He has been a life-long Fatah activist and lives in Jerusalem's Silwan neighbourhood in the West Bank.
[2] Ghaith was the Fatah movement secretary in Silwan and one of the leaders of the People's Committee in the Al-Bustan neighbourhood of Jerusalem which has led local opposition to the "City of David" archaeological-tourist park.
[3] On November 25, 2018, Ghaith was arrested along with 40 other members of the Fatah movement but released only a week later.
[6] In July 2020, Ghaith was again arrested and was, according to his lawyers, investigated, over "planning an act of terrorism" but then released on August 4, 2020.
[9][10] In September, Israel issued him an order preventing him from meeting with many PA officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh.