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I've been putting this page together in pieces over the last while, and it remains incomplete, particularly between the third and thirteenth Knessets. I have organized the list by party within each Knesset, adding a wikilink the first time a party or person is listed within each Knesset. One difficulty I've had is finding a standard spelling for many Arabic names, as many of these figures are listed differently in various sources, as well as on various Misplaced Pages pages. If you find Misplaced Pages entries for more of the figures listed here, please add a wikilink with the proper spelling. The same is true for political parties with both English and Hebrew names. Also, please add this as a *See also where appropriate.Cheeselouise 23:35, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Name change

I think the title should change to: Arab members of the Knesset. It sounds more correct. --Shamir1 01:06, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Religion

When MKs have "Christian" or "Druze" appended to their names, their personal theology is not being referred to, but their cultural identity. Removing that info with the rationale that 'they are atheists' doesn't seem appropriate unless we remove all cultural identification. Tewfik 21:59, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

In exactly what way is Hisham Nafa's cultural identity different from Mohamed Barakeh? Their cultural identity is Arab. But zionists have a fixation with defining their identity for them in order to divide them. ابو علي 23:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Unfortunately the Zionist plan has already been effected on articles like Palestinian Christian and Arab citizens of Israel. Are there any other thoughts on the issue? Tewfik 02:03, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

I am all for consistency. But do you think that List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives or List of United Kingdom MPs should lable each MP as christain/protestant christain/souther baptist, jew etc? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Abu ali (talk • contribs) 10:04, 1 March 2007 (UTC).

This insistence on labelling people is exactly what the South African apartheid regime did for so long. It's deplorable, and it's difficult to believe that the culprits don't know what they're doing. And it goes further, because the people who insist on labelling others often insist on labelling themselves, claiming some bogus 1st-class status for themselves (eg as editors) and relegate other ethnicities to a 2nd-class status. It's harmful in society and it's damaging to the project. PalestineRemembered 17:07, 4 March 2007 (UTC)