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Hate Crimes
“My ‘Crime’? Being a Journalist Who Speaks Up for Palestine”: Ali Abunimah Speaks Out After Swiss Arrest
by Khelilby KhelilThe Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah was freed from detention Monday evening and deported from Switzerland after a three-day ordeal that rights groups and U.N. experts blasted as a major …
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Palestine
Arab Americans for Trump chair blasts president’s ‘wild’ call to relocate Gazans
by Khelilby KhelilBishara Bahbah says Palestinians need not leave Gaza for reconstruction to take place, suggests relocation idea was by aides who are far more hawkish than the president Times of Israel
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In a statement provided to Middle East Eye, Arab Americans For Trump (AAFT) has said it “rejects any call for the removal of Gazans to any country in the world.” …
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Civil Rights
Arab-American civil liberties group says international students under attack after Trump order
by Khelilby KhelilThe Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC) said in a statement Saturday that is has received several reports of pro-Israeli groups targeting international students in a bid to have them …
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Hate Crimes
Trump decree paves way for ‘Muslim ban’, targeting pro-Palestine students
by Khelilby KhelilThe American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said the decree goes further than the 2017 “Muslim ban” by giving the government “wider latitude to use ideological exclusion” to deny visas and remove …
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Immigration
Tlaib slams bill to detain immigrants accused of minor crimes, despite bipartisan support
by Khelilby KhelilU.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, on Wednesday slammed legislation supported by members of both parties that requires undocumented immigrants accused of even minor crimes to be detained, saying it promotes …