Washington Watch Articles From 2000
MODEST PROPOSALS FROM ANARAB AMERICAN SUMMIT
This week 40 Arab Americans from 14 states representing 10 national organizations and a number of local organizations will convene a leadership summit in Washington, DC.
THE FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE
Some observers have expressed surprise at the agreement on many foreign policy issues that was in evidence during last week’s U.S. presidential debate.
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.
CLINTON’S GAMBLE
U.S. President Bill Clinton’s call for a Palestinian-Israeli summit occurs against the backdrop of a Palestinian vote to declare an independent state by year’s end and amidst reports of a proposed Israeli troop buildup in the West Bank and the near collapse of Israeli Prime Minster Barak’s coalition government.
A MODEST AGENDA FOR LEBANON IN AMERICA
With Israel’s withdrawal from the south of Lebanon, new challenges now emerge which must be addressed by Lebanon and its friends. Of particular concern to me, are the issues that must be tackled in the United States.
CANDIDATES SPEAK AT AIPAC
Against the backdrop of dramatic developments unfolding in Lebanon and the West Bank, the two major U.S. presidential candidates appeared before the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
THE POSITIONS OF THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SON CRITICAL MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
During the past decade, the end of the Cold War, the Palestinian Intifada, the Gulf War and the Middle East peace process have all combined to change both the context of the Middle East policy debate and the way most serious candidates for political office address Middle East issues.