Robert B. Satloff is an American writer and, since January 1993, the executive director of the

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(WINEP). Satloff's expertise includes "U.S. policy, public diplomacy, Arab and Islamic politics, Arab-Israeli relations, U.S.-Israel relations, peace process, Middle East democratization." Satloff is also a member of the board of editors of the

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, a publication of the

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Early life

Robert Satloff graduated from Duke University, where he received a bachelor of arts degree. He received a master of arts degree from

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and a PhD from St. Antony's College, Oxford.

Writing career

Satloff authored or edited nine books. His writing has appeared in major newspapers such as the ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the ''

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''. In 2006, he wrote ''Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands'',Review
by

Deborah Lipstadt Deborah Esther Lipstadt (born March 18, 1947) is an American historian, best known as author of the books '' Denying the Holocaust'' (1993), ''History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier'' (2005), ''The Eichmann Trial'' (2011), and ...

: ''The Schindlers of the Middle East''

December 10, 2006 which reported that there were

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and

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who rescued potential victims of the

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-directed programs related to

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as well as those who collaborated in those programs. Satloff has also provided commentary for major television network news programs, talk shows, and

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. Satloff hosts a program on an Arab satellite channel: he is the creator and host of ''Dakhil Washington'' (Inside Washington), a weekly news and interview program on

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, the U.S. government-sponsored Arabic

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channel.

Personal life

Satloff lived in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife, Jennie Litvack, an economist and horn player, and three sons, Benjamin, William and Davi

Publications

Books

* ''Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands'' (PublicAffairs, 2006). *''The Battle of Ideas in the War on Terror: Essays on U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Middle East'' (The Washington Institute, 2004). * ''U.S. Policy toward Islamism'' (Council on Foreign Relations, 2000) * ''From Abdullah to Hussein: Jordan in Transition'' (Oxford University Press, 1994) * ''Troubles on the East Bank: Challenges to the Domestic Stability of Jordan'' (Praeger, 1986)

Articles and interviews

Interviews with historian Robert Satloff

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from

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, December 14, 2006.
Hip, Hip, Al Hurra! Explaining America to the Arabs — with no help from the State Department.
by Robert Satloff (

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) November 6, 2006, Volume 012, Issue 08
''Voices on Antisemitism'' Interview with Robert Satloff
from th
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumA 'Righteous' Honor for an Arab Who Saved Jews

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'', April 19, 2007

References

External links

Official web page at Washington Institute
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Satloff, Robert Living people Jewish American writers American Zionists Islam and Judaism The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Duke University alumni Harvard University alumni Alumni of St Antony's College, Oxford Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American Jews