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Selling Palestine Down the River: Trump and Netanyahu Face Many Hurdles

Photo Yahoo By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Until recently, Israel’s new unity government had been on track to annex as much as 30% of the West Bank as soon as July 1, fully guaranteed by President Trump and Mr. Kushner. Unilaterally determined, this step will preclude any possibility for the formation of an independent … Continued

The Relationship Between Arab Women and the Engineering World

By: Raneem Ghunaim/Arab America Contributing Writer  Statistically speaking, in the Arab World, more women are pursuing a STEM major rather than other countries. In the past decade, the US number of students pursuing an engineering degree has been the same, 30% of students enrolled, but only 20% make to graduation. Meanwhile, in the Arab World, … Continued

History Behind Palestinian Thobes

By: Raneem Ghunaim/Arab America Contributing Writer   The Palestinian thobes stand out for their vibrant red colors. Each thobe from every city or village is unique in its own ways. It tells a story and it stands out on its own. Thobes have their own history; they have been around for over 5,000 years, rich with … Continued

Finally Getting a Place at the Academic Table—A  New Faculty Chair in Palestinian Studies at Brown University

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer The first faculty endowed chair in U.S. academia dedicated to the study of Palestine and Palestinians was announced by Brown University. Renowned professor Beshara Doumani has been named the first holder of the ‘Mahmoud Darwish’ Chair of Palestinian Studies. Doumani is a noted scholar who has mentored generations of … Continued

Dr. Mohammed Shtayyeh: Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, Addresses Arab American Leaders, Former Diplomats, and NGO’s

By: Jessica Agostinelli and Khaled Elgindy On May 12, 2020, the Middle East Institute-MEI hosted Dr. Mohammed Shtayyeh, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, for roundtable discussion on the many crises facing Palestinians and the Palestinian Authority (PA), from the COVID pandemic and the possibility of economic collapse to the imminent threat of Israeli … Continued

Archbishop Hilarion Capucci: A Freedom Fighter for Palestine, Loved by Arab Christians and Muslims, A Retrospective

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer While some dramas during the Ramadan season are racing to promote the idea of ​​normalization with Israel, the series “Hares Al-Quds”–Guardian of Jerusalem, traces the biography of the late Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, a Syrian Melkite Christian cleric, born in Aleppo. The series was written by Hassan Youssef and directed by … Continued

How Israel is using Coronavirus and Trump Policy to further Annex Palestinian Sovereign Territory

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer The Coronavirus in Israel and the occupied territories combined with the machinations of Israeli politics, and the Trump administration-inspired culture wars between Democrats and Republicans over Palestinian sovereignty, represent a formidable obstacle to any sense of peace and tranquility in the region. News from the Arab Palestinian-Israel region in … Continued

Bahbah: The Coronavirus Looms Large Over Easter in the Holy Land

By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Not since the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ has the Holy Land seen a gloomier Easter week like the one it is witnessing at the present time.  Compared to many parts of the world, the Holy Land has had the unwelcome distinction of living through an untold … Continued

Warren and Van Hollen Lead Senators in Urging the State Department to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to the Palestinian People to Fight Coronavirus

Existing conditions in the West Bank and Gaza, compounded by the Coronavirus outbreak, would further endanger the health of Palestinians; Trump Administration continues to withhold aid to the Palestinians despite $75 million in humanitarian funds appropriated by Congress in December United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led a letter to … Continued

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