Washington Watch Articles From 2018
The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act Is Back: Free Speech Is at Risk
Back in 2016, without debate or an actual vote, the US Senate stealthily passed a disturbing and dangerous piece of legislation called "The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016" (AAA).
On the Path to Authoritarianism
When Donald Trump was elected, I, like many others feared what his presidency might do to the country. A year and a half into his term in office, our concerns have been justified.
Taking the US Commission on International Religious Freedom from Bad to Worse
The GOP's appointment of prominent purveyors of anti-Muslim hatred to positions on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is both disturbing and instructive.
Washington Watch: A Week of Horrors and Changing Perceptions
This has been a week of horrors in Palestine. On Monday, 63 mostly young Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli snipers. Another 2,700 were injured, mostly by live fire or tear gas.
Palestinians: The Invisible Victims
This year will mark the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations partition of Palestine into Arab and Jewish regions, and the anniversary of the first Middle East War of 1948.
Celebrating Service to Others
This week, the Arab American Institute held its 20th Khalil Gibran "Spirit of Humanity" Awards Gala.
The Struggle for the Idea of America
This week I traveled to Dearborn, Michigan to speak at the 15th annual "Images and Perceptions" Diversity Conference. The focus of my remarks were the challenges we are facing today.
Gaza Deserves Our Support
To say that the situation in Gaza is deplorable and desperate is an understatement. That impoverished strip of land on the Eastern Mediterranean has been deplorable and desperate for decades.
The Martin Luther King Jr. We Should Remember
On April 4th, we commemorated the anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A Letter to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
During the week of March 25, 2018, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi led a delegation of ten house democrats to Israel and Jordan. I sent her the following letter: