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Go topBy: Ghassan Michel Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer In war times, morality is selective. An Israeli observer recently captured the current mood in Israel with three words: blood is boiling. Israel’s fury about Hamas’s attack of October 7 on innocent civilians is fully justified. However, Tel-Aviv’s violation of international laws, by revenge killing of … Continued
Photo Credits: The New Arab By: Joanna Sawtari / Arab America Contributing Writer Waking Up Social media has been the most common way to advocate, serving as a hub for people from all parts of the world to share their perspectives. In the high time of the Palestine-Israel war, prominent voices have used their platforms … Continued
Photo Credits: JEENAH MOON/REUTERS By: Joanna Sawtari / Arab America Contributing Writer The Exception to Free Speech The United States takes great pride in its commitment to fostering an environment that encourages free speech and advocacy among its citizens. However, it is disheartening to acknowledge that one notable exception to this principle are pro-Palestinian voices. Recent … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist Historically, the use of force among warring parties has led, in several notable instances, to resolving those conflicts. The United States’ entry into World War II in support of the Allies, for example, led to the defeat of the Nazis in Europe and Japan in the Far … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist As I write this article, I am dumbfounded by the United States and Western countries’ inaction and by the extent of Israel’s brutality in the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. During a month of brutal fighting between Israel and Hamas, the growing list of Palestinian victims is staggering and keeps rising by the minute. Hitherto, these … Continued
This is the twentieth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports on our twentieth pathbreaker Shereen Abu-Akleh, a Palestinian American born in East Jerusalem on the occupied West Bank on April 3, 1971. She was an outstanding journalist, reporting all over the Arab World but focused on Palestine for Al-Jazeera. Abu Akleh died on May 11, 2022, in Jenin on the West Bank at age 51 from a bullet wound fired by an Israeli Defense Force soldier while she was reporting.
Photo Credits: A reading list for Palestinian solidarity By: Joanna Sawtari / Arab America Contributing Writer Amplifying Palestinian Voices On October 7th, Hamas carried out an attack against Israel, drawing immediate attention from the entire world. As Zionists attempt to justify the 12000+ tons of explosives that the Israeli government is dropping on Palestinian civilians … Continued
Featured Arab American columnist, Dr. Bishara A. Bahbah, writes on the Israel-Palestine conflict from the nuanced perspective of a colleague writing a letter to their Jewish friend. From the tumultuous history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the current state of affairs, Dr. Bahbah’s letter encompasses all of the generational trauma and present implications of the … Continued
In the aftermath of a tragic incident involving the murder of a 6-year-old Arab American boy in Illinois, the Arab American Bar Association and Governor J.B. Pritzker stood against hate crimes on October 23rd. Their proposals, defending constitutional rights, faced challenges. President Biden’s response, directing federal departments to engage campus law enforcement, raises concerns. Amidst … Continued
Protest Banner Encouraging the Boycott of Israeli Companies. Photo: Wikimedia By: Joud Sleilaty / Arab America Contributing Writer In the face of the ongoing war in Gaza, individuals from around the world are searching for ways to encourage a ceasefire and show support to Palestinians. One particular approach is the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) … Continued
On October 10, 2023, a barbaric, grotesque, morbid, and surreal scene that could not be fathomable of being true, the beheading of 40 babies in Kfar Azza, a kibbutz near the south Israeli and Gaza border. Severe allegations have been spreading through social media and news, wrongly accusing the Palestinian community. Learn more about the rise in fake news and misinformation in the midst of the war between Palestine and Israel with Arab America contributing writer, Menal Elmaliki.
The Internet and the War. Photo: WikiMedia By: Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction In the early morning of Saturday October 7, fighters from Gaza had took control of the Beit Hanoun crossing—the only route through which Gaza residents could reach the rest of Palestine. Soon, information spread across social media that the wall Israel had … Continued
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