Ali Salalha

Ali Salalha (Hebrew: עלי סלאלחה; Arabic: علي صلالحة born 12 April 1952) is an Israeli Druze politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Meretz from 2021 to 2022.

Salalha's hometown is Beit Jann, a Druze village on Mount Meron in northern Israel.

[1] Prior to entering politics, Salalha was the principal of Beit Jann Comprehensive High School.

Although he initially missed out on a seat as the party won six seats, he entered the Knesset on 18 July 2021 as a replacement for Issawi Frej, who had resigned under the Norwegian Law after being appointed Minister of Regional Cooperation.

[6][7] He was placed fourth on the Meretz list for the 2022 elections, in which the party did not win any seats.