Saliba Sarsar, Ph.D., born and raised in Jerusalem, earned a B.A. in political Science and history interdisciplinary, summa cum laude, from Monmouth, and a doctoral degree in political science, with specialization in Middle East affairs, from Rutgers University. He was featured in The New York Times article, “His Mission: Finding Why People Fight – A Witness to Mideast Conflict Turns to Dialogue and Peace.” He is the recipient of several honors, including the Award of Academic Excellence from the American Task Force on Palestine, the Global Visionary Award and the Stafford Presidential Award of Excellence from Monmouth University, the Humanitarian Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice, and the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation Award.

Education

Ph.D., Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey

Research Interests

Palestinian-Israeli relations, Jerusalem, democracy in the Middle East, American foreign policy in the Middle East

Books

Authored

• Saliba Sarsar. Peacebuilding in Israeli-Palestinian Relations. New York: Peter Lang, 2020.
• Saliba Sarsar. Jerusalem: The Home in Our Hearts. N. Bethesda, MD: Holy Land Books/Noble Book Publishing Incorporated, 2018

Co-authored

• Saliba Sarsar and Kenneth Stunkel. World Politics: An Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Lanham, MD: University Press of America / Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 1995.
• Kenneth Stunkel and Saliba Sarsar. Ideology, Values, and Technology in Political Life. Lanham, MD: University Press of America / Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 1994.

Edited

• Saliba Sarsar. The Holy Land Confederation as a Facilitator for the Two-State Solution. Israel: Economic Cooperation Foundation, 2022. 
• Saliba Sarsar. What Jerusalem Means to Us: Christian Perspectives and Reflections. N. Bethesda, MD: Holy Land Books/Noble Book Publishing Incorporated, 2018.
• Saliba Sarsar. Palestine and the Quest for Peace. Washington, D.C.: American Task Force on Palestine, 2009.
• Saliba Sarsar, Education for Leadership and Social Responsibility. West Long Branch: Center for the Study of Public Issues at Monmouth University, 1996.

Co-Edited

• Saliba Sarsar and Rekha Datta. Democracy in Crisis Around the World. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2020.
• Yael Aronoff, Ilan Peleg, and Saliba Sarsar. Continuity and Change in Political Culture: Israel and Beyond. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books / Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2020.
• Saliba Sarsar and Carole Monica Burnett. What Jerusalem Means to Us: Muslim Perspectives and Reflections. North Bethesda, MD: Holy Land Books / Noble Book Publishing Incorporated, 2020.
• Saliba Sarsar and Julius Adekunle. Democracy in Africa: Political Changes and Challenges. Durham, NC. Carolina Academic Press, 2012.
• Fr. Drew Christiansen, S.J. and Saliba Sarsar, Patriarch Michel Sabbah: Faithful Witness: On Reconciliation and Peace in the Holy Land. Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 2009.
• Hussein Ibish and Saliba Sarsar, Principles and Pragmatism: Key Documents from the American Task Force on Palestine. Washington, D.C.: ATFP, 2006.

Authored Poetry Books

• Portraits: Poems of the Holy Land. Cambridge, MA: Ilora Press, 2015.
• Seven Gates of Jerusalem: Forty-Nine Poems. Haifa, Israel: Kul-Shee, 2010.
• Crosswinds: A Book of Poems. Lewiston, NY: Mellen Poetry Press, 1999.

Co-Authored Children’s Books

• Saliba Sarsar and Rafiqa Othman. The Squirrel and the Eaglet (in Arabic). Israel: Dar Elhuda, 2020.