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Issawi Frej

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Issawi Frej ( Arabic : عيساوي فريج , Hebrew : עִיסָאוּוִי פְרֵיג' ; born 14 December 1963) is an Arab-Israeli politician who served as a minister and was a member of the Knesset for Meretz in 2021 and was also an MK for the party between 2013 and 2019. As of June 2023, he was the Minister of Regional Cooperation. He is the second Muslim minister in Israeli history, after Raleb Majadle .

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israeli arab politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for meretz

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arab-israeli politician who served as a minister and was a member of the knesset for meretz in 2021 and was als

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