arms sales (Israel) | security assistance (Palestinian Authority) | Middle East
Josh Ruebner is an independent expert. Previously, he was Policy Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, a national coalition of more than 400 organizations working to change US policy toward Israel and the Palestinians to support human rights, international law and equality. His areas of expertise include US military aid to Israel and US security assistance to the Palestinian Authority.
Prior to joining the US Campaign he was an Analyst in Middle East Affairs for Congressional Research Service.
Ruebner is the author of Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace (Verso, 2013).
He holds an M.A. in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. in Political Science and Near East Studies from the University of Michigan.
Recent Publications:
Josh Ruebner is an independent expert. Previously, he was Policy Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, a national coalition of more than 400 organizations working to change US policy toward Israel and the Palestinians to support human rights, international law and equality. His areas of expertise include US military aid to Israel and US security assistance to the Palestinian Authority.
Prior to joining the US Campaign he was an Analyst in Middle East Affairs for Congressional Research Service.
Ruebner is the author of Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace (Verso, 2013).
He holds an M.A. in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. in Political Science and Near East Studies from the University of Michigan.
Recent Publications:
- "Israel: the country that loves US handouts but hates US criticism," TheNewArab, November 8, 2019.
- "It's time for Congress to defund Trump's 'favourite dictator'," Alaraby, September 26, 2019 (updated).