Source: The Washington Post By Ilhan Omar March 17 at 8:01 PM Since I began my first term in Congress, I have sought to speak openly and honestly about the scale of the issues our country faces — whether it is ending the crippling burden of student debt, tackling the existential threat of climate change … Continued
By: Amer Zahr/Arab America Contributing Writer Recent events in America have compelled me to once again make something clear. Palestinians don’t hate Jews. I can prove it. Google was founded by two Jews. It was. Google it. I love Google. A Jew invented the microphone. That’s pretty important to a stand-up comedian like me. I’m … Continued
Photo: Yahoo By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Ilhan Omar, the young Muslim, hijab-wearing, and Somali-born refugee who was recently elected to the US Congress has sparked, in a matter of weeks, the beginning of a potential intifada in the United States that could define for years to come not only the US-Israeli relationship … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist 2018 has proven to be another momentous year in the tragic history of the Middle East, particularly the Arab world. Like previous years, it proved to be one where peace, progress, prosperity, and democracy have eluded the region. From the Palestine-Israel conflict to the Arab Gulf region to … Continued
By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Two people, besides the person who pulled the trigger, are the most to blame for the outrageous and despicable deadly massacre on Jewish worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue. The two people to blame are the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. president, Donald Trump. The attack deemed as … Continued
By: Ray Hanania/Arab America Featured Columnist A recent story in the New York Times inadvertently raises issues about the hypocrisy of the mainstream news media in championing the details of the tragic torture-murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The story, published Wednesday, was headlined “How One Journalist’s Death Provoked a Backlash That Thousands Dead in Yemen Did Not.” But … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist I have just returned from a trip overseas that helped me assess the world’s view of the United States under President Donald Trump. In a nutshell, there is a general consensus around the world that view the current state of affairs in the United States, under Trump’s leadership, … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist On Monday, September 10, 2018, the Trump administration announced that it will be shutting down the PLO diplomatic delegation in Washington, DC. The State Department’s statement justified the US’s decision because it alleged that “the PLO has not taken steps to advance the start of the direct and … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist These days we hear frequently about US cuts in aid to the Palestinians – aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and to UNRWA (United Nations and Relief Works Agency). The Trump Administration has effectively reduced aid to UNRWA from an expected $365 million for 2018 to a mere … Continued
Photo: Reuters By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist It is well known that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is in poor health, and according to some sources, is terminally ill. In other words, it is a matter of months, not years, before the Palestinians will have to choose a new leader. In anticipation … Continued
By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist May 14, 2018, will go down in history as an infamous day that witnessed the United States opening of its embassy in Jerusalem thus recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the city. It will go down in history as a day when the United States flaunted international law, multiple UN Security Council … Continued
By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist He (Trump) fell into Bibi Netanyahu’s trap just like George W. Bush before fell into Netanyahu’s trap and invaded Iraq. At the time, Bush and his neo-con advisors did Israel’s bidding by invading and occupying Iraq to rid it of the non-existent weapons of mass destruction. The war caused … Continued
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