Ayoob Kara

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Ayoob Kara ( _he. איוב קרא, born 12 March 1955) is an Druze Israeli politician and a major (reserves) in the Israel Defense Forces.

Biography

Following his national service, Kara studied Business Administration.

He joined Likud, and was elected to the Knesset in 1999. He was appointed Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Workers. He retained his seat in the 2003 elections and became chairman of the Anti-Drug Committee.

During the months preceding the disengagement from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank, Kara requested from then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that Druze soldiers not be assigned to tasks related to the disengagement, since the Druze opposed the disengagement and did not want to have anything to do with it. In an interview, Kara claimed "The withdrawal is going to be terrible for Israeli security. Hamas is going to become dominant as soon as Israel leaves Gaza, and they will use the land to stage more attacks against Israel." [ [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43770 Gaza withdrawal 'victory for terrorism'] World Net Daily, 13 April 2005]

Kara lost his seat in the 2006 elections as Likud were reduced to just 13 seats.

Today he lives in the Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel, near Haifa. He is married and has five children.

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