Physician and former adviser to Yasser Arafat; one of the Knesset's longest-serving Arab MKs and a persistent critic of the Jewish state.
Positions and record
- Physician by training (gynaecology), trained at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Served as a political adviser to PLO chairman Yasser Arafat (1993-1999) and spokesman for the Palestinian delegation at the 1998 Wye River talks
- Founded the Arab Movement for Change (Ta'al) in 1996; in the Knesset since 1999, one of its longest-serving Arab MKs; served as Deputy Speaker 2006-2013
- Long-time advocate of 'state of all its citizens' framing aimed at dismantling Israel's Jewish character, demanding Palestinian statehood and repeal of the Nation-State Law and Law of Return
- Has characterized Israeli self-defense operations in Gaza as 'war crimes' and 'genocide' in international forums, echoing Hamas talking points; routinely refuses moments of silence for Israeli terror victims
- In January 2026 signed a preliminary agreement with Hadash, Balad, and other Arab factions to reunite into a Joint List ahead of the next Knesset elections
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Ahmad Tibi, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/ahmad-tibi