Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Haneen Zoabi, also spelled Hanin Zoubi,born 23 May 1969, is a member of the Knesset representing the Balad party. She is a Palestinian Arab, who is also an Arab citizen of Israel. Elected in 2009, she is the first woman to be elected to the Knesset on an Arab party's list. Born in Nazareth, Zoabi studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Haifa, gaining a Bachelors of Arts, before receiving a Masters of Arts in communications from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She was the first Arab citizen of Israel to graduate from a media studies course there, and established the first media classes in Arab schools.She also worked as a math teacher, and later served as a schools inspector for the Ministry of Education. Zoabi joined Balad in 2001. In 2003, she co-founded the NGO I'lam - Media Center for Arab Palestinians in Israel . Zoabi was its general director until she resigned shortly before the 2009 election to focus on her political career.