Wael Younis

Wael Younis (Arabic: وائل يونس, Hebrew: ואאל יונס; born 31 January 1963) is an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Joint List in 2018.

Wael Younis
Faction represented in the Knesset
2018Joint List
Personal details
Born (1963-01-31) 31 January 1963
Ar'ara, Israel

Biography

Younis was born in Ar'ara and has a bachelor's degree in nursing.[1]

A member of Ta'al,[2] Younis was placed 18th on the Joint List (an alliance of the four main Arab parties) prior to the 2015 Knesset elections.[3] Although the party won only 13 seats, Younis entered the Knesset on 9 February 2018 as a replacement for Youssef Atauna as part of a rotation agreement within the alliance.[4][5] However, in August 2018 he resigned from the Knesset and was replaced by Niven Abu Rahmoun as part of the rotation agreement.[6]

References
  1. "Member of Knesset Wael Younis" (in Hebrew). Knesset. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. Joint List MK to resign in rotation agreement The Jerusalem Post, 1 February 2018
  3. Joint List Central Election Commission
  4. Exchange of personalities in the 20th Knesset Knesset
  5. Yesh Atid MK Peri steps down amid misconduct allegations The Times of Israel, 7 February 2018
  6. Edelstein refuses to sign MK's Arabic resignation letter The Jerusalem Post, 8 August 2018
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