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| Ra’am MK Said al-Harumi, a champion of Negev Bedouin, dies at 49 |
| 2021-08-27 |
| [IsraelTimes] al-Harumi made history when Ra’am became 1st Arab faction to play integral role in coalition; he abstained in vital vote, to protest home demolitions in Bedouin communities. Ra’am ...the party of the Islamic Movement - Southern Branch, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Israel, which is currently allied with Naftali Bennett’s goverment. It’s estimated 10% of Israeli Arabs are affiliated with the Islamic Movement, whether the soft jihad of the political Southern Branch or the hard jihad of the sword wielded by the militant Northern Branch... MK Said al-Harumi died early Wednesday after being rushed to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba after suffering a heart attack, the party announced. He was 49. |
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