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| term_start = 2009
| term_start = 2009
| term_end = 2012
| term_end = 2012
| office1 = Minister of Labor, [[Palestinian Authority]]
| office2 = Minister of Labor, [[Palestinian Authority]]
| term_start1 = 2002
| term_start2 = 2002
| term_end1 = 2004
| term_end2 = 2004
|successor2 = Hassan abu Libdeh
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| office2 = Minister of Planning, [[Palestinian Authority]]
|predecessor1=[[Nabeel Kassis]]
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| term_start2 = 2005
|successor1=[[Samir Abu Eisheh]]
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| term_end2 = 2006
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| office1 = Minister of Planning, [[Palestinian Authority]]
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| birth_date = 1954
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| term_start1 = 2005
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| term_end1 = 2006
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1954}}
| birth_place = [[Nablus]], West Bank
| birth_place = [[Nablus]], West Bank
| party = [[Palestinian People's Party]]
| party = [[Palestinian People's Party]]
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| children = 3
| children = 3
| alma_mater = [[Durham University]]
| alma_mater = [[Durham University]]
| occupation = Politician, Academic, Writer
| occupation = Politician, academic, writer
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'''Ghassan Khatib''' ({{lang-ar|غسان الخطيب}}) (1954- ) is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] politician. He was born in [[Nablus]], in the [[West Bank]], and is a member of the [[Palestinian People's Party]]. Khatib is married and has three children. He was also a member of the [[Madrid Conference of 1991|Madrid Peace Delegation in 1991]] and was involved in the Washington negotiations from 1991 to 1993. He was appointed the [[Palestinian National Authority]] Minister of Labor in 2002, then the [[Planning Minister of the Palestinian National Authority|Planning Minister]] in 2005-06.<ref name="JMCC">[http://www.jmcc.org/politics/pna/newpagov03.htm The PA Ministerial Cabinet List, April 2003 - October 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031215210945/http://www.jmcc.org/politics/pna/newpagov03.htm |date=2003-12-15 }} Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre.</ref>
'''Ghassan Khatib''' ({{langx|ar|غسان الخطيب}}) (born 1954) is a Palestinian politician. He was born in [[Nablus]], in the [[West Bank]], and is a member of the [[Palestinian People's Party]]. Khatib is married and has three children. He was also a member of the [[Madrid Conference of 1991|Madrid Peace Delegation in 1991]] and was involved in the Washington negotiations from 1991 to 1993. He was appointed the [[Palestinian National Authority]] Minister of Labor in 2002, then the [[Planning Minister of the Palestinian National Authority|Planning Minister]] in 2005–06.<ref name="JMCC">[http://www.jmcc.org/politics/pna/newpagov03.htm The PA Ministerial Cabinet List, April 2003 - October 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031215210945/http://www.jmcc.org/politics/pna/newpagov03.htm |date=2003-12-15 }} Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre.</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Khatib holds a PhD in Middle East politics from [[Durham University]]. He is lecturer of Contemporary Arab Studies and International Studies at [[Birzeit University]].
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Khatib holds a PhD in Middle East politics from [[Durham University]]. He is lecturer of Contemporary Arab Studies and International Studies at [[Birzeit University]]. He has served as Director of Government Media Center in 2009-2012 and Palestinian Minister of Labor 2002-2004 and Minister of Planning 200-2006. Khatib was Vice-President for community outreach in 2006-2009, and vice president for Advancement in 2012-2016 at Birzeit University. He was Founder and director of the [[Jerusalem Media & Communication Centre]], which specializes in research, opinion polling and media activities. He was a member of the Palestinian delegation for the [[Madrid Conference of 1991|Madrid Middle East Peace Conference in 1991]] and the subsequent bilateral Palestinian-Israeli negotiations in Washington from 1991-93. Khatib was co-founded and co-directed bitterlemons.org, a Palestinian-Israeli internet-based political magazine.<ref>[http://www.bitterlemons.net/ Bitterlemons.org]</ref> He was member of the Joint Working Group on Israel-Palestine Relations at Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at [[Harvard University]].


