Arraba-born social worker based in Yafa an-Naseriyye who in 2020 became the first hijab-wearing woman elected to the Knesset, representing Ra'am.
Positions and record
- Social worker who in 2020 became the first hijab-wearing woman elected to the Knesset, representing Ra'am (United Arab List)
- Focuses on women's rights, education and welfare in Arab society
- Sanctioned by the Knesset Ethics Committee in November 2023 with a one-month suspension and two-week pay freeze after telling the Knesset Channel that Hamas attackers on Oct 7 'didn't slaughter babies and didn't rape women', claims contradicted by extensive evidence; Ra'am chief Mansour Abbas called on her to resign, and she later apologized
- Represents the Southern Islamic Movement's conservative-religious base
- Advocates greater representation of Arab women in Israeli public life
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Iman Khatib-Yasin, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/iman-khatib-yasin