Who they are
Ghazawi is a lawyer from Qalansawe. He worked for the Communist Youth and served as Hadash’s local branch secretary. He founded the town’s popular committee in 2007 and chaired its central parents’ committee by 2013. He sat on the municipal council by 2024.
Positions and record
Municipal governance: In December 2023, called for municipal elections to move beyond family lists and patronage.
Housing: In December 2023, urged Qalansawe municipality to prioritise housing, prepare a master plan and address demolition orders through the planning committee.
Transparency: In June 2024, supported public access to information on environmental programmes and budgets for Arab towns, describing transparency as necessary for equality and democratic oversight.
Where they stand
Holds the Hadash line on every issue.
Judea & SamariaHadash lineEnd the occupation: a Palestinian state on the 4 June 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital, talks with the PLO, and a just solution for refugees under Resolution 194.
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & SecurityHadash lineMake the end of the war permanent, lift the siege and end military control of Gaza, with aid, rebuilding, the return of the displaced and UNRWA back at work.
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi EnlistmentHadash lineOpposes drafting Haredim or anyone else and would sanction no one who does not enlist; rejects military and civil service schemes for Arab youth.
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
JudiciaryHadash lineThe court as rights guarantor
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
EconomyHadash lineA minimum wage of at least 70% of the average wage, progressive tax, price controls on basics, and no privatisation of health, education, housing or welfare.
Social spendingFree market
EducationHadash lineArab schools run themselves, setting their own curriculum and administration, on budgets equal to Jewish schools' and with no privatisation.
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & StateHadash lineSeparation of religion and state, with freedom of conscience and belief, written into a constitution of equal citizenship.
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & CitizenshipHadash lineEqual citizenship in a constitution, recognition of Arab citizens as an indigenous national group, and repeal of the Nation-State Law.
Equal citizenshipJewish national state