Dr James J Zogby

Rising above ourselvesI’ve been deeply distressed by the growing political backlash to the restrictions that many states and local governments have put in place to stop the spread of the cor

“And all the King’s horses and all the King’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again.”I am following worldwide commentary about my country’s disastrous handling of the

The right-wing response is against the lockdownI have cautioned that in the face of the severe economic dislocation currently experienced by so many families across the USA, we could expect to

Israel’s Racism and the PandemicWhile reporting from Israel/Palestine has focused on Israel’s difficulties in forming a new government and on measures being taken by Israelis to deal with

By pandering to the Israeli right, the USA has caused the ‘peace camp’ to witherIsrael just completed its third national election in less than a year. The first two votes in April and Sept

The Repulicans and Likud even share donorsWashington WatchA comment by Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders about Israeli policy and Palestinian rights and the resultin

Attitudes are shifting in the Arab WorldAcross the Middle East and North Africa, 2019 provided an eventful end to a tumultuous decade. There were unsettling developments on multiple fronts; to

Washington WatchIn January, the Israeli daily newspaper, Haaretz, ran an article, “Secret Israeli Document Reveals Plan to Keep Arabs Off Their Lands” I found the piece unsettling for several

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Lebanese and Iraqi protests confront Iran’s ambitionsWhile popular protests in Iraq and Lebanon have been clearly directed at corruption and worsening economic conditions, there is another f

How the struggle for black freedom resonates with PalestiniansThirty-two years ago this month, I was arrested sitting-in and blocking the entrance of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC. The

The Trump Administration has been a disasterWashington WatchDespite its claims of making the USA more respected and feared in the world, the Trump Administration’s behaviour has only con

Washington Watch Iraqis are tired of both the USA and Iran The US drone attack that assassinated Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s elite Qud