: −4.4 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From votes. 280 bills · 468 votes
From votes · 280 bills · 468 votes
Provisional combined score: the two scales are not calibrated to each other.
The security axis
The security axis: −5.0 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. Combined (provisional). 2 committee sessions · 261 bills
Combined (provisional) · 2 committee sessions · 261 bills
The economic axis
The economic axis: −4.8 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. Combined (provisional). 2 committee sessions · 382 bills
Combined (provisional) · 2 committee sessions · 382 bills
Conservative-Liberal
Conservative-Liberal: −4.4 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. Combined (provisional). 2 committee sessions · 280 bills
Combined (provisional) · 2 committee sessions · 280 bills
The security axis
The security axis: −4.0 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From committee remarks. 2 committee sessions · 2 speaking turns
From committee remarks · 2 committee sessions · 2 speaking turns
The economic axis
The economic axis: −3.6 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From committee remarks. 2 committee sessions · 2 speaking turns
From committee remarks · 2 committee sessions · 2 speaking turns
Conservative-Liberal
Conservative-Liberal: −3.6 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From committee remarks. 2 committee sessions · 2 speaking turns
From committee remarks · 2 committee sessions · 2 speaking turns
Position on the political map
Compared with the lists
Taleb Abu Arar: −5.0 on the security axis and −4.8 on the economic axis, on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From votes. On the map: 15 of 38 lists.
About
Taleb Abu Arar: No. 66 on the list of United Arab List for the 26th Knesset. In previous Knessets: votes on 658 bills and attendance at 149 committee sessions. Plenum votes on bills are included up to 28 July 2026, and committee discussions up to 24 March 2026.
Taleb Abu Arar is head of the Ar'ara BaNegev Local Council and an activist in the southern branch of the Islamic Movement. He served as a member of the 19th Knesset for Ra'am-Ta'al (from 2013 to 2015) and as a member of the 20th Knesset for the Joint List (from 2015 to 2019). In June 2024 a man broke into his home and opened fire, wounding his wife and his two sons. He is running on the United Arab List for the 26th Knesset at No. 66. On 23 September 2026, the Central Elections Committee disqualified the Ra'am list, and on 2 October 2026 the Supreme Court unanimously overturned the disqualification.
- List for the 26th Knesset
- United Arab List
- Place on the list
- 66
- Bills voted on (Knessets 20-25)
- 658 bills
- Committee sessions with attendance (Knessets 19-25)
- 149 sessions
- On the Knesset website
- Official page
Members of United Arab List
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No. 32 on the list
Mohammed Hayb
No. 33 on the list
Ahmad Hassan
No. 34 on the list
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Mohammed Narani
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No. 39 on the list
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No. 54 on the list
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Committees
View all committeesThe five committees with the highest attendance in the 25th Knesset. “Spoke” is counted from the committee sessions that were analysed. The data has no committee membership list, so this is attendance and speaking, not formal membership.
| Committee | Sessions attended | Spoke | Chaired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education, Culture and Sports Committee | 1 | 1 of 253 | 0 |
| Labor and Welfare Committee | 1 | 1 of 383 | 0 |
Legislative activity
View all billsThe bills whose vote moved the votes-based score the most, on each axis. These are bills that were voted on, not bills that were submitted: the data does not record who proposed a bill.
| Bill name | Vote | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Law: The Arab Minority as a National Minority Bill20th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 8 Jun 2020 | For | Details: Basic Law: The Arab Minority as a National Minority Bill |
| Basic Law: A Democratic, Multicultural, and Egalitarian State Bill20th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 30 Apr 2018 | For | Details: Basic Law: A Democratic, Multicultural, and Egalitarian State Bill |
| Entry into Israel (Amendment - Application to East Jerusalem Residents and the Discretion of the Minister of the Interior) Bill, 5778-201720th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 14 Mar 2018 | Against | Details: Entry into Israel (Amendment - Application to East Jerusalem Residents and the Discretion of the Minister of the Interior) Bill, 5778-2017 |
| Regulation of Settlement in the West Bank Bill, 5777-201620th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 28 Feb 2017 | Against | Details: Regulation of Settlement in the West Bank Bill, 5777-2016 |
| Bill name | Vote | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Law: Equal Social and Political Rights for All Citizens of the State of Israel (Legislative Amendments) Bill20th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 18 Jun 2018 | For | Details: Basic Law: Equal Social and Political Rights for All Citizens of the State of Israel (Legislative Amendments) Bill |
| Prohibition of Discrimination in Housing Bill, 5775-201520th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 25 Jan 2016 | For | Details: Prohibition of Discrimination in Housing Bill, 5775-2015 |
| Basic Law: Equal Social and Civil Rights for All Citizens of the State of Israel (Legislative Amendments) Bill20th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 22 Jun 2015 | For | Details: Basic Law: Equal Social and Civil Rights for All Citizens of the State of Israel (Legislative Amendments) Bill |
| Basic Law: Israel - A Democratic and Egalitarian State Bill20th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 25 May 2015 | For | Details: Basic Law: Israel - A Democratic and Egalitarian State Bill |
| Bill name | Vote | Details |
|---|---|---|
| National Insurance (Amendment - Equalizing the Old-Age Allowance with the Minimum Wage) Bill, 5777-201720th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 29 Nov 2018 | For | Details: National Insurance (Amendment - Equalizing the Old-Age Allowance with the Minimum Wage) Bill, 5777-2017 |
| National Council for Food Security (Amendment - Budget) Bill, 5775-201520th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 13 Jan 2016 | For | Details: National Council for Food Security (Amendment - Budget) Bill, 5775-2015 |
| National Insurance (Amendment - Increasing the Disability Allowance to the Level of the Minimum Wage) Bill, 5775-201520th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 25 May 2015 | For | Details: National Insurance (Amendment - Increasing the Disability Allowance to the Level of the Minimum Wage) Bill, 5775-2015 |
| National Insurance (Amendment - Increasing the Old-Age Allowance) Bill, 5775-201520th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 4 May 2015 | For | Details: National Insurance (Amendment - Increasing the Old-Age Allowance) Bill, 5775-2015 |
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