Idris Muasi

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Name: Idris Muasi, 67 years old, father of 3 successful sons and 8 grandchildren

Place/area of residence: Baqa al-Gharbiyye, Triangle**

Areas of knowledge and activity: Teacher and lecturer at the Open University for Arabic language - literary and spoken, Arabic literature and history, and Middle Eastern studies.

Local and national activist for many years, serving and partly still serving as:

1.Arabic language teacher

2. Served as Deputy Mayor of Baqa al-Gharbiyye, and three terms on the city council

3. Central activist in Mapam and Meretz - Secretary General of Mapam's Young Generation, and fought for full peace in the region and full equality for many years

4. Active in the Executive Committee of the Histadrut, served as manager of the Social Security Department, and member of the public council of the National Insurance Institute

5. Managed Young Entrepreneurs Israel in the Arab society

6. Owner and manager of A.A. Barak Advertising and Signage Ltd.

7. Helped in legislating laws and repealing discriminatory laws!

8. Active volunteer in many issues related to welfare, economy, and equality between Jewish and Arab citizens of the state.

9. Served as a board member of the Yedid NGO

The social-political and socio-economic situation in the country harms ordinary citizens in general and Arab citizens in particular, who wish to integrate into the life of the state equally. I believe that Jews and Arabs must march together to preserve the dignity of citizens as human beings, and to take care of their basic needs for housing, employment, and dignified life for people with disabilities. I also believe that we understand that the solution to the situation is only in our hands. We must cooperate, contribute, and respect each other in order to create a place here that we will be proud to live in.

I have been politically active within another party for years, and today I believe there is no choice but to establish a political body that will work vigorously in the Knesset to realize our dream, which is in fact the need of the hour for each and every one of us as citizens.