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Josh Ruebner
 Josh Ruebner
 
Adjunct Lecturer, Georgetown University
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arms sales (Israel) | security assistance (Palestinian Authority) | Middle East

Josh Ruebner is an adjunct lecturer in the Justice and Peace Studies program at Georgetown University, Managing Director of American Muslims for Palestine, and Senior Principal at Progress Up Consulting. He is also a frequent contributor to various publications on US foreign policy toward the Middle East. Previously, he was Policy Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights. 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) and Israel: Democracy or Apartheid State? (Interlink Books, 2017).

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:
  • "How Will Antony Blinken Handle US Foreign Policy on Syria, Turkey and Yemen?" Politics Today, December 12, 2020. 
  • "Congress wants to let Israel nix US weapon sales," Mondoweiss, October 14, 2020.
  • "Thanks to Ocasio-Cortez, Congress could finally hold Israel accountable," The New Arab (Alaraby), June 30, 2020.
  • "Congress is poised to pass far-reaching Israeli wish list," Mondoweiss, May 27, 2020.
  • "What another fired watchdog reveals about Trump's shady Saudi deals," The New Arab (Alaraby), May 23, 2020.
  • "Congress seeks to hold Israel accountable for demolishing Palestinian homes," Mondoweiss, March 17, 2020. 
  • "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).
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