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PalestinePolitics
U.S. to keep funding Israeli military unit that killed elderly Palestinian American
The State Department said Friday that the US will continue providing military aid to an Israeli military unit that was responsible for the death of 78-year-old Palestinian American Omar Assad.’ …
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Civil RightsDiscrimination
‘Politicising security’: Palestinian Americans sue US government over secret watchlist, no-fly list
Osama Abu Irshaid was placed on a watch list, and Mustafa Zeidan was placed on a no fly list after being vocal critics of Israel’s war on Gaza. MEE
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Today, how one Palestinian American neighborhood in Chicago could be a bellwether for the outcome of the presidential election. Washington Post
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ActivismPalestinePolitics
DNC protests planned over Gaza, other causes as one organizer says, ‘People feel betrayed by the Democratic Party’
Demonstrations are planned outside the Democratic National Convention. Who’s planning to be there and why they’re protesting. WBEZ
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Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, Chicago’s “Little Palestine” community is divided on who to vote for president. Washington Post
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansCommunityCultureRepresentation
‘It legitimizes us’: the minority businesses still fighting for recognition
Harik is one of two dozen business owners of Mena heritage who are now certified through the nascent ADC Business Council’s minority certification program launched by the American Arab Anti-Discrimination …
“The primary objective of the ADC-RI Media Research Project is to research, track, and document anti-Arab and Islamophobic bias in the media, public discourse, and from public officials. This tracking project will serve as a resource tool which will highlight the prevalence of bias and bigotry. The project will expose xenophobia and hatred that target minorities in the U.S., particularly Arab and Muslim Americans.
The project will also celebrate achievements of Arabs and Muslims from around the world.”
