SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY The history of the Middle East has always been defined by its waterways —the Tigris and Euphrates in the East, the Nile in the West, and the Sea of Galilee and Jordan River flowing through its heart. Dozens of civilizations and hundreds of millions of souls … Continued
AOC vows to block U.S. missile sales to Israel as Prime Minister Bennett says no to a Palestinian state
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, congressional representative, along with several other progressive reps., is trying to halt the U.S. sale of missiles to Israel. The claim is that such missiles were used against Gaza the last time around and could be used like that again. This is a harder line of offense than is usual from the U.S. House. Meanwhile, an equally hard line has been taken by Israeli Prime Minister, Neftali Bennett, in claiming to put an end to any idea of a Palestinian state, whether part of a two-state or single Israeli-Palestinian state solution. Contributing writer, John Mason, takes us into the heart of this frayed issue.
Lebanon faces major challenges as it nears an economic meltdown. As the country slips into chaos, suffering from recent fuel shortages and a blackout, it has managed to get a new Prime Minister and government. This recent news at least suggests some progress following a year of political deadlock and a chance for bringing the country back from chaos and collapse to something like its once formidable self. Contributing writer, John Mason, updates us on Lebanon’s precipitous situation.
By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist The 20th anniversary of 9/11 is a time period to evaluate whether the United States’ reactions and policies to the rare attacks on U.S. soil were effective and what lessons it should have learned. Having emerged, a decade earlier, as the sole superpower following the collapse … Continued
By: Leyelle Mosallam / Arab America Contributing Writer Early in the morning on Monday, September 6th, six Palestinian prisoners escaped out of Israel’s highest security prison, Gilboa. Israeli authorities reported that the six prisoners managed to escape by lifting a piece of tile off the floor in their cell and crawling beneath the prison facility … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: VAILA FINCH It was not until Hatem Salama Saleh left his Brooklyn neighbourhood in 2005 to join the US Marine Corps fighting in Iraq that he personally felt the impact of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. “That is when I felt the effects of anti-this and anti-that, as … Continued
SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY Some expected that all hell would break loose when Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream company, announced that as of 2022 they would no longer license the sale of their products in occupied Palestinian territories. After an initial hysterical response from Israel and its supporters in … Continued
Israeli Prime Minister Bennet arrived in Washington last week to remake the U.S.-Israel relationship following the Trump-Netanyahu years of bias totally favoring Israel. Bennett’s one ‘concession’ to Biden was that he would not attempt to annex the West Bank. Because Bennet controls the Knesset by only one vote, he is in no position to make big promises anyway, but he has no intention of doing anything for the Palestinians, given his animosity towards them and his extreme anti-peace and anti-state stance. Contributing writer John Mason discusses this purely symbolic visit.
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer Understanding “Citizenry Anger” “The revolution’s on … It’s here, it’s today … I’m looking for all my other patriots to come out and help me.” Floyd Ray Roseberry Floyd Ray Roseberry is angry at the United States government, and he decided to set off bombs. Among … Continued
The ten responses to this important question about U.S. policy in nation state-building reflect how the U.S. has translated policy into action on the ground in this highly complex country, Afghanistan. 20 years of warfare and thousands of lives lost must be accounted for in American “after-action reports.” Here, we look at the many missteps the U.S. has taken, from beginning to end. Inadequate strategic planning and poor analysis along the way have led to a catastrophic end to the U.S. presence there. John Mason takes us through the ten steps.
By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The city of Chicago is known for many things; its deep-dish pizza, interesting politics, worldwide cultures, Lake Michigan, and the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. But were you aware that Chicago is also a center of immigration for refugees of the Arab World to come to and … Continued
By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer Dana Milbank’s recent op-ed goes after Rashida Tlaib for her linking of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinians and the oppression of Black Americans and he conflates this with what he describes as her anti-semitism. Related is AIPAC’s campaign to incite Islamophobia and endangering the lives of “women … Continued
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