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James Zogby

James Zogby

Dr. James J. Zogby is the author of Arab Voices (Palgrave Macmillan, October 2010) and the founder and president of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a Washington, D.C.-based organization which serves as the political and policy research arm of the Arab American community. Since 1985, Dr. Zogby and AAI have led Arab American efforts to secure political empowerment in the U.S. Through voter registration, education and mobilization, AAI has moved Arab Americans into the political mainstream.

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A Palestinian man is giving Palestinian flags to the people, during the demonstration in solidarity with Palestine, at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 14th, 2020. (Photo by Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

US Policy Ignores Palestinian Human Rights

Israel operates with impunity, while Palestinian actions have been scrutinized and condemned and their protests ignored or silenced.

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Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, greets Palestinians in Bethlehem in the Israeli occupied West Bank on Christmas Eve, 2018. (Photo: Hazem Bader/AFP/Getty Images)

Conservative Christians Remain Silent About Suffering Bethlehem

"To most in the West, Palestinian Christians are simply invisible. To conservative Christians, they are at best a nuisance who stand in the way of their unquestioning ideological attachment to Israel."

James Zogby ·

What should be clear from this review is that discriminatory policies that unfairly target Arabs or Muslims didn’t begin with Donald Trump and will not automatically end with a change in the White House. (Photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP)

Policies Targeting Arabs and Muslims Didn’t Just Start With Donald Trump

Regardless which party is in the White House, these onerous policies must finally be challenged and defeated.

James Zogby ·

President Donald Trump, right, looks over to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 28. (Photo: Susan Walsh/AP)

Why Is the Democratic Party So Timid on Palestinian Rights?

We will continue to push Democrats to recognize reality and oppose Israel’s occupation.

James Zogby ·

While there are a number of principled souls serving in Congress, for too many Members raising money and getting reelected become ends in themselves. (Photo: AIPAC/Screengrab)

Is AIPAC Losing Its Grip on Democrats?

AIPAC made no secret of their displeasure with elected officials who were supportive of Palestinian rights and often threatened Members of Congress that if they didn’t back off, they would be defeated.

James Zogby ·

Bowman’s victory against an entrenched incumbent came on the heels of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 unseating of 10 term Congressman Joseph Crowley in the nearby 14th District of New York. (Photo: Bowman for Congress)

What Jamaal Bowman's Historic Win Represents for the Palestinian People

For decades, the pro-Israel lobby was able to carry the day in Congress because Members feared the repercussions of criticizing Israel. That tide is turning.

James Zogby ·

The election of Donald Trump was the byproduct of our partisan dysfunction. (Photo: Matthew Busch/Getty Images)

The End of US Empire: Covid-19 Exposes Once-Great Superpower as Epic Failure

While his base continues to be mesmerized by the "emperor’s new clothes," the world stands aghast at the naked truth that America is not only incapable of leading the world, but also failing to protect its own people.

James Zogby ·

If Democrats want to win, they should be planning how, in the wake of COVID-19, to address the challenges they face in order to ensure that even in a “virtual convention” there is full participation that respects all wings of the party and builds unity. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The Political Toll of COVID-19

The supporters of Bernie Sanders will not accept being silenced or stage-managed out of existence.

James Zogby ·

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