Tawfik Khatib (, ; born 21 April 1954) is an

Israeli Arab The Arab citizens of Israel form the country's largest ethnic minority. Their community mainly consists of former Palestinian Citizenship Order 1925, Mandatory Palestine citizens (and their descendants) who continued to inhabit the territory ...

former politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...

for the

United Arab List The United Arab List (, ''HaReshima HaAravit HaMe'uhedet''; , ''al-Qā'ima al-'Arabiyya al-Muwaḥḥada''), commonly known by its Hebrew acronym Ra'am (, ), is an Islamist and conservative political party in Israel and the political wing of ...

and the

Arab National Party The Arab National Party (, ''HaMiflaga HaLeumit HaAravit''; , ''al-Hizb al-Qawmi al-Arabi'') is a minor Israeli Arab political party in Israel led by Muhamad Kanan. Background The party was founded during the 15th Knesset when three Members of ...

between 1996 and 2003.

Biography

Born in

Jaljulia Jaljulia (, ), officially also spelled Jaljulye, is an Arab citizens of Israel, Arab town in Israel near Kfar Saba. In it had a population of . History An archaeological dig started in 2017 at Jaljulia uncovered, at about a five-meter depth, ...

, Khatib studied political science at

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, , ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic university institution. It has 20,000 ...

, gaining a BA. He went on to study

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

ic culture, writing his MA thesis on ancient taxation. In 1989 he became head of Jaljulia's local council. A member of the Islamic Movement, He was elected to the Knesset on the United Arab List list in the 1996 elections. After winning fifth place on the party's list for the 1999 elections he retained his seat, but on 19 February 2001, left the party to establish the

along with

Muhamad Kanan Muhamad Kanan (, ; born 17 October 1955) is an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List and the Arab National Party between 1999 and 2003. Biography Born in Tamra, Kanan gained a BA at the Ben-Gurion ...

. Prior to the 2003 elections media reports suggested that Khatib would join

Meretz Meretz (, ; ) was a left-wing political party in Israel. The party was formed in 1992 by the merger of Ratz, Mapam and Shinui, and was at its peak between 1992 and 1996 when it had 12 seats. It had no seats in the Knesset following its failure ...

, but nothing came of them, and he lost his seat. Khatib is married with five children. He currently teaches Arabic at

Beit Berl College Beit Berl College is a multi-disciplinary academic college for higher education located in Beit Berl in the Sharon plain, Sharon region of Israel. It is one of the oldest colleges in Israel. The college grants undergraduate degrees (B.Ed and ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khatib, Tawfik 1954 births Living people People from Jaljulia United Arab List politicians Arab National Party politicians Arab members of the Knesset Israeli educators Bar-Ilan University alumni Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999) Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003) Academic staff of Beit Berl College