Born in
Jaljulia, Khatib studied political science at
Bar-Ilan University, gaining a BA. He went on to study
Islamic culture, writing his MA thesis on ancient taxation. In 1989 he became head of Jaljulia's local council. A member of the
Islamic Movement, but on 19 February 2001, left the party to establish the
Arab National Party along with
Muhamad Kanan. Prior to the
2003 elections media reports suggested that Khatib would join
Meretz, but nothing came of them, and he lost his seat. Khatib is married with five children. He currently teaches Arabic at
Beit Berl College. ==References==