Mansour Abbas
No. 1 on the list
Mazen Ghnaim
No. 71 on the list of United Arab List
Photo: Knesset website
Axis scores
From the record in previous Knessets
The security axis
The security axis: −3.4 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From votes. 145 bills · 308 votes
From votes · 145 bills · 308 votes
The economic axis
The economic axis: −1.6 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From votes. 195 bills · 398 votes
From votes · 195 bills · 398 votes
Conservative-Liberal
Conservative-Liberal: −2.7 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From votes. 157 bills · 325 votes
From votes · 157 bills · 325 votes
Provisional combined score: the two scales are not calibrated to each other.
The security axis
The security axis: −3.4 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. Combined (provisional). 3 committee sessions · 145 bills
Combined (provisional) · 3 committee sessions · 145 bills
The economic axis
The economic axis: −1.7 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. Combined (provisional). 3 committee sessions · 195 bills
Combined (provisional) · 3 committee sessions · 195 bills
Conservative-Liberal
Conservative-Liberal: −2.7 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. Combined (provisional). 3 committee sessions · 157 bills
Combined (provisional) · 3 committee sessions · 157 bills
The security axis
The security axis: −3.1 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From committee remarks. 3 committee sessions · 9 speaking turns
From committee remarks · 3 committee sessions · 9 speaking turns
The economic axis
The economic axis: −4.6 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From committee remarks. 3 committee sessions · 9 speaking turns
From committee remarks · 3 committee sessions · 9 speaking turns
Conservative-Liberal
Conservative-Liberal: −3.9 on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From committee remarks. 3 committee sessions · 9 speaking turns
From committee remarks · 3 committee sessions · 9 speaking turns
Position on the political map
Compared with the lists
Mazen Ghnaim: −3.4 on the security axis and −1.6 on the economic axis, on a scale from minus 10 to 10. From votes. On the map: 15 of 38 lists.
About
Mazen Ghnaim: No. 71 on the list of United Arab List for the 26th Knesset. In previous Knessets: votes on 304 bills and attendance at 29 committee sessions. Plenum votes on bills are included up to 28 July 2026, and committee discussions up to 24 March 2026.
Mazen Ghnaim is the mayor of Sakhnin and a former Member of Knesset for the United Arab List. He served as mayor from December 2008 to December 2018, and has held the post again since 2024. He was a member of the 24th Knesset from 6 April 2021 to 15 November 2022, and during his term sometimes voted against the coalition that his party was part of. In the past he also served as chair of the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel and as manager of the Bnei Sakhnin football club. He is running on the United Arab List for the 26th Knesset at No. 71. 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
- 71
- Bills voted on (Knessets 20-25)
- 304 bills
- Committee sessions with attendance (Knessets 19-25)
- 29 sessions
- On the Knesset website
- Official page
Members of United Arab List
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No. 25 on the list
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No. 33 on the list
Ahmad Hassan
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No. 35 on the list
Mohammed Narani
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Nael Mahamid
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No. 50 on the list
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No. 68 on the list
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No. 69 on the list
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No. 73 on the list
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance Committee | 2 | 2 of 842 | 0 |
| Science and Technology Committee | 1 | 1 of 94 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Application of the Sovereignty of the State of Israel in the West Bank Bill, 5781-202124th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 5 May 2025 | Against | Details: Application of the Sovereignty of the State of Israel in the West Bank Bill, 5781-2021 |
| Citizenship and Entry into Israel (Temporary Provision) Bill, 5782-202124th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 16 Mar 2022 | Against | Details: Citizenship and Entry into Israel (Temporary Provision) Bill, 5782-2021 |
| Citizenship and Entry into Israel (Temporary Provision) Bill, 5782-202224th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 16 Mar 2022 | Against | Details: Citizenship and Entry into Israel (Temporary Provision) Bill, 5782-2022 |
| Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 Law, 5782-202124th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 23 Dec 2021 | For | Details: Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 Law, 5782-2021 |
| Bill name | Vote | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Protection of Employees (Exposure of Offenses and Harm to Integrity or Proper Administration) (Amendment No. 4) Law, 5782-202224th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 21 Jul 2022 | For | Details: Protection of Employees (Exposure of Offenses and Harm to Integrity or Proper Administration) (Amendment No. 4) Law, 5782-2022 |
| Crime Victims' Rights (Amendment No. 16) (Expansion of the Rights of Crime Victims) Bill, 5782-202224th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 29 Jun 2022 | For | Details: Crime Victims' Rights (Amendment No. 16) (Expansion of the Rights of Crime Victims) Bill, 5782-2022 |
| Government Companies (Amendment - Appropriate Representation in Government Corporations and Statutory Bodies) Bill, 5782-202124th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 13 Dec 2021 | For | Details: Government Companies (Amendment - Appropriate Representation in Government Corporations and Statutory Bodies) Bill, 5782-2021 |
| Government Companies (Amendment - Appropriate Representation in Government Corporations and Statutory Bodies) Bill, 5781-202124th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 13 Dec 2021 | For | Details: Government Companies (Amendment - Appropriate Representation in Government Corporations and Statutory Bodies) Bill, 5781-2021 |
| Bill name | Vote | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Increasing Income Tax Credit Points for Parents and Increasing the Work Grant (Temporary Provision) Law, 5782-202224th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 21 Jul 2022 | For | Details: Increasing Income Tax Credit Points for Parents and Increasing the Work Grant (Temporary Provision) Law, 5782-2022 |
| Welfare Services for Persons with Disabilities Law, 5782-202224th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 11 Jul 2022 | For | Details: Welfare Services for Persons with Disabilities Law, 5782-2022 |
| National Insurance (Amendment - Increasing the Child Allowance) Bill, 5781-202124th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 19 Jul 2021 | Against | Details: National Insurance (Amendment - Increasing the Child Allowance) Bill, 5781-2021 |
| Establishment of a New Urban Community Bill, 5781-202124th Knesset · Date of the latest document: 28 Jun 2021 | For | Details: Establishment of a New Urban Community Bill, 5781-2021 |
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