▁welcome ▁in ▁my ▁hom eland . ▁I ▁am ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁nature , ▁the ▁surr ound ings , ▁the ▁landscape ", ▁contrast ing ▁his ▁birth ▁in ▁Israel ▁with ▁Lie ber man ' s ▁imm igration ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁O de h ▁is ▁now ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁power ▁bro ker ▁given ▁that ▁Arab ▁parties ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁unit ing ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁government ' s ▁requirement ▁that ▁parties ▁meet ▁a ▁minimum ▁threshold ▁of ▁votes ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁K ness et . ▁O de h ▁has ▁a ▁style ▁that ▁contrast s ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁M K ▁H ane en ▁Zo abi , ▁who ▁is ▁more ▁confront ational . ▁O de h ▁voices ▁his ▁willing ness ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Jewish ▁partners , ▁and ▁he ▁often ▁quotes ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Award ▁and ▁recognition ▁ ▁List ed ▁as ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁leading ▁global ▁think ers ▁by ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁magazine . ▁ ▁List ed ▁as ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁influ ential ▁by ▁The ▁Mark er ▁magazine ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁place ▁. ▁ ▁List ed ▁as ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁influ ential ▁by ▁The ▁Mark er ▁magazine ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁View s ▁and ▁opinions ▁O de h ▁says ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Ha ifa ▁city ▁council ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁to ▁him ▁that ▁Arab s ▁and ▁Jews ▁must ▁work ▁together . ▁He ▁describes ▁Ha ifa ▁as