December 8, 2004
Speaker Biographies
Said Arikat is the Washington-based correspondent and political analyst for Al Quds Daily Newspaper, published in East Jerusalem. He is also a correspondent and political analyst for the Dubai-based English daily Gulf News; a political commentator on the London-based BBC Arabic News Service; and a frequent guest on Arab Satellite Channels, Aljazeera, Alarabiya, and other Arabic stations. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthew, ABC Nightline, FOX News, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, CBC, NPR, and the Charlie Rose Show. Mr. Arikat moved to Washington in 1981 to run the Palestine Congress of North America (PCNA). As executive director of PCNA, he launched and published two biweekly newsletters, one in English and one in Arabic. Before moving to Washington, he worked as an engineer in California.
Brigadier General Michael Herzog is a visiting military fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. From 2001 until August 2004, General Herzog served as the military secretary to the Israeli minister of defense. In this capacity, he acted as the defense minister's liaison between the Israeli Defense Force, the prime minister's office, the intelligence community, and the defense establishment. The general has also held various other positions in the IDF: head of the strategic planning (1998–2001), deputy head of strategic planning (1995–1998), member of the Intelligence Corps (1974–1994), and as an infantry soldier (1973 war). Between 1993 and 2001, General Herzog participated in peace negotiations including the Wye Plantation Summit, the Camp David Summit, and at Taba with the Palestinians, Jordanians, and Syrians.
Robert Satloff is executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He first assumed directorship in 1993 and recently returned in July 2004 after over two years of living and researching in Morocco, while serving as the Washington Institute's director for policy and strategic planning and overseeing its major programs and research projects. Mr. Satloff has written widely on the Arab-Israeli peace process and the political repercussions of Islamic politics on regional stability, in such publications as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. He has also appeared on television and radio, including the CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and National Public Radio's All Things Considered. He is the author and editor of a number of works, including War on Terror: The Middle East Dimension (Washington Institute, 2002); After Arafat? Succession in Palestinian Politics (Washington Institute, 2002); U.S. Policy toward Islamism (Council on Foreign Relations, 2000); and, most recently, The Battle of Ideas in the War on Terror (Washington Institute, 2004).
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