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Nawaf Massalha

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Nawaf Massalha ( Arabic : نواف مصالحة , Hebrew : נואף מסאלחה ; 26 November 1943 – 26 October 2021, also spelt Nawaf Mazalha or Nawaf Masalha ) was an Israeli Arab politician and a member of the Knesset . He became the first Muslim Arab to hold a ministerial position in the Israeli government when he was appointed Deputy Minister of Health by Yitzhak Rabin in 1992.

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israeli arab politician

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israeli arab politician and a member of the knesset

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