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Go topBy: Mai Abdul Rahman/Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian and Israeli women peace activists must become fully involved in shaping the peace they envision. Their shared outlook on the human cost of the Israeli military occupation on their young is an asset to Palestinians and Israelis. Had they been invited to participate, especially during the Oslo … Continued
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
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
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
Palestinian student, Ismail Ajjawi, who was denied entry to the United States last week, was allowed on Monday to return to Harvard in time for the first day of classes. Pictured in the middle is Ismail Ajjawi, the Palestinian @Harvard freshman who was denied entry to the US. He has safely arrived on campus today! … Continued
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
By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Trump’s initial statement, “I am the chosen one,” last Wednesday, August 21, was uttered from his mouth in response to a reporter’s question that took place on the White House driveway about China and the trade war he started. His response, in Hollywood fashion, was to preen his head … Continued
“ …Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses to Breathe Free…“ –From Emma Lazarus 1906 poem engraved on the Statue of Liberty By John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Here we look at the wide variety of contributions Arab Americans have made to many aspects of American society over two centuries and more: a … Continued
By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Last week will go down in history as one of Israel’s worst weeks ever in its relationship with the United States dating back to its establishment in 1948. For Israel, it was a terrible week that wreaked with unprecedented criticism from friend and foe over its decision to deny … Continued
By Katie Teague/Arab America Contributing Writer On August 9th, the United States lost 11-term Republican congressman Paul Findley. He was 98 years old and suffering from congestive heart failure when he passed away in his hometown of Jacksonville, Illinois. As a leader in government for the support of Palestinian rights, Mr. Findley will be remembered … Continued
The main author of the resolution that limited a president’s ability to wage war, he also made overtures to the Arab world and earned the opposition of the pro-Israel lobby. By Katharine Q. Seelye The New York Times Paul Findley, a moderate Republican congressman from Illinois who sought to limit presidents’ power to wage war and … Continued
By Heba Mohammad/Arab America Contributing Writer On August 12th, the country remembered the tragic deaths of Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer, who were both killed in hate-motivated crimes. Jabara was shot on the porch of his Tulsa, Oklahoma home by a neighbor in 2016, and Heyer was killed in 2017 when a white supremacist drove … Continued
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