Biography
Born in Hizmeh in the West Bank, Suleiman Khatib is the General Director of Al- Quds Association for Democracy and Dialogue which he founded together with fellow Palestinian peace activists in 2006 in order to be able to create effective and sustainable projects and programs focusing on the promotion of peace, democracy, and civic participation in the Palestinian Territories. He is also one of the founders of “Combatants for Peace”. Suleiman was imprisoned at the age of 14 for 10 years and 5 months where he spent his time learning about history, Hebrew, English, and about other world conflicts and peace activists such as Ghandi and Mandela. He acquired his entire education and worldview in jail. This is when he started to have new thoughts about the conflict and the means for resolving it. As as result Suleiman is today a committed advocate for peace in the Middle East and active member of various programs and projects aiming to promote a peaceful solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict within local communities as well as on a regional and international level.
Topics for HR Missions
- “What Arabs in the region are really thinking” (Nov 2013)
