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Jabar Asakla (Arabic: جابر عصاكلا) is an Israeli Druze politician, organizational consultant and secretary of the Hadash Party from the local council of Maghar, Israel.
Biography
Asakla was born and raised in the village of Maghar in Galilee. After graduation, he refused to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces for ideological reasons,He received an undergraduate degree in educational counseling and Arabic language and literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During his studies, he served as Chairman of the Arab Students. He also got a master's degree in Educational Counseling at the University of Haifa.
He served as vice-president of the Shatil organization.
In the elections for the 21st Knesset, he was placed on the eighth spot on the Hadash-Tal list and was not elected to the Knesset after the party won six seats.
In the elections for the 22nd Knesset, Hadash was placed 12th in the Joint List and elected to the Knesset.
Personal life
Asakla is married and father of three, and lives in Maghar.