Netanyahu Creates a Big New Government to Do Nothing But Survive
Benjamin Netanyahu, ever the master maneuverer, has done it again. Just moments before the Israeli Parliament was to ratify the call for new elections, the Kadima Party announced that it had completed negotiations with the Prime Minister and would join the government producing Israel's largest governing coalition in history...
2012 Kahlil Gibran Awards Gala
On April 18, more than 500 Arab Americans from across the country gathered at the Renaissance Hotel for the 2012 Kahlil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Awards Gala, hosted by the Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF).
Poll: Arab Attitudes Toward Syria
AAI has released the findings of its latest Poll: Arab Attitudes Toward the Syrian Revolt and the Assad Government. Across the Arab world, a remarkable consensus has emerged in support of demonstrators opposing the Syrian government...
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Countdown is AAI’s weekly take on what’s happening and what’s being said by the candidates, officials, and pundits—here in DC and around the country.
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Friday May 18, 2012
An Interesting Take on “The Dictator”
Last week, I weighed in on the controversy surrounding the new movie “The Dictator,” acknowledging that it does seem to contain crude Arab stereotypes, but that it didn’t seem like it was worth a major uproar.While I haven’t had a chance to see it yet, Joshua Keating did and wrote an interesting piece on it in Foreign Policy. Read More »
Friday May 18, 2012
Absent Oversight, NYPD Abuses will Continue
Two New York City councilmembers are leading an effort to make sure the New York City Police Department no longer operates without independent oversight. Read More »
Friday May 18, 2012
Take Action: Take Indefinite Detention out of our Laws
A number of newly-introduced bills and amendments aim to strip the indefinite detention provisions out of the NDAA, including the Smith-Amash amendment lauded by the ACLU, and the No Detention Without Charge Act of 2012, sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). Read More »
Thursday May 17, 2012
When the Messenger, Not the Message, Makes the Headline
It probably wouldn’t be news to anyone who reads this blog that American elected officials come under regular pressure from groups like AIPAC to take an unreasonably one-sided “pro-Israel” stance. But when the President of the moderate wing of the Israel lobby, Jeremy Ben-Ami of J Street, says that American politicians refrain from criticizing Israel because they’re “intimidated” by the more hardline “pro-Israel” groups, it makes headline news. Read More »
@AAIUSA @MarcoRubio You're Definitely Far Better Off- Than You Were 3:Years Ago [$174,000] A Yr+Government Run Health Care+Lobbyist Millions
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VIDEO: The opposition in #Bahrain rallies against union with #Saudi Arabia: http://t.co/Yg1M1ysS
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From the desk of Dr. Zogby
Netanyahu Creates a Big New Government to Do Nothing But Survive
Benjamin Netanyahu, ever the master maneuverer, has done it again. Just moments before the Israeli Parliament was to ratify the call for new elections, the Kadima Party announced that it had completed negotiations with the Prime Minister and would join the government producing Israel's largest governing coalition in history (including 94 of 120 Members of the Knesset). The announcement sent shockwaves throughout the region and here in the US. Speculation was rife about what this sudden move might mean. Read More »
Viewpoint with James Zogby: Barbara Slavin, Ron Kampeas, Shane D’Aprile
Barbara Slavin, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and correspondent for Al-Monitor; Ron Kampeas, Washington Bureau Chief for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), Shane D'Aprile, editor of Campaigns & Elections. Read More »
2009 Homeland Security Testimony
The subcommittee's meeting today to explore whether there are risk factors or preincident indicators of terrorist activity identified by intelligence and law enforcement organizations to enable them in thwarting attacks while preserving -- let me repeat that -- preserving individuals' right to privacy and civil liberties. Read More »
Upcoming Events
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May 26 2012
Annual Tunisian American Celebration Day - Ibn Khaldun Award 2012
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May 31 2012
RAWI Fourth National Conference
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Jun 21 2012
ADC National Convention
