When Nadia Hilou entered the Knesset on her first day as a Labor MK, it was more than just a first for her - it was a landmark for the Knesset as well.

Hilou became the first female Christian-Arab MK when she was sworn in on April 17.

"I am particularly conscious of my position and the significance it carries because of my background," Hilou told The Jerusalem Post after her first week in office. "I am already involved on a number of issues and bills."

While most new MKs struggled to find their offices, only to discover that most of the electronic equipment didn't work, Hilou set up shop in the Interior Committee room, where she has already established herself as a regular for committees on women and family issues...

...It was only the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin that convinced her to leave social work and enter politics.

"I was in the square with my two youngest daughters the night Rabin was killed," she said. "It was so emotional... it provided the final push that convinced me that I had to become active to push change and work for peace."...