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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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      People in Dearborn, Michigan, protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza. AP
      CommentJoe Biden has betrayed Arab Americans

      The White House found new ways to exclude, silence and marginalise the community

      CommentJanuary 20, 2025
      US president-elect Donald Trump was one of a number of high-profile personalities to attend Jimmy Carter's funeral. AFP
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      Trump and Carter reflect two sides of the American reality

      The US has shown itself capable of doing great things, just as the nation’s dark side has often reared its head

      CommentJanuary 13, 2025
      Fatah supporters chant slogans during a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah last Tuesday. AP
      CommentForeign manipulation of the Arab world needs to end

      The past century has seen regional and global powers meddle in the affairs of a region that, outside of the Gulf, has been easily divided

      CommentJanuary 06, 2025
      Protesters gather in Freedom Plaza during the National March on Washington for Palestine in Washington. AFP
      Palestine and Israel supporters in the US should be able to debate freely

      Americans are not there yet, despite a shift in thinking on the issue

      CommentJanuary 01, 2025
      Pope Francis pictured in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican on December 7. The manger scene is a powerful reminder of Jesus in the beginning – born a humble outcast. Reuters
      CommentThe manger and the keffiyeh are powerful symbols of hope

      Palestinian Christians see echoes of their nation’s plight in the story of the infant Jesus, born amid danger and occupation

      CommentDecember 24, 2024
      A Democratic supporter reacts as presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the 2024 US presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, on November 6. Reuters
      CommentThe dismal state of the Democrats today can be traced back decades

      Any autopsy of this election should take a long view

      OpinionDecember 17, 2024
      Palestinian women mourn the victims of an Israeli bombardment, in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. AP
      Syria is in focus but Gaza still needs attention

      Just because the suffering in Gaza disappeared from the front pages of many news outlets doesn’t mean it’s not still happening

      CommentDecember 09, 2024
      An Israeli flag still flies in the Lebanese village of Adaisseh after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Reuters
      CommentLebanon and Israel's many problems that this ceasefire alone won't solve

      Any pause in fighting is a relief, but there is still a lot to be sceptical about

      CommentDecember 02, 2024
      US President Joe Biden meets President Isaac Herzog at the White House this month. EPA
      CommentBiden's continued Gaza war policy means he now owns it

      With few electoral compulsions left, the US President had a chance to end the conflict

      CommentNovember 25, 2024
      A Palestinian Authority policeman walks outside a police station adorned with a painting depicting late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in the West Bank city of Hebron, earlier this month. AFP
      CommentImposing a 'solution' on Palestinians isn't going to end the conflict with Israel

      A recent poll suggests there is clarity on what they want. The rest of the world should pay heed to it

      CommentNovember 18, 2024
      Today, for most Americans, being a member of the Democratic or a Republican party means there is no organisation, no sense of belonging and no real opportunity to make one’s voice heard.
      CommentThe US election has ushered in the collapse of its parties

      Both organisations have become nothing more than fundraising vehicles for powerful consultants lacking in political imagination

      CommentNovember 11, 2024
      Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near the US Capitol. The US has been deeply divided over the war in Gaza. AFP
      CommentTrump or Harris, US Middle East policy will continue to be a muddle

      Partisan gridlock will limit America's ability to contribute to regional peace in the near term

      CommentNovember 04, 2024
      Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally near the White House in Washington on June 8 to protest against Israel's actions in Gaza. Conflict in the Middle East has weighed heavily on the US presidential campaign. AFP
      CommentLike many Arab Americans, I am torn about this election

      However, for those voters who rightly want to punish Kamala Harris for Gaza there are some questions worth pondering

      CommentOctober 28, 2024
      Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally near the White House in Washington DC. Dark money and disinformation campaigns are afoot in the build up to the US Presidential election on November 5. AFP
      CommentHow 'dark money' is targeting America's Arab and Jewish voters

      Disinformation campaigns are being aimed at minorities living in two battleground states ahead of the November election

      CommentOctober 21, 2024
      The rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in which three people died. Carl Court / Getty Images
      Israel's war on Hezbollah is not an 'opportunity' for Lebanon

      Claims that the destruction visited on the country could change its fortunes are not only insensitive, they are naive

      CommentOctober 14, 2024
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