Yussef Abdallah Diab was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset

Knesset

The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...

 for Cooperation and Brotherhood

Cooperation and Brotherhood

Cooperation and Brotherhood was a political party in Israel.-History:Cooperation and Brotherhood was an Israeli Arab organisation formed to participate in the 1959 elections...

 between 1959 and 1961.

Biography

Born in Tamra

Tamra

Tamra is an Israeli Arab city in the North District of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately east of Akko . The name Tamra means date palm in Arabic...

 in 1917, Diab was elected to the Knesset on the Cooperation and Brotherhood list in 1959

Israeli legislative election, 1959

Elections for the fourth Knesset were held in Israel on 3 November 1959. Voter turnout was 81.5%.-Results:¹ The General Zionists and the Progressive Party merged to form the Liberal Party....

. Although the party retained its two-seat strength in the 1961 elections

Israeli legislative election, 1961

Elections for the fifth Knesset were held in Israel on 15 August 1961. Voter turnout was 81.6%.-Results:¹ Eight MKs broke away from Mapai to establish Rafi² Herut and the Liberal Party merged to form Gahal...

, both Diab and Labib Hussein Abu Rokan

Labib Hussein Abu Rokan

Labib Hussein Abu Rokan was a Druze Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Cooperation and Brotherhood between 1959 and 1961.-Biography:Abu Rokan was born in Isfiya during the Ottoman era...

 lost their seats.

He died in 1984.

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