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World Condemnation of Trump’s Decision Regarding Jerusalem

By: Noor AlMoshin/Arab America Contributing Writer Donald Trump made his decision to relocate the U.S Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Although the status of Jerusalem has not been settled by the Palestinian Authority and the occupying State of Israel, Trump made his decision unilaterally and virtually killed future bilateral negotiations and peace talks. Jerusalem … Continued

Mohamed and Bella Hadid Stand in Solidarity with Palestine Following Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem

Photo Credit: Mohamed Hadid on Instagram Arab American model Bella Hadid (sister of model Gigi Hadid) and her father Mohamed Hadid were clearly incensed by President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and eventually the move of the U.S. Embassy. Mohamed Hadid stated in an Instagram post that Wednesday was “the Saddest … Continued

Friedman: Trump, Israel and the Art of the Giveaway

Credit: Ahmad Gharabli/Agence France-Presse–Getty Images Thomas L. Friedman I’m contemplating writing a book on the first year of President Trump’s foreign policy, and I already know the name: “The Art of the Giveaway.” In nearly 30 years of covering United States foreign policy, I’ve never seen a president give up so much to so many for … Continued

Amnesty International: Recognition of Unified Jerusalem ‘Reckless’ and Undermines Palestinians’ Human Rights

Condemning today’s announcement by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, that the US is recognizing unified Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and will move its embassy there, Raed Jarrar, Amnesty International USA’s Middle East Advocacy Director, said: “This is a reckless and provocative decision by the Trump administration that further undermines the human rights … Continued

Izzie Right? Izzie Wrong? Flynn Lies to the FBI:

By: J. Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer What. On December 1, 2017, the New York Times reported that Michael T. Flynn, President Donald J. Trump’s former national security advisor, had lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  Most of the article centered on Flynn’s contacts with the former Russian ambassador to the U.S., Sergey I. … Continued

Tweets and the Travel Ban: A Shocking Week for Arab Americans

By: Michaela Schrum/Arab America Contributing Writer It’s been an eventful week, to say the least as two pertinent issues affecting the Arab American community, including President Trump’s inflammatory Tweets directed against Muslims and the Supreme Court’s reinstatement of the Trump travel ban directed against Muslim counties. Trump’s Inflammatory Tweets Last week, President Trump retweeted a series … Continued

Meet the Newest Arab American Running for Congress

  By: Kameron Dreher/Arab America Contributing Writer Born in San Diego, California to a Mexican mother and Palestinian father both of whom emigrated to the States, Ammar Campa-Najjar, 28, has announced his candidacy for Congress in California’s 50th district.  He identifies himself to the public as a proud Arab American. Referring to his political opponent … Continued

Arabs and Muslims Outraged Over Trump’s Jerusalem Plan

According to senior administration officials, today at 1 pm from the White House, President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and instruct the State Department to begin the process to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Palestinian national and Islamic groups issued a joint statement calling for three … Continued

Cliffhanger in Honduras: First Palestinian President or Not?

Photo: Salvador Nasralla Salum, first Palestinian President of Honduras? By Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer According to November 27’s Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s overseas broadcasting service, “…TV personality Salvador Nasralla (Salum), had a five-point lead over the incumbent president [Juan Orlando Hernandez] with more than 50 percent of votes counted…”   DW quoted third-place candidate Luis Zelaya … Continued

Islam is a “Big Tent” Religion with Plenty of Room for Differences—Including Sufis, Who were the Target of a Recent Vicious Attack in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

By John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer November 24, 2017, a group purported to be ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) attacked and killed over 300 Egyptian people. The attack occurred in the al Rawda Sufi mosque just after Friday prayers in the town of Bir al-Abed in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula. Al … Continued

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