Afu Agbaria (, ; born 13 May 1949) is an

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politician and surgeon who served a member of the

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for

Hadash Hadash is a left-wing to far-left political coalition in Israel formed by the Israeli Communist Party and other leftist groups. History The party was formed on 15 March 1977 when the Rakah and Non-Partisans parliamentary group changed its ...

from 2009 to 2015.

Biography

Born in

Umm al-Fahm Umm al-Fahm ( , ''Umm al-Faḥm''; ''Um el-Faḥem'') is a city located northwest of Jenin in the Haifa District of Israel. In its population was , nearly all of whom are Palestinian citizens of Israel. The city is situated on the Umm al-Fahm ...

, Agbaria studied medicine at

Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBGU; ) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the Great, the university from the be ...

, where he qualified as a doctor. He later worked as a surgeon. A member of Maki's political office, prior to the

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he won fourth place on the Hadash list. However, he missed out on a seat as the party won only three mandates. He remained in fourth place for the 2009 elections, and entered the Knesset as the party increased its representation to four seats. On 15 June 2010 Agbaria attended a meeting of the

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, where he called for Israeli leaders to be tried at the

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, and accused Israel of attacking "its neighbors and its Arab citizens nonstop" during its 62 years of existence. He was re-elected again in

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. Prior to the

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he announced that he would not be running. He was ultimately placed 107th on the list of the

Joint List The Joint List (, ''al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah'', , ''HaReshima HaMeshutefet'') was a political alliance of four of the Arab-Israeli, Arab-majority political parties in Israel: Hadash, Balad (political party), Balad, the United Arab List and Ta' ...

, an alliance of Hadash and four Arab parties, losing his seat as the alliance won 13 seats. Agbaria lives in

, and is married with three children. His wife was born in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agbaria, Afu 1949 births Living people 20th-century Israeli physicians 21st-century Israeli physicians Arab members of the Knesset Arab-Israeli physicians Hadash politicians Israeli communists Israeli surgeons Members of the 18th Knesset (2009–2013) Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015) People from Umm al-Fahm Saint Petersburg State University alumni

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