Who is Jemail Tabari from The Source; a Novel and what is their importance?

Jemail is an Oxford educated Arab and an archaeologist. His father had been an Arab leader during the British occupation and his grandfather had been the governor of Akko. He fought against the Jews in 1948 and afterward decided to stay in Akko and help rebuild. He is well-known and respected in his field. Tabari shows Cullinane much of the area, exposing him to both Jewish and Arab religions and culture. He teaches Cullinane much of the history of the area and explains where the Europeans went wrong in the Crusades.