MK Touma-Sliman – First Arab, Communist to Chair Knesset Committee
MK Aida Touma-Sliman (Hadash – Joint List) has become the first Arab and communist lawmaker to head a permanent Knesset committee, after having been elected chairperson of the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women and Gender Equality. Touma-Sliman, a first-term MK in Israel’s recently elected 20th Knesset, is founder of the…