Josh Ruebner

Josh Ruebner is an American author, political analyst, and activist. He is the author of Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace, which was published by Verso Books in August 2013.[1][2]

Josh Ruebner
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationNational Advocacy Director at US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
Websitewww.joshruebner.com

Career

Ruebner currently serves as the National Advocacy Director of US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.[3] In this capacity Ruebner works to end United States military aid to Israel and on other policy initiatives. He co-founded Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel in 2000, which has since merged with Jewish Voice for Peace.[4] Ruebner is a former Analyst in Middle East Affairs at Congressional Research Service, a federal government agency providing Members of Congress with policy analysis.[3]

Writing

In December 2002, Ruebner published an article in CounterPunch describing the terrorist attacks targeting the United States as results of the United States' support for Israel. Ruebner called for a change in U.S. policy asking: "How many more Twin Towers need to fall before we realize that there are indeed consequences of the action (or inaction) that our democratically elected government takes in our name?"[5]

Ruebner’s analysis and commentary appear frequently in the media. He has written for USA Today,[6] the Los Angeles Times,[7] The Hill,[8][9][10] and the Huffington Post.[11][12] In a September 2010 article for USA Today, Ruebner criticized continued Israeli settlement building activity during negotiations with Palestinians by stating that: “Palestinians paradoxically will still be expected to negotiate statehood with Israel while Israel — with the full support of the United States in the form of $3 billion per year in military aid — continues to gobble up the territory designated for a Palestinian state."[6]

His book Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace was published in August 2013.[1][13] The book analyzed the Obama administration’s failed strategy to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and his view that they were unwilling to challenge the Israel lobby. In her review of the book, Nadia Hijab called the book an “essential contribution to the subject.”[14]

Education

Ruebner received a graduate degree in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in 1999 and a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Near Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan in 1997.[15]

Lectures and interviews

Presentation in Chapel Hill, North Carolina sponsored by the Abrahamic Initiative on the Middle East, April 14, 2013.[16]

The Anti-Defamation League reported, that Ruebner in a speech at Rollins College in March 2013 stated that Israel studied the Nazis' tactics in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in order to "attack and kill Palestinians in the Gaza Strip."[17][18]

Presentation "Armed & Dangerous: U.S. Weapons Transfers to Israel" at the Palestine Center in Washington, DC March 6, 2012.[19]

Presentation "Rafah: Crossing Physical and Diplomatic Barriers" at the Palestine Center in Washington, DC July 19, 2011.[20]

References
  1. Verso Books
  2. Kim, Jisu (2013-08-29). "VersoBooks.com". VersoBooks.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  3. "US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation : Our Staff". Endtheoccupation.org. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  4. "JPPI | Josh Ruebner, Author". Joshruebner.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  5. Striking with Impunity by Josh Ruebner
  6. Ruebner, Josh (2010-09-24). "On Israeli 'moratorium,' U.S. has taken sides - USATODAY.com". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  7. "Good riddance, 'peace process' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  8. Ruebner, Josh (2013-03-04). "'Israel lobby' to push for aid despite sequestration cuts - The Hill's Congress Blog". Thehill.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  9. Ruebner, Josh (2011-10-30). "Sen. Wyden should hold Israel to same standard as Bahrain - The Hill's Congress Blog". Thehill.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  10. Ruebner, Josh (2011-08-17). "Hold Israel accountable with Leahy law - The Hill's Congress Blog". Thehill.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  11. "Josh Ruebner: U.S. Complicity in Israel's Deadly Actions in Gaza". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  12. "Josh Ruebner". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  13. Schantz, Matthew (2013-08-29). "VersoBooks.com". VersoBooks.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  14. "Reviews | Josh Ruebner, Author". Joshruebner.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  15. Josh Ruebner. "Josh Ruebner". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  16. YouTube video
  17. Profile: Josh Ruebner
  18. YouTube video with Ruebner's statement
  19. "Armed & Dangerous: U.S. Weapons Transfers to Israel" Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  20. "Rafah: Crossing Physical and Diplomatic Barriers" Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
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