If a Palestinian converts to Judaism, can he run for Prime Minister of Israel?

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kismet

The Israeli parliament has a number of Arab Muslim members; they did not have to convert to Judaism in order to run for office!

How many Arab or Muslim countries have Jewish members of Parliament/ministers/holders of political office?

The First Dragon

If this "Palestinian" is an Israeli citizen, born in Israel as many Arabs are, he does not have to convert to Judaism to run for public office. Lots of Arabs have held office in Israel.
If he's not an Israeli citizen of course, he's stuck with running for office in his own country.

allonyoav

Any Israeli citizen regardless of ethnicity or religion can run for Prime Minister

The current make up of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) is:
Kadima 28
Likud 27
Yisrael Beiteinu 15
Labor 13
Shas 11
United Torah Judaism* 5
National Union** 4
Hadash 4
United Arab List-Ta'al 4
The Jewish Home 3
New Movement-Meretz 3
Balad 3
Total 120

Of those Balad, United Arab List and Hadash are largely Arab parties- as you can see they have 11 of the 120 seats in the Knesset, slightly under the percentage of the Arab population as many Arabs vote for the non-ethnically aligned parties (Likud- the right wing party actually increased in the number of Arab voters voting for it in the last election)

arab citizens of israel can run for PM now, they don't need to be any particular religion. muslims serve in parliament as well as jews.

non-citizens of israel obviously cannot run for PM of israel, just like non-citizens of the US can't run for president of the US.

Sahar â™¥Free Palestineâ™¥

No, because they're Palestinian, not Israeli.

Mr. Undercover Pervert

well he would have to be an Israeli Citizen first. I don't know for sure but I would think so.

Citizen for a Just Peace

Theoretically,but the idea is sheer nonsense. No offense. It's a good way to make a point about Israeli racism.

dandyl

Yes he can, if he is an Israeli citizen, no matter what the religion is, he can run for the prime minister position, as Israel is a democracy Unlike all Arab countries who will not have a Jewish prime minister.Arabs in Israel have equal voting rights; in fact, it is one of the few places in the Middle East where Arab women may vote. Arabs currently hold 8 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. Israeli Arabs have also held various government posts, including one who served as Israel's ambassador to Finland and the current deputy mayor of Tel Aviv. Oscar Abu Razaq was appointed Director General of the Ministry of Interior, the first Arab citizen to become chief executive of a key government ministry. Ariel Sharon's original cabinet included the first Arab minister, Salah Tarif, a Druze who served as a minister without portfolio. An Arab is also a Supreme Court justice.

Teutonic French Toast (w/syrup)

Yes, as long as he has enough money to buy the election. That's how we do it in the USA!

numnum

israel doesnt have that kind of elections.
the elections are for parliament, the party with the most chance for creating coalition will have it's leader chosen as prime minister.

there are arabs parties, and they dont need to convert to anything, so potentialy the arab party leaders could become israeli prime minister if he'll have majority.

for arab parties google raam, balad

Ma'akum

Technically. But no non-Jew will ever hold high office is a government designed for one ethnic group.

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A Jewish convert was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday for collaborating with a Palestinian militant â€” his brother.

Asaf Ben-David, a naturalized Israeli citizen who was born Hussam Sawafta in the West Bank town of Tubas, was found guilty earlier this month of assisting an enemy during wartime and of contact with a foreign agent. In their sentencing decision, three judges of the Haifa district court noted that the two charges were among most serious crimes on Israel's law books.

http://www.texty.com/t/a-jewish-convert-was-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-p/

custardetapioca

He would also have to become head of a strong political party, but I'm not sure what that party would be--perhaps The Converts To Judaism Party.

Lizard

As you can see from answers bellow: any Israeli citizen can be a member/head of any political party. If such party wins the ellections The head of the party will be a Prime-Minister. No conversion needed.

However I would like to address the question you implied (I think). Let's say a local arab from Gaza or Judea or Samaria who does not hold Israeli citizenship desides to convert to Judaism. Then after the conversion he can obtain Israeli citizenship as any Jew. Once he receives the citizenship he will have all the rights including one to be ellected. You have to realize though that such person risks his life by converting. He would be hated and hunted by Hamas Fatah and the rest of so called "palestinian" organisations. There are very few examples of such conversions. And those people are usually very censire in their Jewish faith Since they put everything on the line including their very lives. Such person would be a stounch supporter of Israel and strong opposer of any palestinian state in any shape or form. I assume that not what you expected...

Greenie M

if he'll survive leaving islam and converting to judaism...why not?
but when Muslims who convert to Christianity got killed...people reluctant to leave this religion

Arieh

You don't have to be Jewish to run for political office, but it helps. Muslims don't convert to Judaism anyway. Conversion is upwardly mobile. Jews convert to Christianity and Christians convert to Islam. Although there are examples of Jews who have "jumped" directly to Islam, this is not the norm. Go for it! If you're righteous and just, I'd vote for you.

marry w

Have you ever heard of real Palestinian Jew in the Israeli government leadership at any time in Israel history. Even Palestinian Jews are not trusted by the Zionist colonists.

Of course not. Your religion isn't going to mean a thing without the right passport.

Schmeckel Deckel

If he can find enough suckers to vote for him or pull a coalition out of his a$$ to form a majority, why not? But I'm not Israeli and don't know the law or whether or not Israeli Jews would accept him/her (assuming that a woman could also convert...). I don't think this Q posted, dear...

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