The list is ordered by category of human endeavor. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup.
Gadeer Mreeh — journalist and politician, serving as a member of the Knesset for
Blue and White since April 2019. She is the first Druze woman to serve in the Knesset.[5]
Jabr Muadi – politician who served as a member of the Knesset for seven different parties between 1951 and 1981.
Mohamed Nafa – politician who served as a member of the Knesset for
Hadash from 1990 until 1992.[6]
Majalli Wahabi – politician who served as a member of the
Knesset for
Likud,
Kadima and
Hatnuah. He briefly assumed the position of
President due to President
Moshe Katzav's leave of absence and Acting President
Dalia Itzik's trip abroad in February 2007, making him the first non-
Jew to act as Israel's head of state.[9]
Azzam Azzam – convicted in
Egypt in August 1997 of
spying for
Israel, and jailed for eight years. He maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal.[18]
^A Bilingual Anthology of Arabic Poetry - Victims of A Map by Samih al-Qasim, Adonis, and Mahmoud Darwish. Al-Saqi Books 26 Westbourne Grove, London W2 1984