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Waleed Alhawashla

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 2, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 3:16 am
Likud said to be courting Ra’am for help on passing media overhaul law
Netanyahu’s party said offering to halt demolitions in Bedouin Negev communities to secure abstention on controversial legislation; Shas reportedly agrees to support bill if kosher certification reform is reversed
By Ariela Karmel
Ahmad Said al-Na'ami, a 50-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Border Police officer in the southern city of Rahat, on May 9, 2026. (Facebook)
May 10, 2026, 3:09 am
Border Police fatally shoot unarmed Bedouin man in Rahat, say it was in self-defense
Police claim reservist officers feared for their lives because the man, an IDF veteran, ‘forcefully’ resisted arrest; suspected officer barred from police facilities for two weeks
By Charlie Summers
Israeli security forces raid the Bedouin city of Rahat on May 7, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 10, 2025, 5:52 pm
Cracking down on Bedouin crime, Ben Gvir accused of punishing victims to please his base
Police operation to stem lawlessness after complaints from residents of Jewish towns in northern Negev draws fire for using harsh West Bank-style tactics against Arab citizens
By Charlie Summers
A view of the unrecognized village of Umm al-Hiran, early November 14, 2024. (The Regional Council of the Unrecognized Villages in the Negev)
November 15, 2024, 8:53 am
Unrecognized Bedouin village in Negev razed to make way for new Jewish community
Group representing impoverished towns slams ‘population replacement’ plan set to affect 9,000 residents from 14 localities; demolition said to go ahead over Shin Bet objection
By Noam Lehmann
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir addresses the Knesset plenum, July 24, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz/ Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
July 25, 2024, 3:23 pm
In late-night session, Knesset hands Ben Gvir authority over building violations
Giving the far-right minister such power means ‘more demolitions, more murders, more lawlessness in Arab society,’ asserts Ra’am MK Waleed Alhawashla
By Sam Sokol
Ra'am leader MK Mansour Abbas leads a discussion and a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset, June 29, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 6, 2022, 10:07 pm
Mansour Abbas holds onto Ra’am’s top spot in primary, fills out slate with loyalists
MK Walid Taha, Knesset faction director Waleed Alhawashla and MK Iman Khatib-Yasin clinch spots 2-4; remainder of roster to be determined at a later date
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
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