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'''Robert B. Satloff''' is an American historian<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lis |first1=Jonathan |title=Israeli Officials Believe Iran Talks Headed for 'Controlled Conflict' or Interim Deal |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2021-12-19/ty-article/israel-iran-nucelar-talks-controlled-conflict-deal-biden/0000017f-ef3a-d4cd-af7f-ef7aa1410000 |access-date=11 December 2023 |work=[[Haaretz]] |date=2021-12-19}}</ref><ref name="PBS">{{cite news |title=Documentary Examines 'Righteous' Arab Actions During Holocaust |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/documentary-examines-righteous-arab-actions-during-holocaust |access-date=11 December 2023 |work=[[PBS]] |date=2010-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Book Tracks Holocaust's 'Lost Stories' |url=https://www.npr.org/2006/12/08/6599958/book-tracks-holocausts-lost-stories |access-date=11 December 2023 |work=[[NPR]] |date=2006-12-08}}</ref> on Arab and Islamic politics, U.S.-Israel relations, and the Middle East. Since January 1993, he has been the executive director of the [[The Washington Institute for Near East Policy|Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] (WINEP). Satloff is also a member of the board of editors of the [[Middle East Quarterly]], a publication of the [[Middle East Forum]].
'''Robert B. Satloff''' is an American writer and, since January 1993, the executive director of the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] (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."<ref>[http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC10.php?CID=11 Bio] (WINEP)</ref> Satloff is also a member of the board of editors of the [[Middle East Quarterly]], a publication of the [[Middle East Forum]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Robert Satloff graduated from [[Duke University]], where he received a bachelor of arts degree. He received a master of arts degree from [[Harvard University]] and a PhD from [[St. Antony's College]], [[University of Oxford]].
Satloff is from [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], Rhode Island. He holds a BA from [[Duke University]], a MA from [[Harvard University]], and a PhD from [[St. Antony's College, Oxford]].<ref name="Washingtonian" />


==Writing career==
==Writing career==
Satloff authored or edited nine books. His writing has appeared in major newspapers such as the ''[[New York Times]]'', ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[Washington Post]]'', and the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.
Satloff has authored or edited nine books. His writing has appeared in newspapers such as the ''[[New York Times]]'', ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[Washington Post]]'', and the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.


In 2006, he wrote ''Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands'',<ref>[http://lipstadt.blogspot.com/2006/12/review-of-robert-satloffs-among.html Review] by [[Deborah Lipstadt]]: ''The Schindlers of the Middle East'' [[Washington Post]] December 10, 2006</ref> which reported that there were [[Islam|Muslims]] and [[Arabs]] who rescued potential victims of the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]]-directed programs related to [[the Holocaust]] as well as those who collaborated in those programs.
In 2006, Satloff wrote ''Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands'',<ref>[http://lipstadt.blogspot.com/2006/12/review-of-robert-satloffs-among.html Review] by [[Deborah Lipstadt]]: ''The Schindlers of the Middle East'' [[Washington Post]] December 10, 2006</ref> which asserted that some [[Islam|Muslims]] and [[Arabs]] rescued potential victims of [[the Holocaust]] as well as those who collaborated in those programs.{{Clarify|date=January 2024}} He claimed that no Arab had been honored saving Jews during the [[Holocaust]] and explored reasons why.<ref>{{cite journal |date=Winter 2008 |title=Book Notes |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42944561 |journal=[[Shofar (journal)|Shofar]] |volume=26 |issue=2 |page=213 |jstor=42944561 |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>{{Importance inline|date=January 2024}} [[Norman Stillman]] described the book as a "well-balanced assessment" of the experience of [[Moroccan Jews]] during World War II.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Stillman |first1=Norman |date=Autumn 2019 |title=Moroccan Jews in Modern Times: Orientations and Reorientations |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/48561445 |journal=European Judaism: A Journal for the New Europe |volume=52 |issue=2 |page=17 |jstor=48561445 |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref> It was also reviewed by the [[Jewish Book Council]].<ref name="Simon">{{cite news |last1=Simon |first1=Rachel |date=2011-10-26 |title=Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands |url=https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/among-the-righteous-lost-stories-from-the-holocausts-long-reach-into-arab-lands |access-date=11 December 2023 |work=[[Jewish Book Council]]}}</ref> In 2010, American broadcaster [[PBS]] released "Among the Righteous," a documentary based on Satloff's book.<ref name="PBS" />


