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Masud Ghnaim

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Masud Ghnaim

Masud Ghnaim, Arab: مسعود غنايم , Hebrew: מסעוד גנאים , (born February 14, 1965) is an Israeli politician. He is political leader of Ra'am ("The United Arab List").

Ghnaim is an Arab Israeli and a Muslim.

He obtained a BA in the history of the Middle East at Haifa University and subsequently performed educational and cultural activities.

He joined the Islamic Movement in Israel and chose the moderate division of this Islamist movement, called the Southern Branch and one of the forerunners of Ra'am.

In 2003 he entered local politics by becoming a councillor of Sakhnin (lasted till 2005), followed by national politics by becoming a Member of Knesset in 2009. Since 2015 he has both been leader of Ra'am and a The Joint List politician.

Ghnaim wants Israel to be changed into a caliphate and supports the Iran-Syria-Hezbollah coalition.

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