Overlooked congressional rebuke
Trump's Position on Israeli settlements does not go unchallengedWashington Watch The most stunning rebuke to the Trump Administration's unilateral effort to legitimize Israeli settlements
Dec 18, 2019
Dr James J Zogby
The writer is President, Arab American Institute.
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A second Nakba in the making?
The Trump Administration has created the conditions for another slaughter of PalestiniansTwo years ago Friday, President Donald Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. We knew
Dec 11, 2019
Trump is dismantling the international order
The Middle East peace process has long been dead. Trump’s decision on Israeli settlements impacts not so much that process as the very foundations of international order The Trump
Dec 7, 2019
Listen to the Lebanese people
The old sectarian basis of representation must go In 2012, I wrote an article about Lebanon that still rings true today. It ended with a quote from one of my favourite pieces written
Nov 9, 2019
In the wake of Trump’s broken promises
Washington Watch The need for an Arab strategy When Donald Trump was first elected, I warned Arab friends to be careful not to put their all of their eggs in a basket that I
Oct 25, 2019
Addressing those who have been fooled
Liar-in-chief It was more than a century and a half ago that Abraham Lincoln told us, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but y
Sep 9, 2019
Forgettable candidates and irritating format
US democrat presidential debatesI've just returned from Detroit, Michigan, where I attended the second set of Democratic Party presidential primary debates. For many reasons, the debates were
Aug 14, 2019
Abusing religion for extremism is universal
All religions can be exploited, not just IslamWhen Americans express concern about religious extremism and violence, they almost always are thinking about Islam. The problems posed by the poli
Aug 5, 2019
What if Palestinians ‘take the money and run?’
What will the dynamic be if Palestinians become prosperous?I wasn't at the "Peace to Prosperity" Summit, but I listened to some of the speeches and read the documents the White House produced
Jul 3, 2019
ColumnsMost democratic candidates still afraid to criticise Israel
Washington Watch They are still afraid of the Israel lobby The attitudes of Democratic voters toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have become decidedly more balanced in
Jun 25, 2019
‘20 Questions’ and the “Deal of the Century”
Trump and Netanyahu are showing what a deal would look like I believe that it was Henry Kissinger who described his approach to running Arab-Israeli negotiations as creating the illus
May 8, 2019
Memories return of the Israeli invasion
The return of a body affects the electionsThe New York Times headline on April 4th was simple enough, "After 37-Year Search, Israel Recovers Body of a Fallen Soldier," but the memories it dred
Apr 10, 2019