Naseer Aruri
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Naseer Aruri is an American
professor and author of several books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
. He is the Chancellor Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science
at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
, where he taught from 1965 to 1998.
Aruri was born in Jerusalem in 1934. He immigrated to the United States in 1954, and attended the American International College
in Massachusetts
. He later received his Ph.D.
from the University of Massachusetts
.
Aruri was a member of the Palestinian National Council
, the decision-making body of the Palestine Liberation Organization
.
In 1983, he helped found the Arab Organization for Human Rights
(AOHR). From 1984-1990, Aruri was elected to three consecutive terms on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International
, USA, and served on the Board of Directors of Human Rights Watch
/Middle East
from 1990 to 1992. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Institute for Criminal Investigations (affiliated with the International Criminal Court
) in The Hague
, until 2004, when he moved to the advisory board of the same organization. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Trans-Arab Research Institute and a member of the Board of Directors of the Jerusalem Fund
and its Palestine Center
Committee.
Aruri is also the author of several books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
, and has been a frequent commentator on the situation in the Middle East
. He was an outspoken critic of the Oslo Peace Process, and has widely criticized the United States
for its negative role in the region. Aruri has spoken at hundreds of U.S. colleges and universities, and has lectured at McGill University
in Montreal
, Canada
, Kuwait University
, and Bir Zeit University in the West Bank
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professor and author of several books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
. He is the Chancellor Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is one of five campuses and operating subdivisions of the University of Massachusetts . It is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States, in the center of the South Coast region, between the cities of New Bedford to the east and Fall River...
, where he taught from 1965 to 1998.
Aruri was born in Jerusalem in 1934. He immigrated to the United States in 1954, and attended the American International College
American International College
American International College is a private, co-educational liberal-arts college located in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts.-History:...
in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He later received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
.
Aruri was a member of the Palestinian National Council
Palestinian National Council
The Palestinian National Council is the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization and elects its Executive Committee, which assumes leadership of the organization between its sessions. The Council normally meets every two years. Resolutions are passed by a simple majority with a...
, the decision-making body of the Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed...
.
In 1983, he helped found the Arab Organization for Human Rights
Arab Organization for Human Rights
The Arab Organization for Human Rights is a Non Governmental Organization , founded with a resolution agreed on in Hammamet, Tunisia, in 1983. Its general Assembly is held every three years, while the Board of Trustees meets annually, and consists of 25 members...
(AOHR). From 1984-1990, Aruri was elected to three consecutive terms on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
, USA, and served on the Board of Directors of Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
/Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
from 1990 to 1992. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Institute for Criminal Investigations (affiliated with the International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
) in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, until 2004, when he moved to the advisory board of the same organization. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Trans-Arab Research Institute and a member of the Board of Directors of the Jerusalem Fund
The Jerusalem Fund
The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development is a 501 non-profit organization based in Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C. that does educational and humanitarian work on behalf of Palestinians, particularly those living in the Occupied Territory and surrounding refugee camps...
and its Palestine Center
Palestine Center
The Palestine Center is an independent think tank based in Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.. Their focus is on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other Middle East issues....
Committee.
Aruri is also the author of several books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
, and has been a frequent commentator on the situation in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. He was an outspoken critic of the Oslo Peace Process, and has widely criticized the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for its negative role in the region. Aruri has spoken at hundreds of U.S. colleges and universities, and has lectured at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Kuwait University
Kuwait University
Kuwait University was established in October 1966, five years after Kuwait's independence from British Colonization. KU started with only two faculties, namely the Faculty of Science, Arts and Education; and a Women's College. The university had 418 students enrolled and 31 faculty members. By ,...
, and Bir Zeit University in the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
.
Publications
- Occupation: Israel Over Palestine (Editor) (1983)
- The Obstruction of Peace: The U.S., Israel, and the Palestinians (1995)
- Revising Culture, Reinventing Peace: The Influence of Edward W. Said (Co-editor) (Interlink, 2001)
- Palestinian Refugees: The Right of Return (Editor) (Pluto PressPluto PressPluto Press is a radical, progressive, independent publisher based in London. Pluto Press specialises in "progressive, critical perspectives in politics and the social sciences", and describes itself as "one of the world’s leading radical publishers". It has published authors such as Noam Chomsky,...
, 2001) - Dishonest Broker: America's Role in Israel and Palestine (South End PressSouth End PressSouth End Press is a non-profit book publisher run on a model of participatory economics. It was founded in 1977 by Michael Albert, Lydia Sargent, John Schall, Pat Walker, Juliet Schor, Mary Lea, Joe Bowring, and Dave Millikan, among others, in Boston's South End...
, 2003) - Palestine and the Palestinians: A Social and Political History (with Samih FarsounSamih FarsounSamih K. Farsoun, was a professor emeritus of sociology at American University, where he taught for thirty years until his retirement in 2003. He graduated from Hamilton College in New York. He received a master's degree in 1961 and a PhD in 1971, both in sociology from the University of Connecticut...
) (Westview Press, 2006)