Hussniya Jabara

Hussniya Jabara was born in 1958 in Taibe

Jabara was born on 11 April 1958 in Taibe to a Muslim farming family. She studied physiotherapy at the Wingate Institute.

She joined the Na'amat women's organization and chaired its Taibe branch. From 1995 to 1997 she directed the women's and youth department at the Jewish-Arab Institute of Beit Berl College.

Her father opposed her entry into politics. She took 10th place on the Meretz list in 1999 and entered the Knesset. There she chaired the Subcommittee for the Advancement of the Status of Arab Women and sat on the Committee on the Status of Women.

In 2000 she was chosen for the committee that appoints sharia judges. In 2002, during the Second Intifada, she met Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat in Ramallah.

She kept 10th place on the list in 2003 but lost her seat when Meretz fell to 6 seats. She is married to Fathi, a driving instructor, and has 3 children.