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Likud announces first Muslim ever on its election slate — on 39th spot
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLikud says it plans to have the party’s first Muslim MK on its slate this election.
Nail Zoabi will be placed 39 on the party’s roster, a spot that likely won’t enter the Knesset. But Likud says it will use the so-called Norwegian law in the next government — which it hopes to form — which will see Likud MKs who are appointed as ministers resign, freeing up spots for more MKs from its slate.
Zoabi, an Arab school principal from the village of Nein, is a supporter of Netanyahu and longtime Likud activist.
Netanyahu has publicly declared he hopes to win votes from the Arab community in the coming March elections and has made a number of high-profile visits to Arab-Israeli towns.
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