Today, according to the Center for Public Accuracy, a fact-finding mission is on its way to Syria to investigate who was behind the recent chemical weapon attack in Syria. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons “confirms that the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) team is on its way to Syria and will start its … Continued
By Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer “In Lebanon, it’s never over for anyone. You cannot write off anyone or anything in this country” —Saad Hariri. American diplomat Mason Skiles thought it was over and he was wrong The film Beirut is an exciting and, yet, typical for a Hollywood spy thriller. The good guy suffers a … Continued
By J. Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer Apologies to Woody Guthrie. However, the American Main Stream (Lame Stream?) Media (MSM) has started reporting on Israeli attacks on peaceful Palestinian protests over “Land Day”, commemorating the theft of Palestine by the Israelis. And the MSM (e.g. the Washington Post) has only started reporting the seven murders … Continued
Photo: Yahoo There has been much talk about this weekend’s chemical weapons attack in Syria and President Trump’s intent to retaliate. The Institute for Public Accuracy reported on Tuesday that a U.S. strike would clearly violate the War Powers Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Francis Boyle is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois … Continued
By Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Who is charting U.S. foreign policy under Trump? That is a puzzling question on the mind of most leaders around the globe. Among the vast majority of world leaders, except notably the Israeli prime minister, there is a growing apprehension at the thought that the future of the free … Continued
H.E. Dr. Husam Zomlot, the head of the PLO General Delegation to the United States, commenting on Israel’s unlawful shooting and killing of Palestinian civilians, including children on Friday (April 6, 2018) during the second week of peaceful protests in Palestine, amounting to over dozens of Palestinians unlawfully killed and hundreds of peaceful protesters indiscriminately shot … Continued
By: Mohammed Alhammami/Arab America Contributing Writer Eight months ago, I achieved a dream: I was admitted to the graduate program at Southern Illinois University and actually “escaped” the blockade of Gaza—unlike so many hundreds of others who try and fail. But these days, it is hard to feel happy about it without feeling angry and guilty … Continued
By: Emran El-Badawi/Arab America Contributing Writer America is angry. Over a decade of post-9/11 right-wing propaganda and years of Trump-style populism have taken a toll on us. And there is a litmus test to grade America’s anger problem—hate crimes. By 2016 hate crimes reached a five-year high after the election of Donald Trump to the … Continued
By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer What would Egypt be without Gamal Abdel Nasser? This year marks the centenary of his birth and we look back at history to determine the legacy the prominent politician left behind. Nasser will be remembered with the fundamental irreversible innovations he introduced to his country, such as the nationalization … Continued
On Tuesday, the Department of Commerce announced it will include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. The Census normally counts people who reside in the U.S., but asking to count people who are U.S. citizens is unprecedented–for the first time in seventy years. U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Reinstatement of Citizenship Question to the … Continued
By: J. Michael Springmann, Arab America Contributing Writer Who? North Korean Premier Kim Jong Il’s remarks to the side, John Bolton is the latest in President Trump’s foreign policy mistakes. According to the Washington Post of March 24, 2018, the new advisor “has spent a long career in foreign policy and is deeply versed in … Continued
From Amnesty International: The continued imprisonment of Palestinian child activist Ahed Tamimi is a flagrant attempt to intimidate those who dare challenge the circumstances of the ongoing occupation, Amnesty International said today after she was sentenced to eight months and a 5,000 shekels fine (around US$ 1,400) with a three year suspended sentence after entering … Continued
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