The horrors that are unfolding in Gaza are but a tragic replay of past confrontations: the same bluster and threats, the same miscalculations by all sides, the same massive and overwhelming use of Israeli force designed to "stop once and for all...," and same absence of any constructive U.S....

It has long been of concern that the vigorous public debate that rages in Israel is not replicated either among American Jewish organizations or policy makers in Washington. I've noted before how, in the early part of the 2000 Presidential election, then-Vice Presidential candidate Joe Lieberman observed that "it is...

December 28 marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of my mother. In memory of her, I offer this article I wrote at that time.

My mother Salemi (Celia Ann) Zogby died last week at the age of 92.

The headline in the local Utica, New...

As I prepared for this week's edition of my TV program Viewpoint, I was struck by a disturbing thought.

One of my guests was Newsweek magazine's award-winning investigative journalist Michael Isikoff. I had invited him to join me to discuss his cover story in this week's issue, "The...

Because reality is never ordered and always unpredictable, Presidents should be counseled to avoid setting rigid agendas, or developing too-grand a vision to define their approach to foreign affairs. In fact, looking back in history, it is safe to say that Presidents are most often defined as successful not...

In looking back at the now-completed presidential contest, it is striking to note the degree to which Arabs, Muslims, and Islam itself, were factored into the race.

While Arab Americans and American Muslims were, in fact, deeply involved in the election (especially on the Democratic side, where the Obama campaign...

Because expectations across the Middle East are so high and the need for change is so great, during the next two months, all eyes will be focused on the early decisions made by President-elect Barack Obama. But precisely because the need is so great, I believe that the region's...

On November 5th, my office sent an email to tens of thousands of our members and contacts congratulating President-elect Barack Obama. In our message, we noted the historic transformation his victory represented and commended the thousands of Arab Americans who participated in this winning campaign.

The initial and near universal...

McCain and Palin grossly mischaracterized the person and work of Khalidi. He was never, as they claimed, a PLO spokesperson,...

Today my office issued the following statement, which includes my comments:

Dr. James Zogby says, "Enough is enough!"

Washington D.C. - October 11, 2008 -We are disturbed by the degree to which 'Arab' has become the metaphorical mud to sling against your opponent. Last week, for example, the Republican Jewish...

In response to an interview question from CBS' Bob Schieffer about whether what Sarah Palin says is important or not, Barack Obama answered: "I think it is important. And I think that I'm more concerned about the fact that she doesn't seem to have any differences with President Bush...

While Sarah Palin was speed-dating world leaders in Manhattan ("Hi, I'm Sarah and I have lots of executive experience - I command our National Guard, and my hobbies are moose hunting and hockey. What exactly do you do and where are you from?..."), George W. Bush was delivering his...

A further reflection on comments made by Palin devotees appearing in a Marc Fisher column in the Washington Post on September 11 (and noted in my last week's posting).

Fisher quotes one woman as saying, "I know people who have experience and are totally incompetent," and another noting, "She's...

As much as the Obama phenomenon exposed a fault line in the American body politic, with Obama struggling to heal this divide, its opposite, the Palin phenomenon, confounded these efforts, working instead to deepen the rift. These days, the gap is wide, with the two sides looking across the chasm...

The Republican Party was rocked by two storms as it began its national convention last week. With Hurricane Gustav about to hit the Gulf Coast on Monday, the "Grand Old Party" (or GOP, as it is called) was forced to drastically curtail the first days' program. Haunted by memories...

This week, more than forty Arab Americans are participating as delegates and members of standing committees to the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Here's a look back at past Conventions that helps trace their progress in national politics.

1984, San Francisco. That year marked the first time that Arab Americans,...

In the lead-up to the two national conventions - marking the formal opening of the presidential campaign season - I traveled to Michigan to see how Arab Americans in that important state are assessing the contest.

While there, I taped a special edition of "Viewpoint," my weekly television...

The crisis in Georgia has revealed a great deal about both candidates for president. In particular, the approach they each took in the days immediately after August 8th were quite informative.

Senator McCain was decisive, quick to condemn what he termed "Russian aggression," saying that it was "a...

The 1980s were a difficult time for Arab Americans. Politicians returned our contributions, rejected our endorsements, and many effectively hung "No Arab Americans allowed" signs on their campaign doors. Back then, we wrote about this situation, calling it "the politics of exclusion."

We fought back. We organized, worked...

On Friday, August first, I was invited to testify before the committee writing the 2008 platform for the Democratic Party. An excerpt from my testimony follows:

I am Arab American. My family came to this great country from Lebanon almost a century ago. They, like hundreds of thousands of other...