The Dark Truth About "Massad": Separating Fact from Fiction in Today's World We weren’t able to create a summary for you. Refresh your page to try again. Unfortunately, the rest of Professor Massad ’s article is just as false and misleading as his claims about Tel Aviv and Netanyahu’s speech. Nov 18, 2011 · The bottom line: Massad ’s charge that Netanyahu called for the expulsion of Israeli Arabs is an enormous and shameless lie. Unfortunately, the rest of Professor Massad ’s article is just as false and misleading as his claims about Tel Aviv and Netanyahu’s speech. He is the author of many books and academic and journalistic articles. Joseph Massad’s Islam in Liberalism explores what Islam has become in today’s world, with full attention to the multiplication of its meanings and interpretations. His work extensively critiques the political and historical paradigms affecting the Arab world, with a focus on how these dynamics intersect with issues of colonialism and national identity. Massad was born in Jordan in 1963 and is of Palestinian Christian descent. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University in 1998. He is known for his book Desiring Arabs, about representations of sexual desire in the Arab world.