Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was the country"s consul-general in New York between 1972 and 1976. When Dash split the following year, he joined Shinui. He lost his seat in the 1981 elections, but returned to the Knesset after the 1984 elections.
He lost his seat again in 1988.
Born in Isfiya during the Mandate era, Atashi studied Arabic language and political science for a Bachelor at the University of Haifa, before gaining an Master of Arts in political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1977 he joined the new Democratic Movement for Change (Dash), and was elected to the Knesset on the party"s list in the 1977 elections.
