Last updated on: 9/21/2015 | Author: ProCon.org

Ghada Karmi, MD, PhD Biography

Title:
Honorary Research Fellow and Assistant Lecturer at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies in the University of Exeter, England
Position:
Con to the question "Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?"
Reasoning:

“No one denies that there will be massive obstacles in the way of implementing a one-state solution in Israel/Palestine. And it may well be that there will have to be a series of intermediary steps towards its realisation: a temporary separation of the two peoples, followed by a stage of bi-nationalism, and ultimately leading to what this author believes to be the most appropriate outcome, namely that of a secular democratic state which we may name ‘Eretz-Palestine’.”

“Eretz Palestine: A Single State in Israel/Palestine,” Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, Aug. 1999
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with PhDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Honorary Research Fellow and Assistant Lecturer at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, England
  • Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 1999-2001
  • Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies and Senior Visiting Fellow at the Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, Leeds University
  • Commentator on Palestinian affairs
  • Vice-Chair of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding (CAABU)
  • Head of the International Campaign for Jerusalem
  • Established the first Palestinian political organization in Britain, 1972
Education:
  • PhD, History of Arabic Medicine, London University
  • MD, University of Bristol, 1964
Other:
  • None found
Quoted in:
  1. Should Palestinian Refugees Have the Right of Return?
  2. Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?