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Saleh Saleem

Saleh Saleem is an Israeli Arab former politician who was a member of the Knesset for Hadash from 1994 to 1999.

born 1953Hadash member of the KnessetHead of I'billin local councilDeputy Speaker of the Knesset

Born: 2 November 1953, Israel
Occupation: politician
Party: Hadash

Saleh Saleem was born in 1953 in Israel

Saleh Saleem was born in Israel on 2 November 1953.

In 1985 he became head of the I'billin local council and held the post until 2008. That year he was not elected head of the council or to the council itself.

He was fourth on the Hadash list in the 1992 elections, but the party won 3 seats. He entered the Knesset on 5 July 1994 in place of Tawfiq Ziad, who had died, and sat on the Interior and Environment Committee.

In 1996 he was re-elected, second on the joint Hadash-Balad list, and served as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. Before the 1999 elections he chose to leave national politics and took the symbolic 116th place on the list. He sat on the central committee of Maki from 1997 to 2002.

In the past he voiced support for violent Palestinian struggle against Israel, including attacks on IDF soldiers in occupied territory.