Talk:List of Arab members of the Knesset

message: I've been putting this page together in pieces over the last while, and it remains incomplete, particularly between the third and thirteenth Knessets. I have organized the list by party within each Knesset, adding a wikilink the first time a party or person is listed within each Knesset. One difficulty I've had is finding a standard spelling for many Arabic names, as many of these figures are listed differently in various sources, as well as on various Wikipedia pages. If you find Wikipedia entries for more of the figures listed here, please add a wikilink with the proper spelling. The same is true for political parties with both English and Hebrew names. Also, please add this as a *See also where appropriate.Cheeselouise 23:35, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Incomplete

message: I think the title should change to: Arab members of the Knesset. It sounds more correct. --Shamir1 01:06, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name change 

message: When MKs have "Christian" or "Druze" appended to their names, their personal theology is not being referred to, but their cultural identity. Removing that info with the rationale that 'they are atheists' doesn't seem appropriate unless we remove all cultural identification. TewfikTalk 21:59, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In exactly what way is Hisham Nafa's cultural identity different from Mohamed Barakeh? Their cultural identity is Arab. But zionists have a fixation with defining their identity for them in order to divide them. ابو علي 23:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

text: I am all for consistency. But do you think that List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives or List of United Kingdom MPs should lable each MP as christain/protestant christain/souther baptist, jew etc? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Abu ali (talk • contribs) 10:04, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Uncivil attack removed PalestineRemembered 17:07, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no problem with the labels being removed - I don't see their relevance, and if someone is really interested, they can click through to the full article on the MKs. Number 57 22:05, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 

message: I have reorganised the article in a way that I think is more concise, and added a few MKs more to the list (I can't find any more on the Knesset website, but I may be mistaken). I have also removed references to religion (apart from Majadele being the first Muslim minister), though if you think they are important you can add them to the comments section. I welcome your opinions on the change. Number 57 14:27, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I primarily objected to the selective removal on what I viewed as illegitimate grounds (personal religious beliefs instead of cultural identity), but I don't have strong feelings either way. Either way, your organisation is a welcome improvement. TewfikTalk 21:37, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Reorganised

message: The Knesset's website allows you do an advanced search for MKs where you can specify "minority" and it will list all the Arab or Druze MKs, and the total it lists is 54 (42 Arab, 12 Druze)--a total not reflected by the 59 listed here. After a closer look, it is apparent that the Knesset website is likely incorrect, as it does not list the following five MKs as being Arab, even though other sources say they are: Haneh Hadad, Abdulwahab Darawshe, Rafik Haj Yahia, Hashem Mahameed, and Walid Sadik. Any ideas for why this may be?  Cheeselouise 23:14, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Conflics with the official Knesset website

message: Majalli Wahabi, Ayoob Kara and Hamad Amar are Israeli Druze. The Druze in Israel are not genetically Arabs. And most importantly they're identity is not Arab. They don't see themselves as Arabs, this is well documented. Therefore Majalli Wahabi, Ayoob Kara and Hamad Amar can not be considered Arabs and should be removed from this article. --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 20:19, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree; Druze are a subset of Arabs, just as Christian Arabs are also Arabs. пﮟოьεԻ 57 12:11, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

text: You might want to check :Category:Druze, which is a subcat of :Category:Arab groups, and the article on Druze, which states "the most accepted theory is that the Druzes are a mixture of stocks in which the Arab largely predominates, while being grafted on to an original mountain population of Aramaic blood." пﮟოьεԻ 57 13:39, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

text: See also Arab citizens of Israel#Druze. Also, please don't bold text; it's the wiki equivalent of shouting. Cheers, пﮟოьεԻ 57 15:51, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

text: If you want to make such a change, then first change the main article on Arab citizens of Israel and get consensus there that Druze are not part of the Arab community. If you fail to do so, I will revert any attempts at a unilateral change here. пﮟოьεԻ 57 19:01, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

text: The article is about Arabs and has a section on Druze. Pretty conclusive to me. пﮟოьεԻ 57 22:06, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of Majalli Wahabi, Ayoob Kara and Hamad Amar

message: All sources I've seen have 17 Arabs in the Knesset. Why does this article list 18? There are no sources from after 2015 election  - Mnnlaxer | talk | stalk 03:07, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Found a source. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-knesset-needs-more-arabs-mks/ Now the issue is that other articles say 16 or 17. - Mnnlaxer | talk | stalk 03:29, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  The 'current' list included Zouheir Bahloul, who resigned from the Knesset earlier this year. I've removed him. Cheers, Number 57 06:30, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Current Knesset has 17 Arabs

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