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      James Zogby

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      After receiving his PhD in Comparative Religions and Middle East Studies and then teaching for a number of years, Dr James Zogby began a career in politics. During the past five decades, he founded a number of Arab-American civil rights organisations, served in a leadership role in the Democratic Party and in five Democratic presidential campaigns, and received appointments from both presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. He also founded Zogby Research Services, which has conducted groundbreaking public opinion polling across the Middle East.
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      CommentApril 14, 2023
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      CommentApril 06, 2023
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      CommentMarch 28, 2023
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      CommentMarch 21, 2023
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      CommentMarch 14, 2023
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      CommentMarch 09, 2023
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      CommentMarch 03, 2023
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      CommentFebruary 22, 2023
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      CommentFebruary 15, 2023
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      Washington's policies continue to enable hardliners and weaken the forces for peace with Palestinians

      CommentFebruary 08, 2023
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      CommentFebruary 03, 2023
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      CommentJanuary 26, 2023
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      CommentJanuary 19, 2023
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      CommentJanuary 12, 2023
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      It takes more than a new page on the calendar to alter our behaviours, same with the world

      CommentJanuary 02, 2023
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