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Celebrate Arab-AmericansCommunityPalestineRepresentation
I refuse to be ashamed of my Palestinian identity as my people face a genocide
by Khelilby KhelilShe told me flatly, “Nadine, Palestine doesn’t exist.” Her statement, made in a classroom filled with the innocent chatter of children, not only dismissed my heritage but foreshadowed the complexities …
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ActivismPalestinePolitics
Palestinian Americans protest Netanyahu’s speech to Congress
by Khelilby KhelilIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday drew the ire of some Democrats and members of the Palestinian American community. More than 50 Democratic …
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Foreign AffairsPalestinePolitics
Harris created distance from Biden on Gaza by emphasizing Palestinian suffering
by Khelilby KhelilKamala Harris’s comments have drawn the attention of voters who had vowed not to support President Biden over the Israel-Gaza war but fear a second Trump term. Washington Post
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Vice President Kamala Harris could be inheriting some of the opposition President Joe Biden faced on the campaign trail, now that Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. …
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PalestinePolitics
Jayapal: Harris has ‘deep empathy for the situation of Palestinian Americans’
by Khelilby KhelilRep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Monday argued Vice President Harris’s “deep empathy for the situation of Palestinian Americans” presents an opportunity to appeal to Muslim and Arab American voters who …
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Hate CrimesHate WatchPalestine
Kentucky man charged with federal hate crime for threats to Palestinian American
by Khelilby KhelilA Kentucky man was arrested and charged with a federal hate crime for threatening a Palestinian American man with a loaded gun, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday, opens …