DARAWSHE (DAROUSHA), ABD ELWAHAB

(1943- )

   Born in Kfar Iksal, he was an Israeli Arab member of the Knesset who resigned from the Alignment in March 1988 and was recognized as a one-man parliamentary faction. His Arab Democratic Party (ADP) contested the 1988 Knesset election and won a single seat in parliament. The ADP won two seats in the 13th Knesset (1992) and four in the 14th Knesset (1996), when it ran on a joint electoral slate with the United Arab List (UAL). The UAL-ADP won five seats in the 17 May 1999 election to the 15th Knesset. Darawshe did not contest election to the 16th Knesset (2003).

   See also Arab Political Parties.