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Hussein Ibish

Hussein Ibish

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Hussein Ibish is a US affairs columnist for The National. He is a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. He is a weekly columnist for Bloomberg and The National. He has made thousands of radio and television appearances and was the Washington, DC correspondent for the Daily Star (Beirut). Many of Ibish’s articles are archived on his Ibishblog website. His most recent book is What’s Wrong with the One-State Agenda? Why Ending the Occupation and Peace with Israel is Still the Palestinian National Goal (ATFP, 2009). Hussein was included in all three years (2011, 2012, and 2013) of Foreign Policy’s “Twitterati 100,” the magazine’s list of 100 “must-follow” Twitter feeds on foreign policy. Hussein is the editor and principal author of three major studies of Hate Crimes and Discrimination against Arab Americans 1998-2000 (ADC, 2001), Sept. 11, 2001-Oct. 11, 2002 (ADC, 2003), and 2003-2007 (ADC, 2008). He previously served as a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, and executive director of the Hala Salaam Maksoud Foundation for Arab-American Leadership from 2004-09. From 1998-2004, Hussein served as communications director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. He has a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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Dealing with the Syrian regime is a sad but inevitable reality

By assuming a role in Syria's future, Gulf nations hope to steer a course for a political solution and loosen Iran's hold on the nation

CommentDecember 29, 2018
In his resignation letter, James Mattis outlined clear ideological differences between himself and Donald Trump. Bloomberg
With James Mattis gone, the last of the grown-ups has left the Trump administration

The defence secretary's resignation after the president's reckless decision to withdraw US troops from Syria is to his credit, but the world's detriment

CommentDecember 23, 2018
A US-led convoy in Deir Ezzor, Syria. Courtesy Matthew Crane /US army handout via Reuters
Donald Trump's withdrawal of troops from Syria is a huge win for Damascus, Moscow and Tehran

The US president has dropped the ball on two key foreign policy goals – combating terrorism and confronting Iran

CommentDecember 20, 2018
President Donald Trump once looked untouchable, but it now appears that past actions are catching up with him. Reuters
As Trump's aura of invincibility dims, he will seek to intensify racial and cultural divides

With legal pressure mounting upon him, the US president has to win another term in office or face the possibility of jail time

CommentDecember 15, 2018
Heather Nauert has been appointed US ambassador to the United Nations. Alex Brandon / AP
Heather Nauert is the latest recruit from central casting

Donald Trump's appointment of Heather Nauert as UN ambassador shows his disdain for multilateral institutions

CommentDecember 08, 2018
President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
Climate change denial is just the latest example of Trump's post-truth presidency

Politically inconvenient reality is discarded by a president who claims gut instinct is more credible than hard fact

CommentDecember 03, 2018
President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Nato headquarters in Brussels, earlier this year. EPA/
In his drive to dismantle American institutions, Trump is following in Erdogan's footsteps

Starting with the media, the US president has systematically attacked symbols of trust and authority – but the courts are pushing back

EditorialNovember 24, 2018
The Bernie Sanders-led “democratic socialist” faction is thriving, but the Democrats must remain a big-tent party to achieve their goals. AP
A shift to the left is now the biggest threat to Democrat ambitions

Unseating Donald Trump in 2020 is now a distinct possibility – as long as the opposition can appeal to a broad section of US society

CommentNovember 17, 2018
US President Donald Trump arrives for a "Make America Great Again" campaign rally at McKenzie Arena, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. AFP
WATCH: What might the US Congress look like in 2019?
CommentNovember 13, 2018
US President Donald Trump on theSouth Lawn of the White House in Washington DC. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
It's no longer clear whether America First is the new, permanent face of the US or a Trump aberration

The US president has nearly consolidated his total control of the Republican Party but his opposition has a new lease of life post-midterms

CommentNovember 12, 2018
President Donald Trump takes the stage to speak at a campaign rally in Indianapolis. AP/Michael Conroy
Handing Trump more power would be a disastrous outcome for the midterms

The forthcoming ballot has been framed as a referendum on Donald Trump's tenure so far. However, that may have to wait until the next presidential election

CommentNovember 03, 2018
Cesar Sayoc, from Florida, has been detained in connection with the attempted pipe bomb attacks on prominent critics of President Donald Trump. Reuters
Bomb attempts show what can happen when Trump is taken seriously

The US President has repeatedly diagnosed liberal society as sick and corrupt, and prescribed violence as the cure

CommentOctober 27, 2018
US consulate in Jerusalem. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that it will be merged with the new embassy in Tel Aviv under the jurisdiction of US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman. EPA
Washington is dismantling the framework of the Oslo process, one piece at a time

The closure of the US consulate in East Jerusalem is an attack on the very notion of Palestinian sovereignty and hopes for a Palestinian state

CommentOctober 20, 2018
Haley has positioned herself as a viable future alternative to President Donald Trump. EPA/Michael Reynolds
Haley was no voice of reason − that's why she could be the next face of the Republican party

In the Middle East, she is widely believed to be the worst-ever US ambassador to the UN, but that only strengthens her politically

CommentOctober 13, 2018
Protesters demonstrate on the steps of the US Supreme Court building in Washington against the swearing in of Brett Kavanaugh. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Kavanaugh's confirmation is just the start of this sorry story

The Senate may have voted in the favour of President Donald Trump's nominee, but the Democrats still have options to explore

CommentOctober 07, 2018
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