(National-UAE) During his campaign, Donald Trump reached out to Arab Americans with promises that he would bring about peace in the Middle East — but to the chagrin of many in the community, recent nominations to top foreign policy posts have included staunchly pro-Israel figures.
The Trump campaign’s overtures to the Arab-American community gained him some support in key swing states among voters who wanted to punish the Democrats over their support for Israel in the wars in Gaza and Lebanon. The nominations to top posts so far, however, have caused great concern and disappointment among some Arab Americans who backed him.
“They’re so pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian, it’s disgusting,” an Arab-American voter who supported Mr Trump told the National. “It’s a disaster for us.”
