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Will the Trump Administration Shift U.S. Policy in Favor of Palestine?
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Go topBy Leyal Khalife Stepfeed 1. No to Syrian refugees, because “ISIS!” Wow, just came out on secret tape that Crooked Hillary wants to take in as many Syrians as possible. We cannot let this happen – ISIS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2016 2. He doesn’t want Muslims “flowing in” to the country … Continued
Photo: Courtesy of Arab American Institute (Twitter) BY Zane Ziebell/Contributing Writer The United States presidential election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8th, 2016. This year’s election will be the 58th in U.S. history, and to some, the most important. Arab Americans, and all Americans, don’t wait until November 8th to cast your vote, head to … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Appealing to Arab American voters has always been a challenge for politicians in the U.S. The community has diverse experiences and interests that place them all across the political spectrum, causing them to often get left out of candidates’ campaigns. One reason why candidates are not campaigning for the Arab American … Continued
BY: 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
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