Washington Watch Articles From 2004
Arab American Voters Need Not Despair
It should not be surprising that Arab Americans, like most Americans, are deeply troubled by the horrific events unfolding in the Middle East.
THE OSCE CONFERENCE AND THE TWO ANTI-SEMITISMS
The Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) conference on anti-Semitism completed its first meeting without addressing the problem in its totality.
CLARKE VS. RICE AND THE PARTISAN DIVIDE
These days, a deeply divided America is caught up watching two dramas playing out simultaneously on their TV screens.
SHARON’S VICTORY?
Israeli Prime Minster Ariel Sharon may be facing criminal indictments that could end his political career, but the Bush Administration appears ready to hand him the victory he has long sought.
ARAB LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED
Israel’s brutal and politically stupid murder of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin has stunned world opinion while threatening to further escalate the already numbing cycle of violence.
MY CASE AGAINST THE BUSH AD
Last week I became involved in a controversy with the Bush reelection committee. The dispute was over a new television advertisement released by the President’s campaign that, I believe, negatively stereotypes Arabs.
POLL AND NADER BRING BAD NEWS FOR BUSH AND KERRY
A recent poll of Arab American voters in four key states has some bad news for both President Bush and his Democratic challenger John Kerry.
NADER: WHAT IMPACT?
I waited one week to write about the Nader factor to see how national polls would be impacted by his decision to enter the 2004 presidential contest.
DOES KERRY HAVE “WHAT IT TAKES”?
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry appears to be the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. His rapid rise to the top of the national polls marks one of the most amazing comebacks in American political history.
THE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY DEBATE; AGAIN
One day in mid-January, President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to the grave of the slain civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. That very same day, Bush announced the controversial appointment of a federal judge who had been vigorously opposed by civil rights leaders.
IOWA AND IRAQ
The Iowa caucuses are history and their impact has transformed not only the Democratic presidential contest, but the role that the Iraq war will play in the 2004 elections.
HOW ARAB AMERICANS WILL VOTE IN 2004
With the U.S. presidential elections now underway, a new poll shows President George W. Bush losing substantial support among Arab American voters.
TWO NATIONS
The notion that Americans are a deeply divided polity is not a new one. Much has been written about the United States’ long history of racial and regional divisions, or the periodic and temporary flare-ups that have occurred between native-born Americans and “suspect” ethnic immigrants.
ARAB AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN 2004
Arab Americans enter the 2004 election cycle prepared, as never before, to make a difference. The community is now engaged on almost every level of the political process and is ready to reap the benefits of more than 20 years of political growth.