List of Arab citizens of Israel explained

This is a list of notable Israeli Arab citizens.

Academia

• Ghazi Falah, geographer
• Nur-eldeen Masalha, writer, historian, and academic

Culture

• Hiam Abbass, actress and film director
• Talleen Abu Hanna, Miss Trans Israel
• Mira Awad, represented Israel at Eurovision Song Contest
• Mohammad Bakri, actor and film director
• Elham Dwairy Tabry, author
• Emile Habibi, writer of literature
• Yoseph Haddad, journalist
• Rashid Hussein, poet, orator, journalist and Arabic-Hebrew translator
• Sayed Kashua, author and journalist
• Salman Masalha, poet, writer, essayist and translator
• Samih al-Qasim, poet
• Rana Raslan, Miss Israel 1999
• Anton Shammas, poet and translator
• Nas Daily, vlogger

Elected office

• Mansour Abbas, Knesset member for United Arab List party
• Hamad Abu Rabia, Knesset member for United Arab List
• Waleed Alhwashla, Knesset member for United Arab List
• Sarhan Bader, political activist
• Mohammad Barakeh, Knesset member for Hadash party
• Azmi Bishara, Knesset member for Balad party
• Yasir Hujeirat, Knesset member for United Arab List
• Hussniya Jabara, Knesset member for Meretz party
• Ayoob Kara, Knesset member for Likud party, Israeli Minister of Communications
• Raleb Majadele, Knesset member for the Israeli Labor Party, Israeli Minister of Science, Technology and Space
• Issam Makhoul, Knesset member for Hadash
• Nawaf Massalha, Knesset member for Labor Party, Israeli Deputy Minister of Health
• Mohammed Miari, Knesset member for Progressive List for Peace party
• Muhammad Al-Nabari, Mayor of Hura
• Ayman Odeh, Knesset member for Hadash
• Raed Salah, Mayor of Umm al-Falm
• Ibrahim Sarsur, Knesset member for United Arab List
• Hana Sweid, Knesset member for Hadash
• Wasil Taha, Knesset member for Balad
• Salah Tarif, Knesset member for Labor Party, Israeli Minister without Portfolio
• Ahmad Tibi, Knesset member for Ta'al party
• Rifaat Turk, Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv
• Jamal Zahalka, Knesset member for Balad
• Tawfiq Ziad, Knesset member for Hadash and Mayor of Nazareth

Law

• Salim Joubran, Israeli Supreme Court justice from 2004 to 2017
• George Karra, Israeli Supreme Court justice from 2017 to 2022, presiding judge finding Israeli President Moshe Katsav guilty of rape
• Elias Khoury, lawyer
• Abdel Rahman Zuabi, former Israeli Supreme Court justice, became first Arab-Israeli Supreme Court Justice in 1999

Military

• Imad Fares, IDF brigadier general
• Yusef Mishleb, IDF major general
• Amos Yarkoni (Abd el-Majid Hidr), IDF lieutenant colonel

Public service

• Ishmael Khaldi, Israeli deputy consul in San Francisco
• Ali Yahya, former Israeli ambassador to Finland

Sports

• Mohamed Abu Arisha (born 1997) - professional and Team Israel basketball player
• Zahi Armeli (born 1957) - Team Israel footballer
• Marian Awad (born 1996) - Team Israel footballer
• Walid Badir (born 1974) - Team Israel footballer
• Mu'nas Dabbur (born 1992) - professional and Team Israel footballer
• Hatem Abd Elhamed (born 1991) - professional and Team Israel footballer
• Mohammad Ghadir (born 1991) - Team Israel footballer
• Marc Hinawi (born 1997) - Team Israel swimmer
• Beram Kayal (born 1988) - professional and Team Israel footballer
• Adam Maraana (born 2003) - Team Israel swimmer
• Eduard Meron (born 1938) - Israeli Olympic weightlifter
• Azmi Nassar - football manager
• Dia Saba (born 1992) - professional and Team Israel footballer
• Ranin Salameh (born 1996) - Team Israel footballer
• Iyad Shalabi (born 1987) - Team Israel Paralympic champion swimmer
• Nora Shanab (born 1987) - Team Israel footballer
• Abbas Suan (born 1976) - Team Israel footballer
• Salim Tuama (born 1979) - professional and Team Israel footballer
• Rifaat Turk (born 1954) - Team Israel Olympic footballer

See also

• List of Israeli Arab Muslims
• List of Israeli Arab Christians