Satloff has also provided commentary for major television network news programs, talk shows, and [[National Public Radio]]. Satloff is the only non-Arab to host 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 [[al-Hurra]], the U.S. government-sponsored Arabic [[satellite television]] channel.
Satloff has also provided commentary for news programs and talk shows, as well as [[National Public Radio]]. 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 [[Alhurra|al-Hurra]], the U.S. government-sponsored Arabic [[satellite television]] channel.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Satloff lives in [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]], with his wife, Jennie Litvack, an economist at the World Bank, and three sons, Benjamin, William and David.[http://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/publicaffairsbooks-cgi-bin/display?book=9781586483999]
Satloff lived in [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]], with his wife, [[Jennie Litvack]], an economist and horn player, and three sons, Benjamin, William and David.{{Source needed|date=January 2024}}

==Reception==
Satloff has been described as "a longtime expert on Arab and Islamic politics".<ref name="Simon" /><ref name="Washingtonian" /> In 2023, the ''[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]'' magazine named him one of the 500 most influential people in Washington, D.C.<ref name="Washingtonian">{{cite news |title=Washington DC's 500 Most Influential People of 2023 |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/04/27/washington-dcs-500-most-influential-people-of-2023/#Antitrust |access-date=11 December 2023 |work=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]] |date=2023-04-27}}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
===Books===
* ''Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands'' (PublicAffairs, 2006). {{ISBN|1-58648-399-4}}
* ''Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands'' (PublicAffairs, 2006). {{ISBN|1-58648-399-4}}
*''The Battle of Ideas in the War on Terror: Essays on U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Middle East'' (The Washington Institute, 2004).
*''The Battle of Ideas in the War on Terror: Essays on U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Middle East'' (The Washington Institute, 2004).
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* ''From Abdullah to Hussein: Jordan in Transition'' (Oxford University Press, 1994)
* ''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)
* ''Troubles on the East Bank: Challenges to the Domestic Stability of Jordan'' (Praeger, 1986)

===Articles and interviews===
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*[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6624599 Interviews with historian Robert Satloff], [[Fresh Air]] from [[WHYY-FM]], December 14, 2006.
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201752/http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Protected/Articles/000/000/012/881cixbo.asp Hip, Hip, Al Hurra! Explaining America to the Arabs — with no help from the State Department.] by Robert Satloff ([[Weekly Standard]]) November 6, 2006, Volume 012, Issue 08
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090506103010/http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/antisemitism/voices/transcript/index.php?content=20061123 ''Voices on Antisemitism'' Interview with Robert Satloff] from the [http://www.ushmm.org/ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]
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*[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9678526 A 'Righteous' Honor for an Arab Who Saved Jews], [[NPR]] ''[[Morning Edition]]'', April 19, 2007


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==Further reading==
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*[http://www.meforum.org/article/1073 Righteous Muslims. A briefing by Robert Satloff] by Rachel Silverman, ''Jewish Exponent'', December 14, 2006 ([[Middle East Forum]], December 11, 2006)
*[http://www.meforum.org/article/1073 Righteous Muslims. A briefing by Robert Satloff] by Rachel Silverman, ''Jewish Exponent'', December 14, 2006 ([[Middle East Forum]], December 11, 2006)

