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Will the Trump Administration Shift U.S. Policy in Favor of Palestine?
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Go topBy: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer A president carries many responsibilities, but in moments of national anxiety, the country looks for a pastor in chief — someone who can steady the spirit, not inflame the fear. Last night, that moment slipped away. President Trump appeared unusually strained as he delivered what could have … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The war with Iran has entered a transitional phase, and Washington knows it — even if significant denial persists within Israel’s leadership. Vice President J.D. Vance has quietly emerged as the administration’s chief interlocutor with Iran’s parliamentary speaker M.B. Ghalibaf — a role that signals something important: … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer A new war is brewing on Lebanon’s southern and eastern frontier — one that threatens to redraw borders, uproot communities, and plunge the region into a deeper cycle of conflict. Israel is preparing a ground invasion framed as a final blow against Hezbollah, but its ambitions reach … Continued
By: Mitzi Tapang / Arab America Contributing Writer Places are ordered in a system of opposition. It can be sacred and profane, protected and exposed, destroyed and preserved. All the same, each domain lurks within the etymology and practice of politics (polis; city-state) and ethics (ethos; habitats), disciplines that largely behold themselves to be rooted … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The United States and Israel may claim a military victory over Iran, but the region they say they are securing is more unstable, divided, and vulnerable than at any time in recent memory. Tactical success on the battlefield is rapidly becoming strategic failure for everyone involved. In … Continued
By Ben Samuels/Arab America Contributing Writer It’s no secret that the United States has maintained a strong physical presence in the Arab world through numerous military bases in nations such as Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and more. This is not an entirely new development as the U.S has had bases in Saudi Arabia since … Continued
By: Mitzi Tapang / Arab America Contributing Writer In 1863, the American missionary-botanist George Edward Post walked into what he would later call a botanical microcosm. Particularly, a replication of Palestine so compressed and floristically dense, confined to such a narrow strip of land, that one could pass from the Mediterranean littoral to mountain valley … Continued
This is the one-hundred and thirteenth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features personalities from various fields, including entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts, academia, journalism, and politics. Our 113th pathbreaker is Walid Khalidi, a distinguished historian and a scholar of rare stature, who devoted his life to writing about Palestine and defending its cause. Contributing writer John Mason reports on Khalidi’s passing at age 100 in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 8, 2026. This article, then, is both an obituary and a celebration of Khalidi’s life.
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The war on Iran brings to mind India’s most troubled days. In uniting a fractured subcontinent, Mahatma Gandhi’s most powerful instrument was not military force but an unwavering commitment to religious tolerance and a deep reverence for India’s spiritual diversity. That ecumenical vision — the belief that … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Imagine for a moment that the February 28 attack on Iran succeeds. A new leader is installed—perhaps Reza Pahlavi, son of the exiled Shah overthrown in 1979. He pledges loyalty to Washington, reassures Israel, and promises to end Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. Israel celebrates the collapse of … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Until the war on Iran started last Saturday morning, the country was moving — slowly but unmistakably — toward an internal reckoning. Years of economic decay, corruption, and repression had hollowed out the regime’s legitimacy. A democratic transition rooted in Iran’s own social forces was beginning to … Continued
By: Emma Campbell / Arab America Contributing Writer As the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina come to an end, debates surrounding participation and political neutrality continue. Prior to the Games, the Palestinian Olympic Committee called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to impose restrictions on Israel. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also supported this initiative. … Continued
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