29% increase in number of Arab MKs

According to the Israel Democracy Institute, 17 Arab MKs are set to enter the Knesset, as compared to 12 in 2013.

Four of those Knesset members are on the Likud, Zionist Union, Yisrael Beytenu, and Meretz slates.

Seventeen Arab MKs set to enter 20th  Knesset (photo  credit: Courtesy/Israel Democracy Institute)
Seventeen Arab MKs set to enter 20th Knesset (photo credit: Courtesy/Israel Democracy Institute)

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