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Go topJames Zogby CommonDreams I was both understanding of and puzzled by the Obama administration’s reaction to Israel’s announcement of new settlement construction in occupied Palestinian lands. It was just a few weeks ago that the White House signed a new 10-year agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu committing a total of $38 billion in military … Continued
Dean Obeidallah CNN Megyn Kelly has apparently had enough of Donald Trump ducking tough questions. On her Fox News’ show Wednesday she called out Trump in no uncertain terms while also taking a subtle shot at her colleague Sean Hannity: “Donald Trump, with all due respect to my friend at 10, will go on Hannity and pretty … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer and Marissa Ovassapian/Contributing Writer The Obama Administration and the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Friday proposed the addition of a new ethnic category on the U.S. Census for people of Middle East and North African (MENA) descent. The category would include Arab Americans and anyone else with … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer A federal appeals court on Monday ruled against Indiana Governor Mike Pence for blocking payment to a nonprofit resettling refugees, including Syrians, called Exodus. The agency was barred from receiving contract-binding payments from the state of Indiana under Pence’s belief that Syrian refugees could be terrorists in disguise. The three judges … Continued
By Zak Cheney Rice Identities.Mic. On September 19 — hours before Linden, New Jersey, police arrested Ahmad Khan Rahami in connection to a bomb attack that injured 29 people in New York City two days earlier — Donald Trump went on Fox News to make the case for religious profiling. “Our local police, they know who … Continued
Photo: Sheikh Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan, who leads the Free Shia Movement in Lebanon, with Donald Trump in Novi on Sept. 30, 2016 Niraj Warikoo Detroit Free Press A group of area Middle Eastern leaders — including a Shia Muslim leader who left Hizballah — met and spoke with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump before his rally in Novi on Friday. … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer At a CNN town hall with President Barack Obama on Wednesday, a Gold Star mother asked him why he does not say “Islamic terrorism.” In his response, President Obama said he does not like to associate “murderers” with the entire religion of Islam. He went on to say that using the … Continued
Political cartoon by Arab American Contributing Artist Katie Miranda BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The American Jewish Committee (AJC) issued a letter this summer called “Governors United Against BDS” to all 50 state governors, as well as Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. The mayor joined 16 other signatories to the letter, which condemns the Boycott, Divestment, … Continued
BY: Huda Dawood/Contributing Writer We Are Not Numbers “اخشى ما اخشاه ان تصبح الخيانة وجهة نظر.” This quote is from Palestinian cartoonist Naji El Ali, creator of the little refugee boy Handala. It translates roughly as, “I fear the day that deception and betrayal are regarded as the norm.” We are living that day now, when … Continued
BY: Fred Shwaery/Contributing Writer The primaries and the conventions have come and gone and election day is just weeks away. We’ll head to the polls where are choices are Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. But wait, there’s more! In addition to these two frontrunners, Green Party nominee Jill Stein and Libertarian Party … Continued
By NOLAN D. MCCASKILL Politico Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu endorsed Donald Trump on Tuesday, hours after the Republican presidential nominee faced off against Hillary Clinton at their first presidential debate. In a statement released by Trump’s campaign, Sununu hailed the real estate mogul as the only candidate “who can bring bold change … Continued
By Dean Obeidallah CNN Samantha Bee really went after Jimmy Fallon this week for his Donald Trump interview. In truth, he treated the GOP presidential nominee like a Kardashian. It was jokes and cuteness to the max, with Fallon even begging for permission to mess up Trump’s orangish hair. (After some manufactured coyness, Trump agreed.) … Continued
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