This House believes Barack Obama is too weak to make peace in the Middle East
Monday April 26 2010
MOTION PASSED
by 58% to 42%
Speakers
Ahmad Moussalli
Speaking for the motion
Dr. Moussalli is a professor at the Department of Political Studies and Public Administration at the American University of Beirut . He specialises in international relations, contemporary Islamic movements, Political Islam and East/West relations. Dr. Moussalli has written numerous books on Islam and Islamic movements and thoughts.
Roger Cohen
Speaking against the motion
Roger Cohen is a columnist for The New York Times and author. He joined The New York Times in 1990 and was foreign correspondent for more than a decade before becoming acting Foreign Editor on September 11, 2001, and Foreign Editor six months later. He has written a column for the Times-owned International Herald Tribune since 2004 and in 2009 was named a columnist of The New York Times. Mr. Cohen has written several books on topics included Yugoslavia's destruction and American POWs Trapped by the Nazis' Final Gamble"
Philip Weiss
Speaking for the motion
Philip Weiss is an investigative journalist and has worked for many years in mainstream journalism including as a contributing writer for Harper's magazine, Esquire magazine, and The New York Times Magazine. He is the founder of the website, Mondoweiss that focuses on Israel/Palestine and on Jewish identity issues. Mr. Weiss has published a political novel and an expose of a murder in the American Peace Corps that the U.S. government covered up.
Sami Abu Roza
Speaking against the motion
Sami Abu Roza is an independent political analyst who has worked as an economic and policy adviser for the Palestinian President's Office and the Palestine Investment Fund. Mr. Abu Roza was a member of the official Palestinian delegation which in 2004 presented a case against the West Bank barrier to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. He's also the co-founder of Y-Motions International, a think tank and advisory organization based in Jerusalem.
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