Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
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Coverage and analysis of the Middle East from Washington, DC. We also have a bookstore: @MiddleEastBooks
Washington, DC
Joined January 2011
From @WRMEA : "Therese Soukar Chehade's elegant prose captures the precious beauty of Beirut amid rising political unrest... [a] masterpiece...As I turned the last page, I wished it would go on." https://t.co/ltv2CxO3Zh
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@raedjarrar @trtworld TAKE ACTION: Join the thousands of people demanding that the UN General Assembly approve deployment of a multinational armed protection force to Gaza, by invoking its authority under the Uniting for Peace mechanism. Sign our petition✍️:
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UN General Assembly: Deploy an Emergency Armed Multinational Protection Force to Gaza!
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"There are books and dissertations written by scholars about Christian Zionism. It is theologically incorrect and even heresy." https://t.co/ek7PeRpb8M
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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP was unimpressed by the powerful and compassionate sermon delivered by the Episcopal bishop of Washington, DC the day after his inauguration.
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"Too many children, women and men have been killed by these machines, victims of an occupation that knows no red lines." https://t.co/juJQ9rWxs7
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"In Jerusalem, a Christian Zionist claimed I was ‘demon possessed’ because I did not support Israel’s assault on Gaza in 2009." https://t.co/XCLsqsdFND
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For more than 40 years, the Washington Report has published insightful analysis of the political, economic and historical realities of the U.S.-Middle East relationship. Our magazine is packed with...
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"Ghassan Kanafani's 'Selected Political Writings' is an engaging study which draws together a wide range of his writings on politics, national liberation and the Palestinian struggle." https://t.co/sVw5E6ZCn8
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GHASSAN KANAFANI’S Selected Political Writings is an engaging study which draws together a wide range of his writings on politics, national liberation and the Palestinian struggle.
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"Syrians remain apprehensive, hoping the transitional phase will lead to a democratic and inclusive future after years of waiting." https://t.co/UV17imfSRd
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FOLLOWING THE DRAMATIC FALL of the Assad regime in Syria, deep-seated crises that had been buried for decades under authoritarian rule erupted to the surface.
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“You wouldn’t believe how our street and neighborhood have been transformed,” he said. “It’s as if an earthquake struck.” https://t.co/eVwkIntSjC
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For more than 40 years, the Washington Report has published insightful analysis of the political, economic and historical realities of the U.S.-Middle East relationship. Our magazine is packed with...
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"Education is an urgent necessity, and the international community must create the proper conditions for its restoration." https://t.co/noUr3eFURA
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WHILE CHILDREN around the world go to school, bombing, destruction and blockades continue to make education an impossible dream for the children of Gaza.
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"I never believed that there was such a thing as an Axis of Resistance. There was an axis of protection for Iran, and it served that purpose until Israel showed it was infinitely stronger." https://t.co/xeP6wIFfJx
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SCHOLAR AND HISTORIAN Prof. Rashid Khalidi, recently retired from Columbia University, joined the “Bad Hasbara” podcast in December. Among other topics, he addressed
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"Many Libyans believe their country is being pulled apart by foreign meddlers." https://t.co/4dyqLV8IgA
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MANY LIBYANS BELIEVE their country is being pulled apart by foreign meddlers and self-confessed informants for foreign countries whose newly “polished” legitimacy is founded in their
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"My day starts and ends with the same question: Will my city rise again, or will we be buried in its ruins?" https://t.co/YgnmgQRZOV
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LIFE IS UNFOLDING before me as though I were but a ghost, watching my past from a distance. Each sunrise is a cruel reminder of the battles still ahead; each night stretches endlessly,
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"In meticulous detail, this book describes the pillaging of Palestinian moveable property by Jewish Zionists in 1948, a process that began while the ethnic cleansing of the indigenous population was still underway." https://t.co/KCgu5R7UTb
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IN METICULOUS, depressing detail, Loot: How Israel Stole Palestinian Property describes the pillaging of Palestinian moveable property by Jewish Zionists in 1948, a process that began
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“As Palestinians, no matter what comes of this, we haven’t failed. We did our best. And we didn’t lose our humanity.” https://t.co/s8W6QcCog5
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For more than 40 years, the Washington Report has published insightful analysis of the political, economic and historical realities of the U.S.-Middle East relationship. Our magazine is packed with...
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"The Arab [states] see an opportunity, with shifting geopolitical positions, to reconnect with people they were connected with for hundreds of years, to re-establish the trade routes that faded away." https://t.co/7PtfPfi3Sz
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ALTHOUGH THE modern Central Asian states emerged out of the officially secular Soviet Union, the cities located along the ancient Silk Road remain an integral part of the Islamic world,
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"The Turkish government, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, denies it orchestrated Assad’s downfall." https://t.co/hsiSbeFNdh
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IN EARLY DECEMBER, after less than a fortnight of fighting, the decades-long rule of the Assad dynasty in Damascus come to a sudden end. Its nemesis proved to be the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham...
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"Our culture—as vibrant as the embroidery, as enduring as the keffiyeh and as flavorful as the cuisine—remains a source of strength and unity for future generations. As Palestinians, we really do assert our identity against all odds." https://t.co/qdxvjSOuWC
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PALESTINIAN HERITAGE has endured endless challenges—internal displacement, massacres of population, occupation and cultural appropriation. Yet this cultural identity is tenaciously
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"By allowing Israeli impunity, the West has abandoned any commitment to liberal internationalism." https://t.co/lVIwZphOkw
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A few years before his passing, German writer W.G. Sebald published a series of essays, On the Natural History of Destruction (1999). An exploration of history, memory and literature,
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