Taleb Abu Arar (, ; born 4 May 1967) is a

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Israeli-Arab politician who previously served as a member of the

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for the

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Biography

Abu Arar began his career as a teacher, working at the Abu-Arar school from 1989 until 2000. Between 2000 and 2004 he served as Head of the

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local council. In 2009 he was appointed manager of the United Arab List faction in the

. In 2012 he was placed fourth on the United Arab List's list for the 2013 Knesset elections, and entered the Knesset as the party won four seats. Abu Arar was placed Ninth on 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' ...

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for the 2015 election and was re-elected as the list won 13 seats. ahead of the April 2019 election, he was placed fifth on the joint Ra'am- Balad list, and was not re-elected as the alliance won four seats. Abu Arar is married to two women and between them, has 10 children. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in law, at Ono Academic College.

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* 1967 births Living people 20th-century Israeli lawyers 21st-century Israeli lawyers Bedouin members of the Knesset Israeli schoolteachers Mayors of places in Israel Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015) Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019) Ono Academic College alumni People from Southern District (Israel) United Arab List politicians Joint List politicians {{Israel-politician-stub