James J. Zogby

Palestinian youths burn tires next to Israel's separation wall in Qalandiya, in between Jerusalem and Ramallah, West Bank. (Flash90)

Hopes for solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict fall across the Mideast, poll finds

Only in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are majorities still inclined to support a two-state solution, while more than 40 percent of Lebanese, Jordanians, and Palestinians now say they no longer believe any solution is possible. By James J. Zogby Many Arabs appear to have lost faith in finding a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian…

By +972 Magazine December 2, 2017

Palestinian men carry black flags at a protest marking 100 years since the Balfour Declaration outside the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, November 2, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The danger of ignoring Arab opinion: 100 years since Balfour

Following the Balfour Declaration, two academics set out to understand what the people of Palestine wanted for their own future. What comes across from their report is the recognition that local, in this case largely Arab, opinions mattered. The British and French were undeterred. By James J. Zogby In 1919, following the first World War, the…

By +972 Magazine November 12, 2017

Illustrative photo of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters on campus. (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)

A dumb and dangerous way to fight anti-Semitism

The U.S. Senate unanimously passes a bill that would force universities to include ‘holding Israel to a double standard’ as a form of anti-Semitism. By James J. Zogby Without debate or an actual vote, the U.S. Senate stealthily passed a disturbing and dangerous piece of legislation that would require the Department of Education (DOE) to…

By +972 Magazine December 3, 2016

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