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Dear Reader,
Thank you for your continued support.
This week’s Washington Watch was written and submitted prior to the
murder of Mr. George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the
subsequent protests across the country. I am deeply troubled by the
murder, the video of which represents just one more painful reminder
of the legacy of racism, the danger to Black Americans posed by
out-of-control endemic police violence, and the failure of our
institutions to address inequality and injustice. I have addressed
these topics before and I will again in the near future.
We will be sharing additional information about an upcoming call on
what the Arab American community can do to support policing reforms
and combat institutionalized racism.
Jim Zogby
A Hopeful Vision of Service
I’ve been deeply distressed by the growing political backlash to
the restrictions that many states and local governments have put in
place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Most troubling is the
extent to which the pandemic has become a partisan football, with
polls showing Democrats and Republicans as divided on this issue as
they are on other hot button political matters.
Reports of armed demonstrators demanding that governors open up
their states, conservative church leaders insisting that they be able
to reopen their houses of worship, and rank and file Republicans
refusing to wear masks at work or public events, mimicking the
behavior of President Trump and Vice President Pence — all have caused
me to despair. I had begun to feel as if the “better angels of our
nature” had fallen silent...
Continue reading the full article here.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article
are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of
the Arab American Institute. The Arab American Institute is a
non-profit, nonpartisan national leadership organization that does not
endorse candidates.
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, June 3: Dr. Zogby will be discussing
this column on this week’s “Coffee and a Column” Wednesday at 2 p.m.
(EST).
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Thursday, June 4: Dr. Zogby is speaking on a U.N.
panel titled "The Question of Palestine: Threats of Annexation and the
Prospects for Peace." For event details and registration,
please click here.
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