Hussein Faris
Encyclopedia
Hussein Faris is an Israeli Arab former politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for Mapam
and Meretz between 1988 and 1992.
, before studying Middle Eastern studies and Arabic literature at the University of Haifa
, earning a BA. During his youth he was a member of the Arab Pioneers movement and a member of the board of Hashomer Hatzair
.
He went on to join Mapam, and became chief editor of the party's Arabic journal. In 1988
he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list, and became a member of the Education and Culture Committee and the Committee for the Appointment of Qadi
s. He lost his seat in the 1992 elections
shortly after Mapam merged into Meretz.
Faris has also been a member of the board of the Teachers Union, and Chairman of the Committee Against Racism and for Co-existence in the Western Galilee.
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
for Mapam
Mapam
Mapam was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern-day Meretz party.-History:Mapam was formed by a January 1948 merger of the Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party and Ahdut HaAvoda Poale Zion Movement. The party was originally Marxist-Zionist in its outlook and represented...
and Meretz between 1988 and 1992.
Biography
Born in Kafr Sha'ar during the Mandate era, Faris attended high school in Kafr YasifKafr Yasif
Kafr Yasif is a Arab town in the North District of Israel. It is located northeast of the city of Acre and adjacent to Abu Sinan. The population of Kafr Yasif is largely Christian with a significant Muslim minority , and a small Druze community....
, before studying Middle Eastern studies and Arabic literature at the University of Haifa
University of Haifa
The University of Haifa is a university in Haifa, Israel.The University of Haifa was founded in 1963 by Haifa mayor Abba Hushi, to operate under the academic auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, earning a BA. During his youth he was a member of the Arab Pioneers movement and a member of the board of Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair is a Socialist–Zionist youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, and was also the name of the group's political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 British Mandate of Palestine...
.
He went on to join Mapam, and became chief editor of the party's Arabic journal. In 1988
Israeli legislative election, 1988
Elections for the twelfth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1988. Voter turnout was 79.7%.-Results:1 Five members of the Likud left to form the Party for the Advancement of the Zionist Idea; after two returned, the party was renamed the New Liberal Party...
he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list, and became a member of the Education and Culture Committee and the Committee for the Appointment of Qadi
Qadi
Qadi is a judge ruling in accordance with Islamic religious law appointed by the ruler of a Muslim country. Because Islam makes no distinction between religious and secular domains, qadis traditionally have jurisdiction over all legal matters involving Muslims...
s. He lost his seat in the 1992 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1992
Elections for the thirteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 23 June 1992. The result was a victory for the left, led by Yitzhak Rabin's Labor Party, though their win was at least partially due to several small right-wing parties narrowly failing to cross the electoral threshold and thus effectively...
shortly after Mapam merged into Meretz.
Faris has also been a member of the board of the Teachers Union, and Chairman of the Committee Against Racism and for Co-existence in the Western Galilee.