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	The ''Washington Report on Middle East Affairs'' claims that it "does not take partisan domestic political positions," ~~that~~		The ''Washington Report on Middle East Affairs'' claims that it "does not take partisan domestic political positions," and endorses ] (ATFP) president Dr. ] and ] (APN) spokesman Ori Nir's opinion on, "a ] to the ] in which Palestinians have a prosperous full and viable state side by side an Israeli one."<ref>http://www.wrmea.com/archives/Jan_Feb_2009/0901061b.html</ref>


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	WRMEA is criticized by many pro-Israel groups however it is also known in the past for having a large number of Jewish supporters and writers. Indeed, if anything the political position of the Washington Report allies strongly with the ] such as famous Israeli writer and critic ].{{fact}}		WRMEA is criticized by many pro-Israel groups however it is also known in the past for having a large number of Jewish supporters and writers. Indeed, if anything the political position of the Washington Report allies strongly with the ] such as famous Israeli writer and critic ].{{fact}}

			==History==

	The Washington Report began in ] as a ] eight-page ]. Today, it is a 76-page full-color ] is self claimedly "recognized worldwide as a leader in its field". <ref name=middleeastbooks>http://www.middleeastbooks.com/about.html</ref> The Washington Report claims to publish "a wide variety of views from and about the Middle East by Muslim, Jewish and Christian writers, many of whom live or have lived in the region".<ref name=middleeastbooks/>		The Washington Report began in ] as a ] eight-page ]. Today, it is a 76-page full-color ] is self claimedly "recognized worldwide as a leader in its field". <ref name=middleeastbooks>http://www.middleeastbooks.com/about.html</ref> The Washington Report claims to publish "a wide variety of views from and about the Middle East by Muslim, Jewish and Christian writers, many of whom live or have lived in the region".<ref name=middleeastbooks/>

	The Washington Report endorses ] (ATFP) president Dr. ] and ] (APN) spokesman Ori Nir's opinion on, a ] to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in which Palestinians have a prosperous full and viable state side by side an Israeli one.<ref>http://www.wrmea.com/archives/Jan_Feb_2009/0901061b.html</ref>

	==Publisher==		==Publisher==

	It is published by the ] (AET), founded in 1982 as a ] incorporated in Washington, D.C. under ] by retired U.S. foreign service officers.<ref name=AboutWRMEA/> AET claims, members of its Board of Directors and advisory committees "receive no fees for their services" and WRMEA states "AET's ] Committee has included former U.S. ]s, ]s, and ], including the late ]ic ] ], and ] Senator ], both former chairmen of the ].<ref name=AboutWRMEA/> The magazine's "nonprofit wing has donated 3,200 free ]s" and dozens of books to libraries.<ref name="ballon" />		It is published by the ] (AET), founded in 1982 as a ] incorporated in Washington, D.C. under ] by retired U.S. foreign service officers.<ref name=AboutWRMEA/> AET claims, members of its Board of Directors and advisory committees "receive no fees for their services" and WRMEA states "AET's ] Committee has included former U.S. ]s, ]s, and ], including the late ]ic ] ], and ] Senator ], both former chairmen of the ].<ref name=AboutWRMEA/> The magazine's "nonprofit wing has donated 3,200 free ]s" and dozens of books to libraries.<ref name="ballon" />

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Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Type of site	Activism, Pro-Palestinian, Human Rights
Available in	English
Owner	Andrew I. Killgore
URL	http://www.wrmea.com
Commercial	No

The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs is a magazine published 9 times per year in Washington, D.C. that claims to "focuses on news and analysis from and about the Middle East and U.S. policy in that region."

Political position

The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs claims that it "does not take partisan domestic political positions," and endorses American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) president Dr. Ziad Asali and Americans for Peace Now (APN) spokesman Ori Nir's opinion on, "a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in which Palestinians have a prosperous full and viable state side by side an Israeli one."

"as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it endorses U.N. Security Council Resolution 242´s land-for-peace formula, supported by seven successive U.S. presidents," and that it "supports Middle East solutions which it judges to be consistent with the charter of the United Nations and traditional American support for human rights, self-determination, and fair play."