*[http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=438 Robert Satloff talks about ''Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach Into Arab Lands''] (video) November 2006
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*[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6624599 Interviews with historian Robert Satloff], [[Fresh Air]] from [[WHYY-FM]], December 14, 2006.
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*[http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1164881892768&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull Forgotten chapter] by LARRY DERFNER ([[Jerusalem Post]]) December 14, 2006
*[https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/experts/view/satloff-robert Official web page at Washington Institute]
*[https://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/061203/11qa.htm Arabs Who Saved the Jews] by Will Sullivan ([[US News]]) December 3, 2006
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*[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Protected/Articles/000/000/012/881cixbo.asp Hip, Hip, Al Hurra! Explaining America to the Arabs — with no help from the State Department.] by Robert Satloff ([[Weekly Standard]]) November 6, 2006, Volume 012, Issue 08
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*{{cite magazine|url=http://www.tnr.com/showBio.mhtml?pid=758 |accessdate=2006-12-31 |title=Robert Satloff's Recent Articles |magazine=[[The New Republic]] |year=2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091609/http://www.tnr.com/showBio.mhtml?pid=758 |archivedate=September 29, 2007 }}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090506103010/http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/antisemitism/voices/transcript/index.php?content=20061123 ''Voices on Antisemitism'' Interview with Robert Satloff] from the [http://www.ushmm.org/ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]

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*{{cite web|url=http://www.tnr.com/showBio.mhtml?pid=758 |accessdate=2006-12-31 |title=Robert Satloff's Recent Articles |work=[[The New Republic]] |year=2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091609/http://www.tnr.com/showBio.mhtml?pid=758 |archivedate=September 29, 2007 }}
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*[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9678526 A 'Righteous' Honor for an Arab Who Saved Jews], [[NPR]] ''[[Morning Edition]]'', April 19, 2007
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Latest revision as of 17:26, 31 October 2024

Robert Satloff
Sartloff with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
EducationDuke University (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
St. Antony's College, Oxford (PhD)
SpouseJennie Litvack
Children3 sons

Robert B. Satloff is an American historian[1][2][3] on Arab and Islamic politics, U.S.-Israel relations, and the Middle East. Since January 1993, he has been the executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP). Satloff is also a member of the board of editors of the Middle East Quarterly, a publication of the Middle East Forum.

Early life

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Satloff is from Providence, Rhode Island. He holds a BA from Duke University, a MA from Harvard University, and a PhD from St. Antony's College, Oxford.[4]

Writing career

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Satloff has authored or edited nine books. His writing has appeared in newspapers such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times.

In 2006, Satloff wrote Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands,[5] which asserted that some Muslims and Arabs rescued potential victims of the Holocaust as well as those who collaborated in those programs.[clarification needed] He claimed that no Arab had been honored saving Jews during the Holocaust and explored reasons why.[6][importance?] Norman Stillman described the book as a "well-balanced assessment" of the experience of Moroccan Jews during World War II.[7] It was also reviewed by the Jewish Book Council.[8] In 2010, American broadcaster PBS released "Among the Righteous," a documentary based on Satloff's book.[2]

Satloff has also provided commentary for news programs and talk shows, as well as National Public Radio. 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 al-Hurra, the U.S. government-sponsored Arabic satellite television channel.

Personal life

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Satloff lived in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife, Jennie Litvack, an economist and horn player, and three sons, Benjamin, William and David.[citation needed]

Reception

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Satloff has been described as "a longtime expert on Arab and Islamic politics".[8][4] In 2023, the Washingtonian magazine named him one of the 500 most influential people in Washington, D.C.[4]

Publications

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Books

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  • Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands (PublicAffairs, 2006). ISBN 1-58648-399-4
  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Lis, Jonathan (2021-12-19). "Israeli Officials Believe Iran Talks Headed for 'Controlled Conflict' or Interim Deal". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Documentary Examines 'Righteous' Arab Actions During Holocaust". PBS. 2010-04-05. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Book Tracks Holocaust's 'Lost Stories'". NPR. 2006-12-08. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Washington DC's 500 Most Influential People of 2023". Washingtonian. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. ^ Review by Deborah Lipstadt: The Schindlers of the Middle East Washington Post December 10, 2006
  6. ^ "Book Notes". Shofar. 26 (2): 213. Winter 2008. JSTOR 42944561. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  7. ^ Stillman, Norman (Autumn 2019). "Moroccan Jews in Modern Times: Orientations and Reorientations". European Judaism: A Journal for the New Europe. 52 (2): 17. JSTOR 48561445. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b Simon, Rachel (2011-10-26). "Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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