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James J. Zogby
By James J. Zogby - Jul 17,2017
Over a week ago, a pro-Israel media monitoring group accused me of making “an unsubstantiated charge that Israel supporters are responsible” for discrimination, hate crimes, and the political exclusion of Arab Americans.Because this issue is so important to Arab Americans and bec
By James J. Zogby - Jul 10,2017
While, as president, Donald Trump has worked to cultivate a relationship with Arab leaders, the antipathy towards Arabs and Muslims that he and his party have cultivated in recent years continues to have a worrisome impact on American public opinion and policy.Recent polling, con
By James J. Zogby - Jul 03,2017
Fred Rotondaro, an Italian American leader, died on June 26. He was, by every measure, a remarkable man.On hearing of his passing away, my brother John commented: “Fred was a creation God would be proud of.
By James J. Zogby - Jun 20,2017
In June 1967 I was in the midst of my final weeks in college when the war broke out.At the time, I knew little about the Middle East, since I was more engaged in the anti-war and civil rights movements.And so, as I watched the UN Security Council debates that preceded and followe
By James J. Zogby - Jun 13,2017
While most of Washington was eagerly awaiting former FBI director James Comey’s Thursday appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee, they may have missed an important confirmation hearing that had occurred a day earlier.On Wednesday, Russell Vought, President Donald Trum
By James J. Zogby - Jun 05,2017
The recent horrific massacre of 29 Egyptian Coptic Christian pilgrims served as a tragic reminder of the vulnerability of minority faith communities in many parts of the Middle East.As a Maronite Catholic with family and friends in the Middle East, a PhD in comparative religion a
By James J. Zogby - May 29,2017
If I were a movie critic writing reviews of audience reactions to US President Donald Trump’s performances abroad, they would look something like this: “...a big hit in Riyadh”; “...a smash sensation across the Holy Land”; “...subdued, but a success in Vatican City”; and “...a di
By James J. Zogby - May 22,2017
As I write, President Donald Trump is on his way to the Middle East, where he has set a high-stake programme, addressing some of the United States’ and the Arab world’s most critical concerns: Gulf security, defeating extremism, reining in Iran and resolving the Arab-Israeli conf
By James J. Zogby - May 15,2017
There is no question that in many parts of the world, including the Middle East, vulnerable religious communities are facing threats to their very survival or serious problems of discrimination.In situations such as these, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USC
By James J. Zogby - May 08,2017
 During a confusing and unsettling time, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas came to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump.As has been the case with most issues, Trump has been remarkably unpredictable when addressing the Middle East.During his cam

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