Ahmad Tibi

Palestinian-Israeli politician and physician, leader of the Ta'al party, member of the Knesset since 1999, former political advisor to Yasser Arafat (1993-1999)

Key Relationships

Attended

• Person Yasser Arafat - Ahmad Tibi first met Yasser Arafat in Tunis in 1984 at a PLO meeting Single Source
• Event 1998 Wye River negotiations - Tibi represented the Palestinians at the 1998 Wye River negotiations as advisor to Arafat Single Source
• Event January 2012 Palestinian martyrs event - Ahmad Tibi attended an event honoring Palestinian martyrs in January 2012 where he described martyrs as "symbols of t... Single Source
• Event January 2012 event honoring Palestinian martyrs - At an event honoring Palestinian martyrs in January 2012, Tibi described martyrs as "symbols of the homeland" and ass... Single Source
• Event Holocaust Day 2010 commemoration - Tibi delivered a speech to commemorate Holocaust Day in 2010 at the Israeli Knesset which was described as possibly t... Single Source

Employed By

• Person Yasser Arafat - Tibi served as political advisor to Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat from 1993 to 1999 Single Source
• Organization Knesset - Tibi has served as a member of the Knesset since 1999 and as Deputy Speaker Single Source
• Person Jacques Michel - Hospital director Jacques Michel fired Ahmad Tibi from Hadassah Hospital without conducting a formal inquiry followin... Single Source
• Organization Ta'al - Tibi is the leader of the Ta'al political party Single Source
• Organization Hadassah Hospital - Tibi began a residency as a gynecologist at Hadassah Hospital in 1984 but was dismissed in 1987 after a violent incident Single Source

Associated With

• Organization PLO - Tibi attended PLO meetings around the world in the 1980s when meeting PLO members was a criminal offense in Israel Single Source
• Organization Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Tibi studied medicine at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and graduated with honors in 1983 Single Source
• Person David Rothstein - Tibi was involved in a violent incident with security guard David Rothstein in 1987 which led to Tibi's dismissal fro... Single Source
• Person Jacques Michel - Hospital director Jacques Michel questioned Tibi and fired him without conducting a formal inquiry after the 1987 inc... Single Source
• Person Michael Kleiner - MK Michael Kleiner initiated actions in 2002 to restrict Tibi's movements inside the Gaza Strip and West Bank, claimi... Single Source
• Person Michael Eitan - Likud MK Michael Eitan filed an official motion to disqualify Tibi from the 2003 elections, arguing Tibi had supporte... Single Source
• Person Yair Lapid - Yair Lapid reported on Israel's Channel 2 about Tibi's Holocaust Day 2010 speech, quoting Knesset elders who said it ... Single Source
• Organization Ta'al - Ahmad Tibi is the leader of the Ta'al party, which he established Credible Reporting
• Organization Balad - Ahmad Tibi ran jointly with Azmi Bishara's Balad party in the 1999 Knesset elections Single Source
• Organization Hadash - Ahmad Tibi was elected as part of a joint list of Ta'al and Hadash in the 2003 elections Single Source
• Organization United Arab List - Ahmad Tibi took Ta'al out of the Hadash coalition and joined the United Arab List before the 2006 elections Single Source
• Person Benjamin Netanyahu - During April 2019 elections, Netanyahu frequently referenced Tibi with slogan "It's either Bibi or Tibi" which was cr... Single Source

Part Of

• Organization Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Ahmad Tibi studied medicine at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, graduating with honors in 1983 Credible Reporting

Connected To

• Person Kamal Tibi - Kamal Tibi is Ahmad Tibi's father Single Source
• Person David Rothstein - Security guard David Rothstein was involved in a violent altercation with Ahmad Tibi that resulted in Rothstein being... Single Source
• Person David Rothstein - Ahmad Tibi was involved in a violent physical altercation with security guard David Rothstein in 1987 at Hadassah Hos... Single Source
• Person Azmi Bishara - Tibi ran jointly with Azmi Bishara's Balad party in the 1999 elections but broke away during the same Knesset session Single Source
• Organization Balad - Tibi ran jointly with Balad party in 1999 elections Single Source
• Organization Hadash - Tibi was elected on a joint list of Ta'al and Hadash in 2003, but left the coalition before 2006 elections Single Source
• Organization Israeli Central Elections Committee - The Israeli Central Elections Committee passed Eitan's motion to disqualify Tibi from 2003 elections by one vote, but... Single Source
• Organization Supreme Court of Israel - Tibi appealed to the Supreme Court of Israel regarding Kleiner's movement restrictions (2002) and the disqualificatio... Single Source
• Organization IDF - Ahmad Tibi opposes the recruitment of Arab citizens of Israel into the IDF Single Source
• Organization United Arab List (UAL) - Tibi joined the United Arab List before 2006 elections and was re-elected on the joint UAL-Ta'al list in 2009 and 2013 Single Source

Charged With

• Person Michael Kleiner - MK Michael Kleiner initiated actions in 2002 to restrict Ahmad Tibi's movements in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, clai... Single Source
• Person Michael Eitan - Likud MK Michael Eitan filed an official motion to disqualify Ahmad Tibi from running in the 2003 elections, arguing ... Single Source
• Organization Israeli Central Elections Committee - The Israeli Central Elections Committee voted by one vote to disqualify Ahmad Tibi from running in the 2003 elections Single Source

Mentioned In

• Person Yair Lapid - Yair Lapid reported on Ahmad Tibi's 2010 Holocaust Day speech, noting Knesset elders said it might be the best speech... Single Source
• Document August 2012 airline compensation law - Tibi was the first Arab MK to pass legislation under his own name, including the August 2012 law regulating airline c... Single Source
• Person Benjamin Netanyahu - During the April 2019 Israeli elections, Benjamin Netanyahu frequently referenced Ahmad Tibi using the slogan "It's e... Credible Reporting

Represented By

• Organization Supreme Court of Israel - The Supreme Court of Israel unanimously overturned the Israeli Central Elections Committee's ban on Ahmad Tibi runnin... Single Source

Testified In

• Organization Supreme Court of Israel - Ahmad Tibi appealed to the Supreme Court of Israel against the 2002 Knesset decision to restrict his movements Single Source

Located At

• Location Tayibe - Tibi was born in Tayibe in 1958 Single Source

Visited

• Location Tunis - Tibi met Yasser Arafat in Tunis in 1984, when meeting PLO members was still a criminal offense in Israel Single Source

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