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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

Bahbah: Trump–Whose President, Are You?

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

Celebrating the Life of Congressman Paul Findley

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

Paul Findley, Congressman Behind War Powers Act, Dies at 98

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

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