Robert Naiman is a policy analyst, researcher, writer, and
activist
Activism (or Advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Forms of activism range fro ...
. He is formerly the policy director at Just Foreign Policy, and is the president of the board of directors at progressive news organization
Truthout. He has master's degrees in economics and mathematics from the
University of Illinois
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...
.
Naiman writes is a frequent commentator on the Middle East. He has worked as a policy analyst and researcher at the
Center for Economic and Policy Research
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) is a progressive American think tank that specializes in economic policy. Based in Washington, D.C. CEPR was co-founded by economists Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot in 1999.
Considered a left-lea ...
and the Public Citizen's
Global Trade Watch. He has studied and worked in the
Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
, where he has participated in actions "for the legitimate rights of the
Palestinian people" and "against injustice," such as the 2011 attempt to break
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
's
blockade of Gaza.
Naiman's writings and policy positions have received criticism from both supporters and opponents of Israeli policy towards the Palestinians.
Can the US Congress bring justice for the Palestinians? : A response to Robert Naiman
by Joel Beinin, 29 September 2014
References
External links
Center for Economic and Policy Research
official website
Global Trade Watch
official website
American activists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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