Election Year--All Senators

Oct 30, 2024 | wrmea.org | Election Year--All Senators |Jack McGrath

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, November/December 2024, pp. 28-36 Election Watch Although the daylight between the presidential candidates on Middle East policy is minimal, U.S. support for Israel is gradually becoming a subject of debate in U.S. politics. The Overton window has begun to shift within the Democratic Party, even as its candidates receive tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions from pro-Israel Political Action Committees (PACs) and affiliated donors.

Oct 4, 2024 | wrmea.org | Election Year--All Senators

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, October 2024, pp. 88-89Other People’s MailTo the Chicago Tribune, Sept. 5, 2024Terry Hansen’s letter (“Withholding Israel criticism,” Aug. 30) shows that our constantly proclaimed American values of freedom, democracy, human rights and justice are very selective—they do not apply to Israel.

Sep 16, 2024 | wrmea.org | Election Year--All Senators

Web Exclusive ON AUG. 2, the Washington Post published an investigative report that caused a stir in American political circles. The report revealed that secret federal investigations had been conducted and concluded to verify allegations that U.S. President Donald Trump received a cash payment of $10 million to finance his 2016 presidential campaign from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Sep 15, 2024 | wrmea.org | Election Year--All Senators |Alex Rowell |W.w. Norton |Matthew Vickers

All books featured in this new section are available from Middle East Books and More, the nation’s preeminent bookstore on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. www.MiddleEastBooks.com • (202) 939-6050 ext. 1 Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, October 2024, pp. 86-87 Middle East Books Review  By Alex Rowell, W.W. Norton & Company, 2023, hardcover, 416 pp. MEB $30 Former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser is perhaps the preeminent figure of 20th century Arab politics.

Sep 12, 2024 | wrmea.org | Election Year--All Senators |Emilie Pons

Web Exclusive—Music and Arts THE 25TH EDITION of the Essaouira Gnawa World Music Festival (June 27-29) is another reminder of the mesmerizing cultural diversity of Morocco. It was the first music festival that Marrakeshi Kaoutar Benmesyk, 23, had ever attended, and initially she was concerned it may not be safe for a young woman to attend on her own.