{"id":3760,"date":"2016-07-29T22:10:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-14T18:55:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T16:55:17","slug":"epalestine-aai-arab-americans-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/2016\/07\/epalestine-aai-arab-americans-at\/","title":{"rendered":"AAI: Arab Americans at the Democratic Convention &#8211; Philadelphia (July 27, 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" trbidi=\"on\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/ePalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AAI-Blue_Horz-web-722412-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ePalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AAI-Blue_Horz-web-722412-1.png\" class=\"wp-image-3761\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; margin: 0px;\">Get the latest poll:&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(23 , 46 , 63); font-family: &quot;roboto&quot; , &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(23 , 46 , 63); font-family: &quot;roboto&quot; , &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: 700; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px;\">American Attitudes Toward the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(23 , 46 , 63); font-family: &quot;roboto&quot; , &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;\">.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaiusa.org\/library\/american-attitudes-toward-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-2016?rq=american%20attitudes%20toward%20the%20israeli%20palestinian\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(23 , 46 , 63); font-family: &quot;roboto&quot; , &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To watch panel on Palestine\/Israel, click photo below:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(23 , 46 , 63); font-family: &quot;roboto&quot; , &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ORscPFHeJPU\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ORscPFHeJPU?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #172e3f; font-family: &quot;roboto&quot; , &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 700; line-height: 20px;\">Arab Americans at the Convention<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family: &quot;roboto&quot; , &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #172e3f;\">In addition to throwing a pretty spectacular party&nbsp;on Tuesday&nbsp;night, we&#8217;re here at the DNC convention to educate delegates and inform the conversations happening around issues that matter to us. Yesterday, AAIF hosted two forums with nationally recognized experts in the field of civil rights, and then on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. <\/span><span style=\"color: red;\">Watch them using the links below.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"color: #172e3f; margin: 0px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190301231109\/http:\/\/www.aaiusa.org:80\/aaif_hosts_civil_rights_and_civil_liberties_in_a_climate_of_suspicion_at_the_2016_dnc_convention\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(53 , 144 , 170); margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;\">Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in a Climate of Suspicion<\/a>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArabAmericanInstitute\/videos\/10154319684886092\/\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(53 , 144 , 170); margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;\">VIDEO<\/a>)<\/span>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; margin: 0px;\">Mike German<\/span>, Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; margin: 0px;\">Susan Herman<\/span>, President of the ACLU<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; margin: 0px;\">Vincent Warren<\/span>, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\">Moderated by AAI Executive Director&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 700; margin: 0px;\">Maya Berry<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Untenable Status Quo: US Policy Options for Palestine-Israel. (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pnit7IjdkaU\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(53 , 144 , 170); margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; margin: 0px;\">Sam Bahour<\/span>, Chairman of Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; margin: 0px;\">Peter Beinart<\/span>, Columnist and Author<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; margin: 0px;\">Debra DeLee<\/span>, President &amp; CEO of Americans for Peace Now<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;\">Moderated by AAI President&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 700; margin: 0px;\">Dr.&nbsp;James Zogby<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;\">During the panel Jim released results from his latest poll, &#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 700; margin: 0px;\">American Attitudes Toward the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict<\/span>.&#8221;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaiusa.org\/library\/american-attitudes-toward-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-2016?rq=american%20attitudes%20toward%20the%20israeli%20palestinian\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(53 , 144 , 170); margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;\">Read and download the poll here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #172e3f; font-family: &quot;roboto&quot; , &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;\">SOURCE:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaiusa.org\/aai_daily_dispatch_dnc_day_3\">http:\/\/www.aaiusa.org\/aai_daily_dispatch_dnc_day_3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/ePalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AAIFU.S.PolicyoptionsforPalestineIsraelPanel-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ePalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AAIFU.S.PolicyoptionsforPalestineIsraelPanel-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3762\" width=\"492\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Everything about this list:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/lists.riseup.net\/www\/info\/epalestine<\/p>\n<p>To subscribe, send mail to:<\/p>\n<p>epalestine-subscribe@lists.riseup.net<\/p>\n<p>To unsubscribe, send mail to:<\/p>\n<p>epalestine-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200b Get the latest poll:&nbsp;&#8220;American Attitudes Toward the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.&#8221; here. To watch panel on Palestine\/Israel, click photo below: &nbsp; Arab Americans at the Convention In addition to throwing a pretty spectacular party&nbsp;on Tuesday&nbsp;night, we&#8217;re here at the DNC convention to educate delegates and inform the conversations happening around issues that matter to us. Yesterday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[464,422,71,158,113,1120],"ppma_author":[936],"class_list":["post-3760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-aai","tag-barack-obama","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-occupied-territories","tag-statehood","tag-two-state-solution"],"authors":[{"term_id":936,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"sambahour","display_name":"Sam Bahour","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bca109c333bf6d8ae807746dd512adde46265d37c923f6cd0fc4aab437f8e9aa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"1","first_name":"Sam","last_name":"Bahour","user_url":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour","job_title":"","description":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sam Bahour<\/strong> is a Palestinian-American business consultant, writer, and commentator based in Al-Bireh\/Ramallah, Palestine. He is the principal of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aim.ps\/\">Applied Information Management (AIM)<\/a>, a consultancy specializing in business development and startup advisory services.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bahour played a foundational role in establishing two of Palestine\u2019s publicly traded companies: the Palestine Telecommunications Company (PALTEL) and the Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers (APSC). He co-founded Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy (A4VPE), of which he is now an emeritus member, and served as an independent director on the board of Arab Islamic Bank P.L.C. from 2004 to 2025. He currently serves on the board of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justvision.org\/\">Just Vision<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.ps\">The Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS)<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He frequently gives talks to delegations visiting Palestine on the subjects of Palestine\u2019s political economy, Palestinian Politics 101, and a general orientation to the state of affairs under Israeli military occupation.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A prolific writer on Palestinian affairs, Bahour has been published in major international outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, Haaretz, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera America, Le Monde diplomatique, Al-Monitor, +972 Magazine, The Hill, and Arab News. He has appeared as a commentator on NPR, CNN, BBC, and other broadcast media.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bahour is the co-editor of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Homeland-Oral-Histories-Palestine-Palestinians\/dp\/1566561329\/ref=la_B00HBW71SO_1_1\">Homeland: Oral Histories of Palestine and Palestinians<\/a><\/em> (Olive Branch Press, 1993) and was profiled in the bestselling anthology <em><a href=\"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/2017\/06\/epalestine-kingdom-of-olives-and-ash\/\">Kingdom of Olives and Ash<\/a><\/em>, edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, in a chapter authored by Chabon titled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lithub.com\/the-tallest-man-in-ramallah\/\">The Tallest Man in Ramallah<\/a>.\u201d He holds an Associate\u2019s and Bachelor\u2019s degree in Computer Technology from Youngstown State University, and a Kellogg-Recanati International Executive MBA \u2014 a joint program of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Recanati Business School at Tel Aviv University.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He tweets at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SamBahour\">@SamBahour<\/a>, blogs at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epalestine.ps\">www.epalestine.ps<\/a>, and may be reached at sbahour[AT]gmail[DOT]com.<\/p>"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3760"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9522,"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3760\/revisions\/9522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3760"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=3760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}