Who Am I?
“In The 1970s, When Khalidi Taught At A University In Beirut, He Often Spoke To Reporters On Behalf Of Yasser Arafat’s Palestine Liberation Organization.” (Peter Wallsten, “Allies Of Palestinians See A Friend In Obama,” Los Angeles Times, 4/10/08)
“In The Early 1990s, He Advised The Palestinian Delegation During Peace Negotiations.” (Peter Wallsten, “Allies Of Palestinians See A Friend In Obama,” Los Angeles Times, 4/10/08)
“Khalidi Now Occupies A Prestigious Professorship Of Arab Studies At Columbia.” (Peter Wallsten, “Allies Of Palestinians See A Friend In Obama,” Los Angeles Times, 4/10/08)
"[M]any Of Khalidi’s Opinions Are Troubling To Pro-Israel Activists, Such As His Defense Of Palestinians’ Right To Resist Israeli Occupation And His Critique Of U.S. Policy As Biased Toward Israel.” (Peter Wallsten, “Allies Of Palestinians See A Friend In Obama,” Los Angeles Times, 4/10/08)
Facts About Me and Barack
“While Teaching At The University Of Chicago, Khalidi And His Wife Lived In The Hyde Park Neighborhood Near The Obamas. The Families Became Friends And Dinner Companions.” (Peter Wallsten, “Allies Of Palestinians See A Friend In Obama,” Los Angeles Times, 4/10/08)
“The Woods Fund In 2001 Gave A $40,000 Grant To The Arab American Action Network (AAAN), A Group Co-Founded By Anti-Israel Columbia University Professor Rhashid Khalidi. The Fund Gave AAAN A Second Grant Of $35,000 In 2002.” (Editorial, “Obama’s Terror Ties,” Investor’s Business Daily, 4/15/08)
- At The Time Of The Grants, Khalidi’s Wife, Mona Khalidi, Directed The Arab American Action Network. (Christopher Wills, “People Who Might Complicate Obama’s Campaign,” The Associated Press, 6/5/08)
Obama Offered A Testimonial At Khalidi’s 2003 Farewell Dinner; Other Individuals Giving Testimonials On Khalidi Included William Ayers And Bernadine Dohrn. (Sol Stern and Fred Siegel, “Mideast Parley Takes Ugly Turn At Columbia U.,” The New York Sun, 2/4/05)
“Though Khalidi Has Seen Little Of Sen. Obama In Recent Years, Michelle Obama Attended A Party Several Months Ago Celebrating The Marriage Of The Khalidis’ Daughter.” (Peter Wallsten, “Allies Of Palestinians See A Friend In Obama,” Los Angeles Times, 4/10/08)
My Donations and Bundling for Barack
“In 2000, The Khalidis Held A Fund-Raiser For Mr. Obama During His Congressional Campaign. Both Mr. Khalidi And Mr. Abunimah, Of The Electronic Intifada, Said Mr. Obama Had Spoken At The Fund-Raiser And Had Called For The United States To Adopt A More ‘Evenhanded Approach’ To The Palestinian-Israel Conflict.” (Jo Becker and Christopher Drew, “Pragmatic Politics, Forged On The South Side,” The New York Times, 5/11/08)
What Barack Says About Me
“His Many Talks With The Khalidis, Obama Said, Had Been ‘Consistent Reminders To Me Of My Own Blind Spots And My Own Biases…'" (Peter Wallsten, “Allies Of Palestinians See A Friend In Obama,” Los Angeles Times, 4/10/08)