Democratic Party - Muslims and Liberals

Can Palestinians bypass Biden’s blind spot?

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Mustafa Malik

PRESIDENT BIDEN’S UNSWERVING defense of Israel’s relentless bombing of the Gaza Strip reminds me of my last meeting with a friend and colleague at the Hartford Courant newspaper in Hartford, Connecticut. On a spring day in 1985 my op-ed on the killing of several Palestinians by Israeli troops had appeared in our newspaper. Robin Frank...

Biden’s pursuit of LBJ legacy

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Mustafa Malik

“Our long national nightmare is over!” So declared Gerald R. Ford on August 9, 1974, from the East Room of the White House. He was making his maiden speech to the nation as the 38th president of the United States. By ending the “national nightmare” the new president meant that his pardoning of his predecessor,...