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ROUNDUP: Two Key American Leaders Figuring Prominently in Pro-Palestinian Support• New Israeli ‘Minister of Chaos’ Cracks Down on West Bank• Palestinian Critics Outraged at Palestinian Authority Attendance at Aqaba Summit

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Our roundup this week honors former President Jimmy Carter, 98 years old, who is now living at home in medical hospice. His post-presidency attack on Israel’s treatment of Palestinians got him in some trouble. Another American supporter of Palestinians who deserves attention is Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders. He has called for cutting billions of U.S. dollars over Israel’s “racist moves.” Contributing writer, John Mason, writes about these revered leaders and a third, less savory personality, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has supported Jewish terrorists and is now Israel’s Minister of National Security for all Israelis and Palestinians. Finally, there is a brief note on Palestinian critics’ fury over the Palestinian Authority due to its attendance at the recent Aqaba Summit with Israel.

James Abourezk, First Arab American U.S. Senator, Dies at 92

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February 24, 2023–James Abourezk, attorney and Democratic politician who served as a United States senator and United States representative from South Dakota and co-founder of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee(ADC), died today on his 92nd birthday. He was born in Wood, South Dakota, the son of Lena (Mickel), a homemaker, and Charles Abourezk, an owner of … Continued

18 Terrorist Cows & ‘Intifada Milk’

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By: Menal Elmaliki / Arab America Contributing Writer THE FILM The Wanted 18 is a Palestinian-Canadian animated documentary that incorporates both documentary-style filmmaking as well as traditional fictional animation. The film centers around the real-life tragedy of Palestinians in Beit Sahour, a Palestinian town that is located east of Bethlehem. It covers “the efforts of Palestinians … Continued

5 Arab Inspired Businesses

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By: Souria Dabbousi / Arab America Contributing Writer Bringing awareness to the world about Arab culture is one of the missions of all Arab businesses. These brands are in part created to explore, celebrate, and share the Arab culture in a modern and symbolic way. By crafting products inspired by its people and identity ranging … Continued

U.S. Rabbis withhold Prayer for New Far-Right Israeli Government, now Justified as that Government Legalizes New West Bank Settlements despite U.S. Objection

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U.S. rabbis recently made a strong protest against Israel’s new far-right government by withholding their annual prayer for the government. Not just rabbis, but many American Jews expressed outrage at the new government. They are especially against the government’s anti-democratic leanings. As contributing writer, John Mason reports, true to form, the new government, just as soon U.S. Secretary of State Blinken ended his visit to Israel, legalized new West Bank Jewish settlements.

News Roundup: Sorry – Bad News from the Middle East for the U.S., much less Arab Americans, Palestinians, and even some Israelis

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Four interrelated events in the Middle East comprise this week’s news roundup. First is how Secretary of State Blinken’s recent visit to Israel resulted in absolutely nothing for Palestinians. Second, an attack by Jewish settlers on a Christian quarter of West Jerusalem exacerbates Israeli-Palestinian problem. Third, the fact of the West Bank’s Jewish settler population exceeding half-a-million people only accentuates the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. Fourth, as much an opinion as an event, a dire scenario is presented about Netanyahu’s “full-scale assault on Israel’s democratic institutions.” Contributing writer, John Mason, ties together these four unfortunate, if not disheartening events.

Deadly Earthquake Kills Thousands in Syria and Türkiye

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By: Souria Dabbousi / Arab America Contributing Writer In the early hours of Monday, February 6, terror struck in Turkey near the city of Gaziantep. The magnitude 7.8 quake killed and injured thousands. It was Turkey’s most powerful earthquake since 1939. The neighboring countries of Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and Iraq also felt aftershocks of this … Continued

Mo Amer Show ‘Mo’ Renewed by Netflix—a Cultural Milestone, it Captures Palestinian American Refugee Issues through a Blend of Comedy and Drama

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‘Mo’ immerses the viewer in the life of Mo Amer’s character, Mo Najjar. His is a Netflix TV story of a Palestinian American’s whose journey to asylum in Houston, Texas concludes. We observe the delicate balances between the show’s version of Amer’s story and Najjar’s. John Mason, contributing writer, shows how ‘Mo’ creates “a sense of side-splitting laughs combined with heartfelt drama.” Another facet of Mo Amer’s character is his promotion and hosting of the next season of the televised debate series, Doha Debates. It is a series defined as an entertaining, educational tool funded by the non-profit Qatar Foundation.

Bahbah: Will the P.A. and the Abraham Accords Crumble Under the Policies of Israel’s Most Right-Wing Government?

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By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist History will corroborate that Israel’s new right-wing government will have a detrimental effect on the survival of the Palestinian Authority (P.A.), the peace process, and the fate of Israel’s crown jewel of diplomatic success – the Abraham Accords. However, this assessment is not shared by the United … Continued

Three American Cases Falsely Equate Anti-Government-of-Israel/Pro-Palestinian Sentiment with Antisemitism

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Arab American and Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar has been threatened by new House leader McCarthy from serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee. While she’s accused of antisemitism, her criticism is of Israeli oppressive action against Palestinians. On another front, John Mason, contributing writer, reports on how the state of Virginia is launching a legal case against those who support the BDS or boycott on Israel. Yet a third accusation of antisemitism concerns an invitation to Human Rights Watch former head Kenneth Roth from Harvard’s Kennedy School—one which was subsequently withdrawn.

U.S. Returns Ancient Assyrian Artifact to Palestinian Authority, Causing Ruckus in Israel

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The U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs recently returned to the Palestinian Authority a rare Assyrian ceremonial spoon almost 3,000 years old. On being looted from a site near the Palestinian village of Khirbet al-Koum, the Iron Age spoon ended up in the hands of a Manhattan antiquities collector. Contributing writer John Mason, writes about this story, including Israeli reporting on the return of the looted artifact, which differed sharply from outside reports. One such story was titled, “US spoon-feeds the Palestinian Authority a looted artifact.” Other Israeli press reports suggested that there is no proof of the object’s Palestinian cultural character.

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