James Zogby

The U.S. Capitol Building (Upendra Kanda, CC)
Criminalizing support for Palestinian human rights
Progressive American senators are having a hard time explaining their support for a law that would criminalize support for the Palestinian boycott movement, BDS. By James J. Zogby It is fascinating to watch some U.S. senators tripping over themselves as they attempt to defend their support for or opposition to proposed legislation that would make…
By +972 Magazine August 13, 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
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Moshe Milner/GPO)
How Obama can salvage his legacy on Israel-Palestine
Netanyahu knows there will be no price to be paid for bad behavior. But Obama still has a chance to take a harder line, to create consequences for the Israeli leadership’s self-destructive behavior. By James J. Zogby I was both understanding of and puzzled by the Obama administration’s reaction to Israel’s announcement of new settlement…
By +972 Magazine October 11, 2016
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. (Andrew Cline / Shutterstock.com)
On Israel/Palestine, Democrats and GOP both veer off course
Both parties’ platforms on Israel/Palestine are bad policy. By adopting a Netanyahu-like approach to the conflict, the GOP will only hasten Israel’s rightward drift. Democrats claim to support independence and dignity for Palestinians, but refuse to name the occupation. By James J. Zogby To understand why the United States fails so miserably in efforts to…
By +972 Magazine July 25, 2016
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