Said Arikat (Arabic: سعيد عريقات,[1] born 1947 or 1948[2]) is a Palestinian journalist and the Washington bureau chief for Jerusalem based newspaper Al-Quds.

[3][5] A long time attendee of press briefings at the U.S. State Department,[3] Arikat has been noted for his sometimes contentious exchanges with State Department Spokespersons, including John Kirby,[6][7] Heather Nauert,[8] and Ned Price.

[9][10] Some have criticized Arikat for pushing a Palestinian point of view, with Charles Bybelezer of the Jewish News Syndicate saying that Arikat "routinely bashes Israel ... at U.S. State Department briefings",[10] a point of view that Philip Weiss of Mondoweiss described as "smear[ing] by the Zionist press".

[2] Yisrael Medad opined in The Jerusalem Post that Arikat asks questions laden with misstatements.

[11] Speaking to Al Jazeera, Arikat stated he believed the suspension is related to him being outspoken about Palestine, saying that he "can't think of any other reason".