Yousef Jabareen

Biography

Hadash, constitutional law expert, former MK

Age

54

Before politics

Doctor of law, faculty member at the University of Haifa and Tel-Hai College; resident of Umm al-Fahm

Public roles

Chair of Hadash (since May 16, 2026, ~82% of the votes at the party convention); former MK for Hadash and the Joint List (2015–2021); former chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (23rd Knesset)

Main political focus

Constitutional law and human rights; forming a broad joint Arab-Jewish list

Milestones

In the 23rd Knesset he led the approval of the regulations on supervision of early childhood daycare centers

Key principles