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He has served as Director of Government Media Center in 2009–2012 and Palestinian Minister of Labor 2002–2004 and Minister of Planning 2005–2006. Khatib was Vice-President for community outreach in 2006–2009, and vice president for Advancement in 2012–2016 at Birzeit University. He was Founder and director of the [[Jerusalem Media & Communication Centre]], which specializes in research, opinion polling and media activities. He was a member of the Palestinian delegation for the [[Madrid Conference of 1991|Madrid Middle East Peace Conference in 1991]] and the subsequent bilateral Palestinian-Israeli negotiations in Washington from 1991 to 1993.
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Khatib was tricked into appearing in the mockumentary [[Brüno]], where [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] tried to solve the middle east crisis in a sit down with Khatib and [[Yossi Alpher]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Bruno in the Middle East |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYZ0OhwpGWU |access-date=2023-10-24 |language=en}}</ref>

Khatib co-founded and co-directed bitterlemons.org, a Palestinian-Israeli internet-based political magazine.<ref>[http://www.bitterlemons.org/ Bitterlemons.org]</ref> He was a member of the Joint Working Group on Israel-Palestine Relations at Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at [[Harvard University]].

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Khatib was tricked into appearing in the 2009 mockumentary ''[[Brüno]]'', where [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] tried to solve the Middle East crisis in a sit-down with Khatib and [[Yossi Alpher]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bruno in the Middle East | website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYZ0OhwpGWU |date= 2 December 2010|access-date=2023-10-24 |language=en}}</ref>


==Work==
==Work==
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Latest revision as of 03:51, 3 November 2024

Ghassan Khatib
غسان الخطيب
Director of the Government Media Centre, Palestinian Authority
In office
2009–2012
Minister of Planning, Palestinian Authority
In office
2005–2006
Preceded byNabeel Kassis
Succeeded bySamir Abu Eisheh
Minister of Labor, Palestinian Authority
In office
2002–2004
Succeeded byHassan abu Libdeh
Personal details
Born1954 (age 70–71)
Nablus, West Bank
Political partyPalestinian People's Party
Children3
Alma materDurham University
OccupationPolitician, academic, writer

Ghassan Khatib (Arabic: غسان الخطيب) (born 1954) is a Palestinian politician. He was born in Nablus, in the West Bank, and is a member of the Palestinian People's Party. Khatib is married and has three children. He was also a member of the Madrid Peace Delegation in 1991 and was involved in the Washington negotiations from 1991 to 1993. He was appointed the Palestinian National Authority Minister of Labor in 2002, then the Planning Minister in 2005–06.[1]

Biography

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Khatib holds a PhD in Middle East politics from Durham University. He is lecturer of Contemporary Arab Studies and International Studies at Birzeit University.

He has served as Director of Government Media Center in 2009–2012 and Palestinian Minister of Labor 2002–2004 and Minister of Planning 2005–2006. Khatib was Vice-President for community outreach in 2006–2009, and vice president for Advancement in 2012–2016 at Birzeit University. He was Founder and director of the Jerusalem Media & Communication Centre, which specializes in research, opinion polling and media activities. He was a member of the Palestinian delegation for the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference in 1991 and the subsequent bilateral Palestinian-Israeli negotiations in Washington from 1991 to 1993.

Khatib co-founded and co-directed bitterlemons.org, a Palestinian-Israeli internet-based political magazine.[2] He was a member of the Joint Working Group on Israel-Palestine Relations at Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.

Khatib was tricked into appearing in the 2009 mockumentary Brüno, where Sacha Baron Cohen tried to solve the Middle East crisis in a sit-down with Khatib and Yossi Alpher.[3]

Work

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  • Palestinian Politics and the Middle East Peace Process: consensus and competition in the Palestinian negotiation team. London: Routledge, 2010. ISBN 978-0-415-49334-5

References

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  1. ^ The PA Ministerial Cabinet List, April 2003 - October 2003 Archived 2003-12-15 at the Wayback Machine Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre.
  2. ^ Bitterlemons.org
  3. ^ "Bruno in the Middle East". YouTube. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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