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Politics
Pro-Palestinian Americans Explain Why Biden Has Already Lost Their Vote
by Khelilby KhelilThe U.S. election is 10 months away, but President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Gaza war is a game-changer among some traditionally Democrat-voting demographics in several swing states, even if …
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Politics
The US election looms. Arab Americans feel stuck between a rock and a hard place
by Khelilby KhelilArab, Muslim and younger voters face a choice between Biden, who does little to stop mass Palestinian death, and the xenophobic Trump. Guardian
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Foreign AffairsPolitics
People demonstrate in support of Palestinians on Oct. 14, 2023, in Dearborn, Mich. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images An overlooked and undercounted group of Arab American and Muslim voters may have outsized impact on 2024 presidential election
by Khelilby KhelilFor some Arab Americans, a community that overwhelmingly voted Democratic in the 2020 presidential election, that support may have negative consequences on Biden’s attempt to regain the White House in …
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Hate CrimesHate Watch
Man who allegedly punched Palestinian neighbor, shouted epithets in Orland Park is charged with hate crime
by Khelilby KhelilPolice say Terrence Clyne, 68, grew angry at neighbors who moved trash cans. He is also charged with two misdemeanor counts of battery in the incident Wednesday. WBEZ
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Foreign AffairsPolitics
Arab and Muslim Americans Weren’t Happy With Biden Before Gaza War. Now They’re Enraged
by Khelilby KhelilArab and Muslim Americans, especially in the swing state of Michigan, were key to Biden’s victory in 2020. But now they blame the president for supporting Israel’s destruction of Gaza. …
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Foreign Affairs
Education Department political appointee resigns over Biden’s Gaza stance
by Khelilby KhelilIn a letter dated Wednesday to Cardona, shared with news outlets including The Washington Post and NBC News, Education Department Special Assistant Tariq Habash, a Palestinian American, said he believed …