Ahmad Tibi, Israeli Arab politician.

This article is about the Israeli politician. For the Canadian geneticist, see Ahmad Teebi.

Dr. Ahmad Tibi (born December 19, 1958; sometimes spelled Ahmed Tibi) is an Israeli Arab politician and member of the Arab nationalist party, Ta'al (Arab Movement for Renewal). He was elected on a joint ticket with the Hadash Movement (Hadash-Ta'al) to serve in Israel's parliament, the Knesset. He describes himself as Arab-Palestinian in nationality, but has called Israel his "homeland" and vowed to stay in Israel regardless of the fate of the Palestinian territories. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... • Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics at University of Toronto since 1998 when he moved to Toronto from McGill University. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hadash (חדש) is a left wing, largely Arab, anti-Zionist popular front group in Israel made up of the Communist Party of Israel and other left-leaning political groups. ... The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for assembly) is the Parliament of Israel. ... The West Bank The Gaza Strip The Palestinian territories are geographic areas in the Middle East captured by Israel in the Six-day War of 1967 whose status is pending the conclusion of negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization. ...

Tibi is from Taibeh, in the Center District of Israel. He is a trained physician and graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Center District, or Central District, of Israel is one of six districts, and includes the following towns and cities: Hod Hasharon הוד השרון Kefar Sava כפר סבא Lod לוד (Al-Lydd in Arabic) Modiin מודיעין Nes Ziyyona נס ציונה Netanya נתניה Petah Tiqwa פתח תקווה Qalansawe קלנסווה Ra... האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים) is one of Israels oldest, largest and most important institutes of higher learning and research. ...

Political career

Early career

Tibi served as a political advisor to the late Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat for several years, even representing the Palestinians at the 1998 Wye River negotiations. Tibi resigned from the post in 1999, upon deciding to run for the Knesset. Tibi has described his relationship with Arafat as "close" and "extremely interesting and important to [him]." The West Bank The Palestinian National Authority (PNA or PA) is a semi-autonomous state institution nominally governing the bulk of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (which it calls the Palestinian Territories). It was established as a part of Oslo accords between the PLO and Israel. ... Arafat redirects here; for the hill east of Mecca, see Mount Arafat Yasser Arafat (Arabic: ياسر عرفات‎) (August 4 or August 24, 1929 – November 11, 2004), born Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (محمد عبد الرؤوف القدوة الحسيني) and also known by the kunya Abu `Ammar (أبو عمّار), was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (1969... The Wye River Memorandum was a political agreement negotiated to implement the earlier Interim Agreement of 28 September, 1995 brokered by the United States between Israel and the Palestine Authority completed on October 23, 1998. ...

Travel restrictions conflict

Far-right MK Michael Kleiner initiated actions in the Knesset in 2002 to restrict movements by Tibi inside the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Kleiner claimed that Tibi was 'assisting the Palestinians in their war against Israel.' Tibi protested the Knesset's decision as unconstitutional and illegal under Israeli law [1] and appealed to the Supreme Court of Israel, which deferred a decision on the case [2]. Michael Kleiner Michael Kleiner (born April 4, 1948 in Munich, Germany) is an Israeli politician and leader of Herut: The National Movement. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Frontal view The Supreme Court (Hebrew: בית המשפט העליון, Beit Hamishpat Haelyon ) is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel. ...

2003 elections

Ahead of Israel's 2003 elections, several right-wing politicians, including the heads of the National Union and National Religious Party (Mafdal), sought to have Tibi banned from holding Knesset office; the official motion to disqualify Tibi's candidacy was filed by Likud MK Michael Eitan and passed the Israeli Central Elections Committee by one vote. However, the Supreme Court of Israel rejected the Committee's arguments and overturned the ban unanimously [3], and Tibi was elected on a joint list alongside left-wing Hadash members Mohammad Barakeh and Issam Makhoul. It has been suggested that National Union Party be merged into this article or section. ... Mafdal party logo The National Religious Party (Hebrew: Mafdal, מפדל) is an Israeli political party representing the religious Zionist movement. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a right-wing political party in Israel. ... Frontal view The Supreme Court (Hebrew: בית המשפט העליון, Beit Hamishpat Haelyon ) is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel. ... Hadash (חדש) is a left wing, largely Arab, anti-Zionist popular front group in Israel made up of the Communist Party of Israel and other left-leaning political groups. ... Mohammad Barakeh, Israeli Arab politician. ...

2006 elections

Before the 2006 elections, Tibi took his Ta'al party out of the Hadash coalition and joined the United Arab List. The United Arab List (RAAM, Hebrew. ...

External links

• Knesset Member, Ahmad Tibi, Knesset directory
• Q&A with Ta'al MK Ahmed Tibi, September 2, 2003, Haaretz News