Ramiz Jaraisy Explained

Ramiz Jaraisy (Arabic: رامز جرايسي, Hebrew: ראמז ג'ראיסי; born October 24, 1951) is an Arab-Israeli politician and the former mayor of Nazareth.^[1]

Jaraisy was born to a Palestinian Christian family in Nazareth, Israel. He holds a BSc in mechanical engineering (1973) and an MSc in civil engineering (1978), both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He established two Arab-Israeli student unions, first for the Technion, and subsequently a national chapter. Jaraisy is a Greek Orthodox Christian.^[1]

Jaraisy was first elected to the Nazareth City Council in 1978. Later he became deputy mayor under Tawfiq Ziad. After Ziad's death in 1994 he was elected mayor of Nazareth.^[2] He was beaten and succeeded by deputy mayor Ali Salam in 2014.^[3]

External links

• Web site: http://www.nfc.co.il/Archive/006-D-987-00.html?tag=14-33-41 . http://web.archive.org/web/20110721142926/http://www.news1.co.il/Archive/006-D-987-00.html?tag=14-33-41 . 21 July 2011 . he: ג'ראיסי ראמז . he.

Notes and References

1. News: Nazareth split over pope's visit. Tourism, peace hopes vie with calls for pontiff to stay away. https://archive.today/20130131213852/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/1699246371.html?dids=1699246371:1699246371&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+30,+2009&author=BRENDA+GAZZAR&pub=Jerusalem+Post&edition=&startpage=4&desc=Nazareth+split+over+pope's+visit.+Tourism,+peace+hopes+vie+with+calls+for+pontiff+to+stay+away. dead. 31 January 2013. Jerusalem Post. Brenda. Gazzar. April 30, 2009. 4.
2. Book: McGahern, Una . Palestinian Christians in Israel: State Attitudes towards Non-Muslims in a Jewish State . 2012-06-25 . Routledge . 978-1-136-65680-4 . en.
3. Web site: Former Nazareth deputy mayor Ali Salam beats incumbent again . . 13 March 2014 . 7 July 2024 . Ariel . Ben Solomon.