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Kelly Craft: What are the Views of the New US Ambassador to the UN on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?

By: Pamela Dimitrova/Arab America Contributing Writer Earlier this month, Kelly Craft officially became the new US Ambassador to the United Nations, succeeding Nikki Haley, who resigned at the end of 2018.  At the beginning of 2019, President Trump appointed Kelly Craft as a prospective nominee. Now as an official Ambassador, she made clear her plans … Continued

Netanyahu’s Threat to Annex the Jordan Valley

By John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer  Hinting that he would be willing to annex a sizeable chunk of the occupied territory of Palestine, Netanyahu has become desperate in his campaign for reelection for Prime Minister of Israel, but not sure of that as of today.  He even canceled his participation at the UN General Assembly. … Continued

Tunisia Conducts Second Democratic Presidential Election With Surprise Results

By: Hamza Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer In a dramatic turn of events this week, Tunisia’s presidential elections have produced two runners-up from outside the fragile democracy’s political establishment. Jailed media magnate, Nabil Karoui, is holding in second place behind constitutional scholar, Kais Saied, according to the country’s independent election commission. While Karoui was anticipated to … Continued

Biden Taking Iraq Lies to the Max

By: Sam Husseini/Arab America Contributing Writer Presidential candidate Joe Biden is adding lies on top of lies to cover up his backing of the Iraq invasion. At last week’s ABC/DNC debate, Biden lied about his Iraq record, just like he did at the first two debates. In the July debate, Biden claimed: “From the moment … Continued

Surprise, Surprise! Arab Americans Shifting Away from the GOP Towards Democrats in 2020

By: John Mason, Arab America/Contributing Writer Prior to the 9/11 attack, many Arab Americans tended to support the Republican Party. That support began to seriously fray in the poisonous post-9/11 environment. Trump’s anti-immigration policies, including barring Muslims, has alienated not only Muslim Arab Americans but Christian Arabs, as well. Muslim millennials as a subset recently … Continued

Bahbah: “Coffee Boy” or “Glorified Intern”…Trump’s New Middle East Envoy?

By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist I feel sorry for Avraham “Avi” Berkowitz–Trump’s new Middle East envoy! Recent articles that anonymously quoted White House officials and other lawmakers questioning the mental stability of President Donald Trump no longer come as a surprise to most well-read and educated people, let alone world leaders.  The president has … Continued

Bahbah: Drones—The New Weapon of Choice in the Middle East

By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist The use of armed drones – otherwise known as UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles in the Middle East has been driven largely by sales from China, according to a report released on December 2018 by the Royal United Services Institute.  Most of the drones currently in use in the … Continued

How the Ban Against Tlaib and Omar has Highlighted the Palestinian Cause

By: Pamela Dimitrova/ Arab America Contributing Writer Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu banned U.S Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering Israel. The given reason was that the two Muslim American and Democratic congresswomen refused to coordinate their trip with Israeli security officials. He added that Tlaib and Omar support the Boycott, … Continued

Bahbah: Abbas’ Wait-and-See Strategy is Catastrophic

By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist President Abbas, when will you lead? Stop being led by both the US and Israel and stop accepting the status quo. You must move on, choose a different strategy, and do so promptly. Initially, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pinned high hopes on President Donald Trump’s promise of delivering on … Continued

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