Washington Watch Articles From 1999
LESSONS LEARNED FROM SHARA’A’s SPEECH
At the opening of the Israeli-Syrian peace talks in Washington, Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Shara’a delivered a most interesting set of remarks.
SECRET EVIDENCE, PEACE PROCESS AND IRAQ—ISSUES IN 2000
When a federal judge ruled, last week, that the use of secret evidence in deportation cases represented an unconstitutional violation of due process, the Arab American political agenda for 2000 received an important boost.
BUCHANAN AT WAR
The political antics of TV commentator Pat Buchanan are threatening, once again, to create upheaval in U.S. presidential politics.
ISRAEL’S INCITEMENT AT DISNEY: WHAT ARABS MUST DO
When Walt Disney World’s Millenium Celebration opens this week in Florida it will include a controversial Israeli exhibit that focuses on the city of Jerusalem.
THE U.S. ROLE IN THE PEACE PROCESS
With the signing of the Wye implementation agreement at Sharm el-Sheikh, the Clinton Administration now faces a rather demanding agenda.
THE CHANGING JERUSALEM DEBATE
A debate has emerged over U.S. policy toward Jerusalem. It is the result of some subtle but still intriguing changes in the way some U.S. political leaders are now addressing the question.
BARAK CHALLENGED ON ARAB AMERICAN RIGHTS
American citizens of Arab descent travelling to or residing in Israel, the West Bank or Gaza often encounter violations of their rights.
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.
TURNING ATTACKS INTO VICTORIES
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), fresh form its most recent defeat, has struck again.
U.S. REBUKES NETANYAHU’SEL ECTORAL PLOYS
Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent election-related gambits have earned him rather strongly worded public rebukes from the Clinton Administration.
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
AN EARLYLOOKAT 2000
A few weeks ago, my brother John (the political pollster) and I were in the Arab world. In almost every discussion we had with government or business leaders, we were asked our views on the 2000 presidential elections.
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.
THENEVERENDINGWAR
In late January, Israel and its U.S. allies began a new political offensive in their unending war on the Palestinians. They targeted their efforts on two fronts.
THE UNITED STATESANDTHE ISRAELIELECTIONS
The Israeli elections are an issue of great concern in the United States, engaging policy makers and important segments of the American Jewish community.