Abdulmalik Dehamshe
Abdulmalik Dehamshe (Arabic: عبد المالك دهامشة; Hebrew: עבד-אלמאלכ דהאמשה, born 4 March 1943) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List between 1996 and 2006. He was also leader of the party.
Biography
Born during the Mandate era, Dehamshe gained a BA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and worked as a lawyer.
In 1996 he was elected to the Knesset on the Arab Democratic Party-United Arab List joint list. He was re-elected in 1999 and became a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. The Or Commission found that he was responsible for inflaming violence during the October 2000 events.[1]
He retained his seat again in the 2003 elections and remained a Deputy Speaker. He lost his seat in the 2006 elections.
References
- ^ Arab C'tee now praises Or report Haaretz, 10 September 2003
External links
Abdulmalik Dehamshe on the Knesset website