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Erekat Family
Erakat, Erekat, Erikat or Arekat and Arikat, Ereiqat () is a Palestinian surname that may refer to * Kamel Arekat (1901–1984), Palestinian Jordanian militant and politician *Noura Erakat (born 1980), Palestinian American lawyer and human right activist *Saeb Erekat (1955–2020), Palestinian diplomat * Said Arikat (born 1947 or 1948), Palestinian journalist *Yousef Erakat Yousef Saleh Erakat (; ; born January 22, 1990), also known as FouseyTube or Fousey ( ), is a Palestinian-American YouTuber, online streamer, actor, and musician. His YouTube channels include ''FouseyTUBE'' (later renamed ''Crashout YSE''), and ... (born 1990), American YouTube personality, brother of Noura {{surname Arabic-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamel Arekat
Kamel Arekat (, also spelled Kamel Uraygat; 26 March 1901 – 17 July 1984) was a Jordanian militant and politician who served as the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Jordan. He was born in Abu Dis, a town 5km in the east of Jerusalem, to a notable Jordanian originated clan. Early life Kamel was born to a notable family. His grandfather, Sheikh Rashid, was known as the leader of the knights assigned by the Ottoman Sultan to protect Christian pilgrims visiting Jerusalem. After the World War I, and the British Mandate for Palestine he served in the British Police in 1926. Arab and Jewish conflict in Palestine Years later, and due to the Jewish Immigration to Palestine, he participated in the Arab-Palestinian resistance movement under the leadership of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni Abdul Qadir al-Husayni (; 1907 – 8 April 1948) was a Palestinian revolutionary and Arab nationalist guerrilla military leader. In late 1933, he founded the secret militant group known as the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noura Erakat
Noura Saleh Erakat (, ; ; born ) is a Palestinian-American activist, university professor, legal scholar, and human rights attorney. She is currently a professor at Rutgers University, specializing in international studies. Her primary focus is the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and she is a vocal critic of Israel. Education and career Noura Saleh Erakat was born on January 16, 1980, in Alameda County, California. She attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2002, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and was named a UC-Berkeley Human Rights Center Summer Fellow in 2003. In 2005, she received her Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law and was awarded the Francine Diaz Memorial Scholarship Award. She completed her L.L.M at Georgetown University Law Center in 2012. In 2010, she was a co-founder of ''Jadaliyya'', an online magazine published in English, Arabic, and French, and which is affiliated with the non-profit Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeb Erekat
Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat ( ''Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt''; also ''ʻRēqāt, Erikat, Erakat, Arekat''; 28 April 195510 November 2020) was a Palestinian politician and diplomat who was the secretary general of the executive committee of the PLO from 2015 until his death in 2020. He served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He participated in early negotiations with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government. He reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003. Personal life and education Erekat was born in Abu Dis. He was a member of the Palestinian branch of the Erekat family, itself a branch of the Howeitat tribal confederation. Erekat was one of seven children, with his brothers and sisters living outside of Israel or the Palestinian territories. He was 12 years old when the Israelis occupied the West Bank, and was detained by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Said Arikat
Said Arikat (, born ) is a Palestinian journalist and the Washington bureau chief for Jerusalem based newspaper ''Al-Quds''. Arikat also teaches as an adjunct professor at American University. From 2005 to 2010, Arikat served as the spokesperson for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq. A long time attendee of press briefings at the U.S. State Department, Arikat has been noted for his sometimes contentious exchanges with State Department Spokespersons, including John Kirby, Heather Nauert, and Ned Price. Some have criticized Arikat for pushing a Palestinian point of view, with Charles Bybelezer of the Jewish News Syndicate saying that Arikat "routinely bashes Israel ... at U.S. State Department briefings", a point of view that Philip Weiss of ''Mondoweiss'' said was a "smear by the Zionist press". Yisrael Medad opined in ''The Jerusalem Post'' that Arikat asks questions laden with misstatements. On 3 December 2022, Arikat's Twitter account was suspended for violat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yousef Erakat
Yousef Saleh Erakat (; ; born January 22, 1990), also known as FouseyTube or Fousey ( ), is a Palestinian-American YouTuber, online streamer, actor, and musician. His YouTube channels include ''FouseyTUBE'' (later renamed ''Crashout YSE''), and the reality vlog-channel ''DOSEofFOUSEY''. As a YouTuber, he produces prank videos, parodies, vlogs, comedy sketches and interviews. He is the recipient of two Streamy Awards. As an actor, he starred in Tyler Perry's comedy horror film '' Boo! A Madea Halloween'' (2016) and its 2017 sequel. In January 2025, he released his debut album, ''G7: The Death of Fousey'', which earned mixed reviews. Personal life Yousef Saleh Erakat was born in Fremont, California, to Palestinian parents. He has three older siblings, including Noura Erakat, who is a legal scholar and professor at Rutgers University. Erakat attended San Jose State University and majored in theatre arts. He moved to Los Angeles after graduating in 2013 to pursue his acting ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |