Washington Watch Articles From 2000
HOW ARAB AMERICANS VOTED AND WHY
The results of a recent poll of Arab American voters in the 2000 elections yields a fascinating portrait of the community.
ELECTION 2000: IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL…
We are living in a remarkable time. It has, by now, become a cliché to observe that there has never been an election like the one currently unfolding in the United States.
A TALE OF TWO STATES
While candidates from both parties came and courted Michigan’s Arab American voters this past year, New York’s Arab Americans experienced only painful exclusion.
CENTER STAGE AND COURTED
One year ago, Arab Americans set an ambitious agenda for “Campaign 2000.” We were determined to bring Arab Americans and our issues to the center of this year’s election.
MY TWO WORLDS AND MY VISIT
My life’s work has been an effort to build bridges between my two worlds: the world of my Arab heritage and that of my American citizenship and culture.
WWW.AAIUSA.ORG
Note to readers: This article is about the Internet revolution. Even if you have no access to the Internet you should read on to learn how this revolution is changing our politics in the United States.
AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIANS GROWS
American voters are more strongly inclined to support a wide range of Palestinian rights than at any time in history.
AN INCOMPLETE PEACE
If any agreement is to come out of the current negotiations taking place at Camp David, it will, in all certainty, be an incomplete resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
KING MUHAMMAD VI’s U.S. STATE VISIT
His Majesty King Muhammad VI took Washington by storm last week. The Clinton Administration gave the young Moroccan monarch an extraordinary reception.
CLINTON PAYS TRIBUTE TO ARAB AMERICANS
President Clinton made a surprise appearance before the Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF) annual awards dinner last week, and spoke eloquently of his relationship with the Arab American community and of the vision he shares with us of a more tolerant and humane society.
THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS
Summer is fast approaching, but for many of us that doesn’t mean vacation. Rather it means the heating up of the political season.
ATTACKS ON ARAB AMERICANS CONTINUE
I was recently sent a copy of a fundraising letter issued by an extreme right-wing Jewish organization. The letter’s appeal was based on a slanderous attack against a number of young Arab American leaders.
UNDERSTANDING ARAB AMERICANS II: TOWARD AN ARAB AMERICAN AGENDA
There is no single Arab American view on issues. Arab Americans are not a political party with litmus tests and requirements for membership. Arab Americans are a community that is still in the process of being formed out of many diverse parts.
Understanding Arab Americans, Part 1
In the past 30 years, since beginning the enterprise of building Arab American institutions, we have neither asked nor systematically sought to provide answers to these questions.
2000 A GOOD YEAR FOR ARAB AMERICANS
Iowa’s Arab Americans made their mark in last week’s caucuses. We organized three separate town meetings in the days leading up to the vote. Hundreds of Arab Americans turned out.
MY FAMILY AND MY COMMUNITY: A CENTURY OF PROGRESS
My father’s youngest brother, Wadih, is the last of his generation. He sits today as the patriarch of my extended family, which, at our last reunion, brought together hundreds of Zogbys from across the United States.