Ghassan Khatib is the Director of the Palestinian Government Media Centre, a former Minister in the Palestinian National Authority (PA) and former Vice-President of Bir Zeit University. A former member of the Palestinian Delegation for the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference and subsequent bilateral negotiations, Dr Khatib has a long-standing involvement in and understanding of the peace process.

Ghassan Khatib holds a PhD in Middle East Politics from Durham University in the United Kingdom and is also a multiple published author and political commentator. His latest publication, Palestinian Politics and the Middle East Peace Process, was published by Routledge in 2010.

 Dr Khatib's lecture is available in audio format from the link below.