October 29, 2024
Dr. Zogby will argue that a pro-Palestinian shift in public opinion among key demographic groups (particularly younger and non-white voters) is having a profound effect on our democracy overall.
Israel’s war on Gaza and Lebanon looms large over the upcoming US election. In this talk, Dr. Zogby will argue that a pro-Palestinian shift in public opinion among key demographic groups (particularly younger and non-white voters) is having a profound effect not just on electoral politics, but on our democracy overall. Pro-Israel groups and their supporters in Congress, in response to this demographic shift, are now desperately seeking to silence debate and arrest the growth of pro-Palestinian sentiment and activities, as attested to by a spate of new bills on the state level that penalize individuals and groups that endorse sanctions against Israel; a massive effort to expand the definition of antisemitism to include legitimate criticism of Israel; and Congressional intimidation of university presidents leading to severe restrictions on pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations.
Dr. Zogby is the co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that serves as the political and policy research arm of the Arab American community, and he is also the Director of Zogby Research Services, a firm that has conducted groundbreaking surveys across the Middle East. In 2013, President Obama appointed Zogby to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, where he served until 2017 and was twice elected Vice Chair. Dr. Zogby is the author of several books on the contemporary Middle East, and he is featured frequently on national and international media as an expert on Middle East affairs.
Livestream Link: This event will be livestreamed on Zoom, but the livestream will be view-only (Zoom attendees will not be visible or audible, and Chat will be disabled). The Meeting ID is: 826 0420 9128 and the Passcode is: 637702
Sponsored by the Program in Middle East Studies
Further information
- Location: ATS-B
- Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Cost: $0.00