He is the founder and executive director of Project Unified Assistance, a nonprofit organization working towards the establishment of a humanitarian airport in the Gaza Strip, to be run and operated by the United Nations.
He spent the year in Pacifica, California, where he learned meditation from his host mom, a Buddhist and retired social worker.
He also attended sessions with Living Room Dialogue, a Jewish-Palestinian group based in San Mateo, marking the first time he had spoken to Jews or Israelis.
[9] Alkhatib has published work in The Atlantic,[11] The Forward,[12] Haaretz,[13] Newsweek,[14] The Times of Israel,[15] The Jewish Chronicle,[16] The Wall Street Journal,[17] and The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
[4] Project Unified Assistance represents the culmination of Alkhatib's interests in aviation, social entrepreneurship, and desire to help the Palestinian population living in Gaza.