Washington Watch Articles From 1997
ISRAEL MUST BE PRESSURED
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed up empty handed for his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright.
THE SADDAM PHENOMENON
Dr. Ron Walters, a professor of political science at the University of Maryland and one of the leading African-American intellectuals, was once asked to explain the “Farrakhan phenomenon.” Minister Louis Farrakhan is the current leader of the movement in the U.S. known as the Nation of Islam.
ARAB AMERICANS ANDTHE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HATE CRIMES
Despite significant progress in race and ethnic relations in the U.S., problems still remain.
ARAB AMERICANS IN THE 1997 ELECTIONS
Although 1997 is considered an off year for electoral politics, Arab Americans are deeply engaged in key campaigns across the U.S.
A DARK MOOD
The mood in the Arab world and among many in the Arab American community is bleak. There is confusion, alienation and , at times, anger.
A BIGOTED CAMPAIGN
By now the world knows of Roger Tamraz, a Lebanese American, and of his appearance before the U.S. Senate Committee investigating campaign finance irregularities in 1996.
ACCESS:MEETING ARAB IMMIGRANT NEEDS
This is not a story in the headlines. Nor is it one of the usual stories about problems facing the Arab American community.