named Hand in Hand – Bridge over the Wadi, or "Bridge over the Wadi". Kafr Qara high school, established in 1970 as a vocational school, is now a comprehensive high school for 10th–12th graders from Kafr Qara and environs. The school has participated in multicultural projects such as Jitli, and offers a joint leadership program for Arab and Jewish teenagers. Kafr Qara holds the highest record for doctors relative to population size in the country, around 14.8 doctors per 1,000 citizens(2007, with more than 50 medicine student back then), Kafr Qara known as well for recording a high rate of academics and master's degree holders. Notable people Nawaf Massalha, first Muslim to serve on the Israeli cabinet Ali Yahya (1947–2014), First Israeli Arab Ambassador of the state of Israel. Appointed ambassador in 1995 to Finland, and 2006 to Greece Jamal Zahalka, Arab member of Knesset, Balad chairman See also Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara F.C. Arab localities in Israel References Bibliography External links Welcome To Kafr Qari' Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8: IAA, Wikimedia commons Arab localities in Israel Wadi Ara Local councils in Haifa District