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Josh Ruebner Speaking in the UT Student Union, Friday, April 13th, 5 PM

Josh Ruebner is an American https://en wikipedia org/wiki/United_States author https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Author, political analyst https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Political_analyst, and activist https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Activist He is the author of Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace, which was published by Verso Books https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Verso_Books in August 2013 [1][2]
Career Ruebner currently serves as the National Advocacy Director of US Campaign for Palestinian Rights https://en wikipedia org/w/index php?title=US_Campaign_for_Palestinian_Rights&action=edit&redlink=1 [3] In this capacity Ruebner works to end United States military aid https://en wikipedia org/wiki/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 https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Jewish_Voice_for_Peace [4] Ruebner is a former Analyst in Middle East https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Middle_East Affairs at Congressional Research Service https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Congressional_Research_Service, a federal government agency providing Members of Congress with policy analysis [3] Writing[edit https://en wikipedia org/w/index php?title=Josh_Ruebner&action=edit&section=2&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro] In December 2002, Ruebner published an article in CounterPunch https://en wikipedia org/wiki/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 https://en wikipedia org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_(1973%E2%80%932001) 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 https://en wikipedia org/wiki/USA_Today,[6] the Los Angeles Times https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times,[7] The Hill https://en wikipedia org/wiki/The_Hill_(newspaper),[8][9][10] and the Huffington Post https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Huffington_Post [11][12] In a September 2010 article for USA Today https://en wikipedia org/wiki/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 [13][14] The book analyzed the Obama administration https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Obama_administration’s failed strategy to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict and his view that they were unwilling to challenge the Israel lobby https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Israel_lobby_in_the_United_States In her review of the book, Nadia Hijab https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Nadia_Hijab called the book an “essential contribution to the subject ”[15] Education[edit https://en wikipedia org/w/index php?title=Josh_Ruebner&action=edit&section=3&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro] Ruebner received a graduate degree in International Affairs https://en wikipedia org/wiki/International_relations from Johns Hopkins University https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University School of Advanced International Studies in 1999 and a bachelor's degree in Political Science https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Political_Science and Near Eastern Studies https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Near_Eastern_Studies from the University of Michigan https://en wikipedia org/wiki/University_of_Michigan in 1997 [16] Lectures and interviews (over) Presentation in Chapel Hill, North Carolina sponsored by the Abrahamic Initiative on the Middle East, April 14, 2013 [17] The Anti-Defamation League https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League reported, that Ruebner in a speech at Rollins College https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Rollins_College in March 2013 stated that Israel studied the Nazis' https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Nazism tactics in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Warsaw_Ghetto_Uprising in order to "attack and kill Palestinians in the Gaza Strip "[18][19] Presentation "Armed & Dangerous: U S Weapons Transfers to Israel" at the Palestine Center https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Palestine_Center in Washington, DC March 6, 2012 [20] Presentation "Rafah: Crossing Physical and Diplomatic Barriers" at the Palestine Center in Washington, DC July 19, 2011 [21] References 1 Jump up Verso Books https://www versobooks com/books/1487-shattered-hopes 2 Jump up ^ Kim, Jisu (2013-08-29) "VersoBooks com" http://www versobooks com/authors/1821-josh-ruebner VersoBooks com Retrieved 2013-09-04 3 ^ Jump up to: a b "US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation : Our Staff" http://www endtheoccupation org/article php?id=3063 Endtheoccupation org Retrieved 2013-09-04 4 Jump up ^ "JPPI | Josh Ruebner, Author" http://joshruebner com/?page_id=548 Joshruebner com Retrieved 2013-09-04 5 Jump up ^ Striking with Impunity http://www counterpunch org/2002/12/10/striking-with-impunity/ by Josh Ruebner 6 ^ Jump up to: a b Ruebner, Josh (2010-09-24) "On Israeli 'moratorium,' U S has taken sides - USATODAY com" http://usatoday30 usatoday com/news/opinion/forum/2010-09-23-ruebner24_ST_N htm?csp=34 Usatoday30 usatoday com Retrieved 2013-09-04 7 Jump up ^ "Good riddance, 'peace process' - Los Angeles Times" http://articles latimes com/2011/jan/28/opinion/la-oew-ruebner-palestine-papers-20110128 Articles latimes com 2011-01-28 Retrieved 2013-09-04 8 Jump up ^ Ruebner, Josh (2013-03-04) "'Israel lobby' to push for aid despite sequestration cuts - The Hill's Congress Blog" http://thehill com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/285991-israel-lobby-to-push-for-aid-despite-sequestration-cuts Thehill com Retrieved 2013-09-04 9 Jump up ^ Ruebner, Josh (2011-10-30) "Sen Wyden should hold Israel to same standard as Bahrain - The Hill's Congress Blog" http://thehill com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/190631-sen-wyden-should-hold-israel-to-same-standard-as-bahrain Thehill com Retrieved 2013-09-04 10 Jump up ^ Ruebner, Josh (2011-08-17) "Hold Israel accountable with Leahy law - The Hill's Congress Blog" http://thehill com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/177199-hold-israel-accountable-with-leahy-law Thehill com Retrieved 2013-09-04 11 Jump up ^ "Josh Ruebner: U S Complicity in Israel's Deadly Actions in Gaza" http://www huffingtonpost com/josh-ruebner/us-complicity-in-israels-_b_2326617 html Huffingtonpost com Retrieved 2013-09-04 12 Jump up ^ "Josh Ruebner" http://www huffingtonpost com/josh-ruebner/ Huffingtonpost com Retrieved 2013-09-04 13 Jump up ^ Verso Books https://www versobooks com/books/1487-shattered-hopes 14 Jump up ^ Schantz, Matthew (2013-08-29) "VersoBooks com" http://www versobooks com/books/1487-shattered-hopes VersoBooks com Retrieved 2013-09-04 15 Jump up ^ "Reviews | Josh Ruebner, Author" http://joshruebner com/?page_id=711 Joshruebner com Retrieved 2013-09-04 16 Jump up ^ Josh Ruebner "Josh Ruebner" https://www facebook com/josh ruebner/about Facebook Retrieved 2013-09-04 17 Jump up ^ YouTube video https://www youtube com/watch?v=ZkJtSph-OOI 18 Jump up ^ Profile: Josh Ruebner http://www adl org/israel-international/anti-israel-activity/c/profile-josh-ruebner html 19 Jump up ^ YouTube video with Ruebner's statement https://www youtube com/watch?v=11BYzQx-AvU 20 Jump up ^ "Armed & Dangerous: U S Weapons Transfers to Israel" http://blip tv/the-palestine-center/armed-and-dangerous-u-s-weapons-transfers-to-israel-6006395 Archived https://web archive org/web/20131101175019/http://blip tv/the-palestine-center/armed-and-dangerous-u-s-weapons-transfers-to-israel-6006395 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Wayback_Machine 21 Jump up ^ "Rafah: Crossing Physical and Diplomatic Barriers" http://blip tv/the-palestine-center/rafah-crossing-physical-and-diplomatic-barriers-5396152 Archived https://web archive org/web/20131102172851/http://blip tv/the-palestine-center/rafah-crossing-physical-and-diplomatic-barriers-5396152 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine https://en wikipedia org/wiki/Wayback_Machine