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[[Sheikh]] '''Ibrahim Sarsur''' ({{lang-ar|ابراهيم صرصور}}, {{lang-he|אִבְרָהִים צַרְצוּר}}; born 2 February 1959) is an [[Arab citizens of Israel|Israeli Arab]] politician. A former leader of the [[United Arab List]], he represented the party in the [[Knesset]] from 2006 to 2015.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Born in [[Kafr Qasim]], Sarsur studied English literature and English linguistics at [[Bar-Ilan University]] during the 1970s. He became a member of Kafr Qasim [[Local council (Israel)|council]] in 1989, serving on it until becoming the head of the southern faction of the [[Islamic Movement in Israel|Islamic Movement]] (considered more moderate than its northern counterpart) in 1999. He also became one of the heads of the [[High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel]].<br />
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In the [[2006 Israeli legislative election|2006 elections]] he was elected to the Knesset. He spoke out against a meeting of Arab lesbians in 2007, releasing a statement saying that "all respectable people from all communities and streams to stand up against preaching sexual deviance among our women and girls."<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/835438.html Islamic Movement slams Arab gay meeting] ''Haaretz'', 11 March 2007</ref> He also claimed there were no homosexuals in the Muslim community.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3271025,00.html Arab MK: No gays in Muslim society] Ynetnews, 7 April 2006</ref> Following an Israeli air strike in the [[Gaza Strip]] which killed a woman and her four children in April 2008, he compared the actions of Israel to those of the [[Nazism|Nazis]]: "Israel's killing of innocent people is reminiscent of some very dark times, including that of the Nazis."<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3537107,00.html Arab MK: Israel's acts reminiscent of Nazis] Ynetnews, 28 April 2008</ref><br />
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In April 2010 Sarsur lost in the elections of the southern branch to Sheikh [[Hamed Abu Daabas]]. Abu Daabas received 192 votes while Sarsur received 142.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yahav|first1=Nir|title=מהפך בפלג הדרומי של התנועה האיסלמית [Revolution in the southern branch of the Islamic Movement]|url=http://news.walla.co.il/item/1661585|accessdate=8 June 2016|work=[[Walla!]]|date=1 April 2010|language=Hebrew}}</ref><br />
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Sarsur was re-elected in [[2009 Israeli legislative election|2009]]. In a June 2011 speech he praised [[Hezbollah]] for "defeating" Israel and called for a new [[caliphate]] to be established with its capital in [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/144978|title=Arab MK Praises Hizbullah, Calls for Caliphate|last=Fendel|first=Hillel|date=16 June 2011|work=Israel National News|publisher=Arutz Sheva|accessdate=16 June 2011}}</ref><br />
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He was re-elected again in [[2013 Israeli legislative election|2013]]. Later in the year he signed a petition along with 105 other MKs calling for the release of the Jewish-American [[Jonathan Pollard]], currently imprisoned by the United States for spying for Israel. Sarsur was quoted as saying that he "felt an emotional kinship with Pollard when [he] heard about the conditions under which he lives", comparing Pollard's treatment to that of [[Palestinian prisoners in Israel|Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons]].<ref>[http://www.timesofisrael.com/106-israeli-mks-appeal-to-obama-to-release-pollard/ 106 Israeli MKs appeal to Obama to release Pollard] ''Times of Israel'', 25 December 2013</ref><br />
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Sarsur retired from politics prior to the [[2015 Israeli legislative election|2015 elections]], and was given a symbolic 119th place on the [[Joint List]], an alliance of [[Hadash]] and several Arab parties.<ref>[http://www.bechirot20.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/OneListCandidates.aspx?LPF=Search&WebId=6adadc15-e476-480b-9746-04490aedeb0f&ListID=ba72a662-765c-45af-9d48-fb68080956af&ItemID=41&FieldID=ListNickname_GxS_Text Joint List list] Central Elections Committee</ref><br />
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His successor as party leader is [[Masud Ghnaim]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Arab members of the Knesset]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{MKlink|id=800}}<br />
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