WRMEA is criticized by many pro-Israel groups however it is also known in the past for having a large number of Jewish supporters and writers. Indeed, if anything the political position of the Washington Report allies strongly with the Israeli left such as famous Israeli writer and critic Amos Elon.

History

The Washington Report began in 1982 as a bi-weekly eight-page newsletter. Today, it is a 76-page full-color magazine is self claimedly "recognized worldwide as a leader in its field". The Washington Report claims to publish "a wide variety of views from and about the Middle East by Muslim, Jewish and Christian writers, many of whom live or have lived in the region".

Publisher

It is published by the American Educational Trust (AET), founded in 1982 as a non-profit foundation incorporated in Washington, D.C. under 501(c)4 by retired U.S. foreign service officers. AET claims, members of its Board of Directors and advisory committees "receive no fees for their services" and WRMEA states "AET's Foreign Policy Committee has included former U.S. ambassadors, government officials, and members of Congress, including the late Democratic Senator J. William Fulbright, and Republican Senator Charles Percy, both former chairmen of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The magazine's "nonprofit wing has donated 3,200 free subscriptions" and dozens of books to libraries.

Criticism

The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs has been criticized for promoting conspiracy theories and publishing reports that accuse Israel and Zionists of being collectively responsible for many issues in the United States and the Middle East.

Pro-Israel organisation Anti-Defamation League criticized the organization for hosting an essay by Paul Craig Roberts in which he claims the "fanatical neoconservatives and Israelis are using Bush to commit the United States to a catastrophic course." WRMEA was also criticized for accusing the Mosaad of being a party to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Pro-Israel media watchdog group Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America has described WMREA of being "virulently anti-Israel" and for relying on antisemitic rhetoric to support its activism. Honest Reporting describes the organization as "a journal known for its strong anti-Israel bias." Canada's National Post considers the organization to be unconditionally "anti-Israel."

The Jewish Virtual Library has stated that the "WRMEA publishes many articles that are considered to be anti-Israel and anti-Zionist" and for promoting conspiracy theories such as a "Zionist cover up" of the USS Liberty incident. The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles notes that critics view it as "guilty of frequent factual distortions" and "an unrelenting polemic against Israel", and Jonathan S. Tobin, executive editor of The Jewish Exponent has described the publication as "the guidebook to the Arabist lobby in the United States" that "specializes in defaming Israel."

According to Dr. Rafael Medoff, founding director of The David Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies and member of American Jewish Historical Society, the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs publishes "denunciations" of Israeli policies, articles "belittling" the Holocaust, lists of names of Jewish publisher of newspapers to demonstrate "Zionist" control of the U.S. media, and accusations that Israeli soldiers commit "Nazi-style" genocide. According to Medoff, it has also published "wild conspiracy theories" accusing Israel of being responsible for everything form the Monica Lewinsky affair to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Contributors

Writers for the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs include retired U.S. foreign service officers and people with a wide range of political, national and religious backgrounds. The following is an incomplete list of people who have, at one or more times, contributed to WRMEA:

Notes

^ "About Washington Report on Middle East Affairs," accessed February 20, 2007.
http://www.wrmea.com/archives/Jan_Feb_2009/0901061b.html
^ http://www.middleeastbooks.com/about.html
^ Ballon, Marc. "Libraries: The New Mideast Battlefront", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, Jan 20, 2006.
http://www.meforum.org/372/israels-american-detractors-back-again Israel's American Detractors - Back Again
http://www.adl.org/NR/exeres/3F24AF09-83AB-455B-8A7C-FC0275CA00B3,DB7611A2-02CD-43AF-8147-649E26813571,frameless.htm
http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0392/9203026.html In Kennedy Assassination, Anyone But Mossad is Fair Game for U.S. Media, Paul Findley
http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2&x_outlet=64 Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Retrieved Dec 1, 2006.
"National Post's CBC Watch I", National Post, May 08, 2004.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/kerryrecord.html Legislative Record of Senator John Kerry
Tobin, Jonathan. "The Friends of our Foes", Jewish World Review, Sept. 15, 2000. Retrieved Dec 1, 2006.
Jewish Americans and political participation: a reference handbook, Rafael Medoff, ABC-CLIO, 2002, p. 244-6
Waging Peace, Council for the National Interest

External links

Washington Report on Middle East Affair Publication website.

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