Wasil Taha

Wasil Taha was born in 1952 in Israel

Wasil Taha was born in Kafr Kanna in 1952. He earned a BA in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Haifa. Before entering the Knesset, he headed the local council of his village.

Ahead of the 14th Knesset elections he was placed sixth on the joint Hadash and Balad list but did not enter the Knesset. He was elected for Balad in 2003 and kept his seat in 2006. He sat on committees including Internal Affairs and Environment, the Status of Women, and Labor, Welfare and Health.

In July 2006 his remarks in an online chat about taking soldiers captive caused controversy, and MK Effi Eitam filed a police complaint against him. Taha said his words were taken out of context. He initiated an amendment to the national health insurance law on therapies for autistic children.

In December 2008 he announced he would not run again, and Balad then chose him as party chairman. He lives in Kafr Kanna, and he is married with 4 children.