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Will the Trump Administration Shift U.S. Policy in Favor of Palestine?
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Go topBY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The issue: Palestine. The American election process is long and emotionally draining. Since the early spring of 2015, Americans have been subjected to exhaustive debates between candidates, he-said-she-said reports from news outlets, and bickering between friends and relatives on social media. And for the first time in what seems like decades, … Continued
Palestinian-American Gorbah Hamed asked both candidates on consequences of being labeled a threat because of her Islamic faith. (Reuters) The third question during the second US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was asked by Palestinian-American Gorbah Hamed, who pressed both the candidates on how they will help Muslims in America deal with … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Islamophobia and Syrian refugees were topics of discussion once again at the presidential debate on Sunday night. The dispute over Muslim immigration began when Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton suggested that Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric was undermining allied efforts to combat ISIL. Clinton suggested that U.S. allies in the Arab world are “wondering … Continued
BY:Adriana Murray/Contributing Writer The 2016 election has been focused on hot button issues that find strong opposition and support, including immigration and foreign policy. Both the media and general public have taken notice on key moments, such as the candidate’s temperament and their treatment of others on the campaign trail. While Clinton has received criticism … Continued
James 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
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