Government & Politics

Pro-Palestinian Sanders ally to put forth bid for DNC vice chair The president of the Arab American Institute and longtime DNC member plans to run for a powerful position in the party.

(Politico) A pro-Palestinian advocate is running for vice chair of the Democratic National [Committee] — a bid that comes on the heels of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the critical swing state of Michigan. Trump carried Dearborn, a majority-Arab American city outside […]

Government & Politics

Arab Americans who backed Trump disappointed by pro-Israel picks for cabinet and senior roles President-elect has nominated loyalists and pro-Israel candidates to key positions in charge of foreign policy

(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 […]

Government & Politics

Muslim voters once abandoned the GOP. Now they may leave the Democrats Anger about Gaza helped Donald Trump win the most Arab American city in the country, while support for Kamala Harris was cut in half.

(NBC) Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two decades since it abandoned the […]

Government & Politics

American Muslim leaders cite US support for Gaza genocide in decision not to back Harris Main factor behind American Muslim votes was genocide in Gaza and extension of war to Lebanon and broader region, say leaders

(Anadolu) American Muslim leaders who refrained from backing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris due to the Biden administration’s response to Gaza said their decision was rooted in what they perceive as its support for the “genocide” taking place there. Following Republican nominee […]

Government & Politics

CAIR exit poll shows strong support for Jill Stein among Muslim voters American Muslims cast 53.2% of their votes to Stein, with Trump receiving 21.4% and Harris 20.3%

(Anadolu) American Muslim voters overwhelmingly backed Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein in the 2024 presidential election, with 53.2% casting ballots in her favor, according to an exit poll released on Friday. President-elect Donald Trump received 21.4% of the Muslim vote, while […]

Government & Politics

Trump uses Liz Cheney to make his case to Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan 'Many Muslim and Arab Americans have friends and family living in the Middle East, and Kamala is campaigning with warmongers like Liz Cheney,' Trump said.

(Politico) Donald Trump made an appeal to Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan on Friday, leveraging the ongoing war in the Middle East and his increasingly inflammatory rhetoric against Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney in an attempt to garner support from the […]

Government & Politics

Harris and Stein tied for Muslim-American vote in last poll before election day Ninety-five percent of Muslim Americans plan to vote in the 2024 presidential election, underscoring deep political engagement

(Middle East Eye) A large group of Muslim Americans has split its vote evenly between Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, according to the final national poll on Muslim Americans released before the upcoming US presidential election on […]

Crime

Illegal immigration status revealed in shooting of Jewish man in Dem-controlled city There have been significant concerns about the potential for terrorists to cross the southern border

(Fox) The suspect charged with shooting a Jewish man multiple times on his way to a Chicago synagogue last week is a Mauritanian illegal immigrant who was released into the U.S. last year, Fox News has confirmed. Four law enforcement sources said […]

Government & Politics

‘Don’t blame us, blame yourself’: Furious at Harris, Arab Americans in Michigan face a hard choice Some Arab Americans see Biden and Harris as complicit in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon.

(Politico) Kamala Harris’ campaign is facing deep skepticism from Arab American voters in Michigan, many of whom are appalled by President Joe Biden’s handling of the war in the Middle East and remain undecided about whether to back a candidate who supports […]

Government & Politics

NJ residents linked to ISIS, Hezbollah threat, new report says The House Committee on Homeland Security [report] identified three recent cases where New Jersey residents were linked to ISIS or Hezbollah.

(Patch) Several New Jersey residents have been linked to a “persistent terror threat” to America from foreign jihadist networks and home-grown violent extremists, according to a new U.S. House report. The House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence released a “Terror […]

Government & Politics

They praised Hamas and defended 9/11. Now they’re headlining taxpayer-funded group’s ‘Arab health’ summit Biden-Harris admin has given $24 million to anti-Israel group

(Free Beacon) A nonprofit in Dearborn, Mich., that has received $24 million in taxpayer funds under the Biden-Harris administration will host dozens of physicians, government officials, and activists at an “Arab health summit” next week to address “health amidst conflict and crisis” […]

Government & Politics

Afghan national accused in terror plot was not vetted for SIV status, despite past Biden admin claims Terror suspect Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was never vetted or approved by the State Department for special immigrant (SIV) status

(Fox) The Biden-Harris administration now admits that an Afghan national accused of plotting an Election Day terror attack did not undergo certain vetting they previously claimed he passed. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was never vetted or approved by the State Department for […]

Government & Politics

Arab and Muslim leaders risk blowback for endorsing Harris As Kamala Harris steps up her engagement to a group of voters who could be critical in Michigan, some fear publicly supporting her.

(NBC) Last month, Mohammed Hassan, a longtime city councilor in Hamtramck, Michigan, the only Muslim-majority city in the country, got a call from someone with Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign asking him what they needed to do to win back disaffected Michigan Muslims. […]

Government & Politics

Afghan national charged with Election Day terror plot reignites vetting concerns: ‘Glaring alarms’ Republicans, internal watchdogs have flagged concerns about vetting Afghans

(Fox) The arrest of an Afghan national now accused of plotting an Election Day terror attack on behalf of ISIS, and who entered the United States shortly after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, is reigniting long-standing questions and concerns from Republicans about […]

Government & Politics

Afghan accused of plotting terror attack worked as CIA guard, officials say It isn't yet known whether the man, who worked for the CIA in Afghanistan, radicalized before or after he arrived in the U.S. following the chaotic American withdrawal.

(NBC) An Afghan man arrested on charges of planning a terrorist attack on Election Day worked as a security guard in Afghanistan for the CIA, two sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested on Monday in […]

Government & Politics

Tim Walz makes direct appeal to conflicted Muslim voters Democrats are stepping up their outreach to Muslim and Arab voters, who could be critical in battleground states like Michigan but are concerned about U.S. support for Israel.

(NBC) Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz addressed a Democratic Muslim voter group Thursday night as the Harris campaign works to engage a group of voters who threaten to defect in large numbers over the Biden administration’s handling of the deteriorating situation in […]

Clerics & Preachers

Leading US imams and scholars urge Muslim voters to snub Kamala Harris over Gaza Dozens of Muslim scholars and faith leaders unite to send a powerful message to the Democrats

(Middle East Eye) A group of leading Muslim American scholars and imams have signed a letter calling on Muslim voters to spurn Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election over US support for Israel’s war on Gaza. […]