Ahmad Tibi

Who is Ahmad Tibi?

Ahmad Tibi is a Palestinian-Israeli politician and leader of the Arab Movement for Change, an Arab party in Israel. He serves as a member of the Knesset since 1999, and currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. Tibi was acknowledged as a figure in the Israeli-Palestinian arena after serving as a political advisor to the late Palestinian president Yasser Arafat. He describes himself as Arab-Palestinian in nationality, and Israeli in citizenship; accordingly he reclaims the state of Israel to recognize the Arabs, who constitute almost 20% of the state population, as Palestinians yet שד full and equal citizens.

Tibi is also a trained physician and graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a gynecologist.