Washington Watch Articles From 1999
CONGRESS BATTLES THE PEACE PROCESS
It is still possible that this session of Congress will end without serious damage being done to the Middle East peace process and U.S. foreign policy in the region.
LIKUD AND CONGRESS WAGE A PRIVATE, DIRTY WAR
U.S. allies of Israel’s outgoing Likud Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu have been working overtime to damage what remains of the Middle East peace process.
BIBI’S DANGEROUS LEGACY
Arabs have good reason to be pleased with Netanyahu’s defeat while, at the same time, they greet Barak’s victory with a note of caution.
THE KAHLIL GIBRAN AWARDS
My son Joseph is the lone Arab American working in the Near East Affairs (NEA) Bureau at the U.S. Department of State. For nearly one year now he has served as Special Assistant to Martin Indyk, the Assistant Secretary of State.
WE LOST THE VOTE, BUT WON THE DEBATE
On March 16 the U.S. Congress passed a resolution (House Concurrent Resolution 24) calling on the President to “unequivocally assert U.S. opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State
PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATESMUST DEBATETHE MIDDLE EASTIN 2000
Absent an organized political intervention by an Arab American-led coalition in the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election, there will almost certainly be no substantive discussion of U.S. Middle East policy.
ARAB STATES GAININ U.S.PUBLIC OPINION
A new poll conducted for the Arab American Institute (AAI) shows that Americans are viewing several Arab states with increased favorability.