By: Adam Abdel-Qader / Arab America Contributing Writer The Arab American vote holds much more relevance in the U.S. elections than the average voter might think. After considering the Arab demographic within the United States, trends such as a growing population and concentration in crucial battleground states give validity to the influence of an Arab … Continued
Congressman Jamaal Bowman spearheaded a letter dated April 13 from colleagues to the Biden administration counseling greater fairness towards the Palestinian people. John Mason, contributing writer, reports on how Bowman’s upbringing in a Bronx, N.Y. public housing project might make him a strange bedfellow with Palestinians. But the point is that he developed his compassion for these militarily occupied people through his own experience with police intimidation.
By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer The Palestinians are attempting to gain support from the International Criminal Court in redressing crimes perpetrated on them by the Israeli state. The Biden administration does not accept this approach, saying that Palestine has no standing, since it is not a sovereign state. Here we review the argument … Continued
SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY: PETER BEINART The conventional wisdom is that Bernie Sanders is a victim of his own success. His “populist agenda has helped push the party to the left,” declared The New York Times in its story about his presidential announcement. But in 2020, he may lose “ground to newer faces who have adopted many … Continued
SOURCE: JTA (JTA) —Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban took several Democratic senators to task for signing on to a letter organized by Sen. Bernie Sanders that calls on the U.S. to “act urgently in order to help relieve the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Twelve Democratic senators and Sanders, an independent who ran for the … Continued
SOURCE: FORWARD BY: PETER BEINART Not many in the media are noticing, which is understandable given the burden of keeping up with Donald Trump, but in the shadow of Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, Bernie Sanders is dramatically challenging Beltway discourse on Israel. In 2020, when Sanders likely runs for president, and journalists begin paying attention, … Continued
Senator Bernie Sanders, right, is embraced by Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez at a party rally in Mesa, Arizona, 21 April. (Gage Skidmore) By: Michael F. Brown Source: The Electronic Intifada A majority of Democrats now backs economic sanctions or tougher action on Israel over its continued colonization of occupied Palestinian land, a … Continued
By Amir Tibon Haaretz One day after calling for an end to Israeli occupation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday met with Ayman Odeh, the leader of the Joint Arab List faction in the Knesset, to discuss the situation of the Arab population of Israel as well as diplomatic issues. Odeh presented Sanders with data … Continued
By Amir Tibon Haaretz Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders said on Monday that Israeli occupation runs against both American and Israeli values and called for its end. “We need to end this 50-year-long occupation,” he said. “There is no question that we should be and will be Israel’s very strong friend and partner in years to … Continued
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