Who they are
Khouriya is a lawyer from Shfaram who practises in Haifa. He was Hadash’s local secretary by 2015 and headed the Israel Bar’s Shfaram office until November 2023. Police arrested him that month over alleged incitement in Facebook posts and later released him. The Bar closed its ethics complaint in April 2024 for insufficient evidence; the criminal case’s final outcome is unverified.
Positions and record
Public accountability: In January 2014, called for Hadash’s local representatives to keep Shfaram residents informed about their political and municipal work and address residents’ concerns.
Civil liberties: In January 2016, criticised what he described as systematic and increasingly frequent arrests targeting Palestinian citizens of Israel.
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