Source Note #29: Interview with UO Professor Chris Holman

March 13, 2009 in Source Notes
Tags: Citizen: Stakeholder, interview

University of Oregon Arabic professor Chris Holman suggests the United States must support Israel, not only because of its historical relationship with Israel, but because of its role as a power broker in the region.

Topic: Should the Obama administration continue to support Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Category: Citizen: Stakeholder

What is it? An interview with Professor Chris Holman
Publication Information: Interviewed March 12, 2009
Author: Interviewed by Alex Matthews
Location: Available for download here

Support:
Professor Chris Holman
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister-designate of Israel

Audience and Agenda:
Chris Holman is a professor of Arabic language at the University of Oregon. As a member of the US Army, he studied Arabic in North Africa and the Persian Gulf region from 1998-2000, serving as the official translator for the US Embassy in Kuwait. He came to the University of Oregon in 2001 as a geography student and started the Arabic language program in 2006.

Usefulness:
Professor Chris Holman suggests the United States must support Israel, not only because of its historical relationship with Israel, but because of its role as a power broker in the region. Prime Minister-designate does not see eye-to-eye with President Obama regarding a two-state solution, which could cause problems with regard to peace negotiations. Additionally, the US’s military support for Israel may need restructuring. Solving the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, however, would help the United States’s reputation and effectiveness in the region. Professor Holman suggests that, once the US’s involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has calmed down, it will be easier to focus on Israel.

Works cited:
About Professor Chris Holman

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