Herut MK Michael Kleiner has called upon MK Ahmed Tibi to resign from the Knesset. This, because of Tibi\'s \"side job\" as advisor to Yasser Arafat, as revealed by Dr. Aaron Lerner of IMRA (www.imra.org.il) two days ago. The Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs publishes an annual directory of PA and PLO officials and offices, and in the 2001 edition, Tibi is listed as \" Israeli Affairs Advisor\" in the \"President\'s Office.\"
Asked about the listing, Tibi explained that it was merely a copy from an older directory and that his name had mistakenly not been removed. However, Lerner now reports that Tibi was not listed in the directories published before 1999, and that only in past three directories does Tibi appear as Arafat\'s advisor. When Tibi was elected to the Knesset in 1999, he announced that he had resigned from the position of advisor to Arafat.
Asked about the listing, Tibi explained that it was merely a copy from an older directory and that his name had mistakenly not been removed. However, Lerner now reports that Tibi was not listed in the directories published before 1999, and that only in past three directories does Tibi appear as Arafat\'s advisor. When Tibi was elected to the Knesset in 1999, he announced that he had resigned from the position of advisor to Arafat.