Jamal Zahalka

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Jamal Zahalka
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Date of birth 11 January 1955
Knesset(s) 16th, 17th (current)
Party Balad

Dr Jamal Zahalka (Arabic: جمال زحالقة‎, Hebrew: ג'מאל זחאלקה‎, born 11 January 1955) is an Israeli Arab politician and member of the Knesset on behalf of Balad.

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Zahalkha studied pharmacy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gaining a BA, MA and PhD, before working as a pharmacist.

He was first elected to the Knesset in 2003 on Balad's list, and was re-elected in 2006.

Zahalka describes Israel's political discourse about the Palestinians as revolving around the ideas of separation, apartheid, and transfer. He argues that an apartheid system is already in place, with the West Bank and Gaza Strip separated into "cantons," and Palestinians required to carry permits to travel between them.[1][2]

Zahalka lives in Kafr Qara and is married with three children.

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  1. ^ New Laws Legalize Apartheid in Israel For the Record No. 116, June 11 2002
  2. ^ Worldwide events mark ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ Ynetnews, 9 February 2007

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