By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist Introduction: Palestinians, like Arab states outside the Accords, have zero or little influence over Israel. Joining this key new axis of influence would be a stunning pre-emptive strike by the Palestinians. One of President Joe Biden’s major stated goals for his trip to the Middle East … Continued
“Israel is not a state of all its citizens… [but rather] the nation-state of the Jewish people and only them”Message posted online in March 2019 by Israel’s then prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu By: Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer Yesterday morning, Amnesty International put out a new report terming Israel an apartheid state, practicing … Continued
By: John Quigley / Contributing Writer After prior rounds of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, the United Nations Human Rights Council has set up inquiry commissions to look into violations of humanitarian law. This time it is going one step further. By Resolution S-30/1 (27 May 2021) titled Ensuring respect for international human rights law … Continued
By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer We all know the Hagia Sophia. It’s a beautiful church, then turned mosque, that is important to the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. In 1934, it was converted into a museum to show the world the rich history of all occupants that once called it home. But earlier this year, … Continued
By: Yasmina Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer For a long time, women’s rights have been neglected in Sudan. However, things are moving forward, and we are looking forward to a better future for Sudanese women. Sudan has made several reforms, and among them is the partial permission of alcohol consumption and the banning of female genital … Continued
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