By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist On Thursday, February 2nd, Republicans in the House of Representatives showed their ugly face by voting unanimously to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, from her seat in the House’s Foreign Affairs Committee. This was not an unprecedented action in the US Congress. Sadly, when Democrats and … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Another bill seeking to punish supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement has been introduced in the House and Senate. On March 23, Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced S.720, Israel Anti-Boycott Act, while Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Juan Vargas (D-CA) introduced H.R.169. If passed, … Continued
By Nahal Toosi POLITICO The House voted overwhelmingly to rebuke the United Nations for passing a resolution that condemned Israeli settlement construction, a bipartisan slap that also targets the Obama administration while signaling a rocky road ahead for U.S.-U.N. relations under soon-to-be-President Donald Trump. The House measure, which passed 342-80 on Thursday, is likely to … Continued
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