Poll signals sharp decline in U.S. support for Israel
May 15th, 20260 Recent polls of U.S. voters demonstrate a steep decline in overall support for Israel. For example, in February, when Gallup asked with whom they most sympathized, 41 percent of respondents said Palestinians, while only 36 percent named Israel. This markedly contrasts with results to Gallup’s same question in 2023 when 54 percent of...
Mystery $5.3 million ad campaign boosts Haley Stevens in heated Michigan Senate primary
May 15th, 20260 DETROIT — Amid an increasingly fierce Democratic primary battle for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens received more than $5 million in mysterious outside support last week aimed at boosting her standing against her Democratic rivals Abdul El-Sayed and State Senator Mallory McMorrow less than three months...
State Department targets parents with delinquent child support, revoking their passports
May 15th, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of State announced during the month of May that it will begin revoking the passports of American citizens whose unpaid child support obligations exceed $2,500, in a move aimed at strengthening child support enforcement and ensuring parents meet their financial responsibilities toward their...
End of an era: Spirit Airlines ceases all flights, files for liquidation
May 8th, 20260 FORT LAUDERDALE — Spirit Airlines announced Sunday that it has ceased operations entirely after failing to secure a proposed $500 million federal rescue package, bringing an end to one of the most recognizable low-cost airlines in the United States. Its parent company, Spirit Aviation Holdings, confirmed that it has begun implementing...
Subjects of empire: Breaking the cycle of Arab dependence on U.S. elections
May 7th, 20260 Much of the current discourse on the Middle East remains fixated on the U.S. midterm congressional elections in November. This vote, in particular, is being framed as a pivotal turning point for everything from the survival of Gaza and Lebanon to the future of Iran and beyond. To a large extent, one can understand why U.S. corporate...
Strait of Hormuz tightens the noose on Trump; will he resume the war on Iran?
May 1st, 20260 The language of war has once again overtaken all other discourse in the escalating U.S.–Iran confrontation, as President Trump renewed his call for Tehran to “surrender” after reviewing newly proposed military options targeting the Islamic Republic. This comes as Iranian forces continue to maintain effective control over the Strait...
Leadership shake-up at ADC national office sparks legal battle and internal turmoil
May 1st, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is facing a deepening internal crisis, raising urgent questions about the dramatic recent shake-up that included the dismissal of National Executive Director Abed Ayoub and National Board Member Dr. Ed Hasan and whether these actions are tied to profound disputes...
Ending Birthright Citizenship would cost U.S. economy $7.7 trillion
April 24th, 20260 By Sunita Sohrabji President Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship — which the Supreme Court is currently considering — would create a permanent underclass of stateless children and a brain drain as highly-skilled workers from abroad choose countries with more stable paths for them and their families. A proposed ban on...
Trump extends Iran truce as Lebanon remains in “no war, no peace” state
April 24th, 20260 As a fragile ceasefire continues to hold across multiple Middle East fronts, developments over the past week revealed a clear reluctance by President Trump to return to full-scale war with Iran. Speaking from the White House on Thursday, Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire in Lebanon, just two days after unilaterally...
ACRL announces unprecedented federal class-action lawsuit against the U.S. government over destruction of Lebanese American property abroad
April 24th, 20260 DEARBORN — In what organizers described as the first lawsuit of its kind in the United States, the Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) announced during a large press conference held Monday at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn its intention to file a federal class-action lawsuit against the U.S. government on behalf of...
Senate vote reveals growing divide in U.S. support for Israel
April 17th, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A closely watched vote in the U.S. Senate this week to block military aid to Israel has failed — but the outcome is being widely viewed as a turning point that exposes deepening divisions in American political support for Israel. The resolutions, introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, sought to halt the transfer of...
Faith vs. Force: Trump–Pope Leo feud escalates over Iran conflict
April 17th, 20260 A rare and escalating confrontation between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV has exposed deep global divisions over the ongoing war on Iran, placing political power and moral authority on a direct collision course. At the center of the dispute is a fundamental disagreement over war, diplomacy and the role of religion in global...
10-day ceasefire, wider conflict: From Beirut to Hormuz, war deepens
April 17th, 20260 A fragile 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect Thursday evening, offering a temporary halt to more than a month of devastating war between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, even as the broader U.S.–Israel confrontation with Iran continues to expand militarily, diplomatically and economically across multiple fronts. The...
Trump’s threat to “wipe out” Iran triggers Democratic uproar, impeachment debate
April 10th, 20260 Washington, D.C. – President Trump’s threat to wipe out Iran — warning that “an entire civilization” could be destroyed — has triggered one of the most intense waves of Democratic backlash in his second term, reigniting calls for his removal from office. Within hours of the remarks, dozens of Democratic lawmakers publicly...
Immigration board denies Mahmoud Khalil’s appeal, deportation risk grows
April 10th, 20260 NEW YORK – An immigration appeals board has denied Mahmoud Khalil’s latest bid to dismiss his deportation case, a largely expected ruling that brings the former Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist one step closer to re-arrest and possible expulsion. The Board of Immigration Appeals issued the final order......
Iran–U.S. talks begin in Islamabad as Israel’s war crimes in Lebanon threatens collapse
April 10th, 20261 Forty days after refusing to negotiate with the United States, and amid President Trump’s escalating rhetoric and foul language, which reached the level of threatening to erase an entire civilization from the face of the earth, Iran agreed to begin indirect talks with the Americans in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, setting 10 key...
Sending money to loved ones shouldn’t cost a fortune — or a risk
April 10th, 20260 By Abdul El-Sayed Every year, Arab Americans send billions of dollars to support family members abroad — to Teta in Beirut, Amu in Cairo or Khalo in Baghdad. These remittances can be lifelines. They cover rent, provide for school fees and underwrite medical bills. They are acts of love via Western Union. But sending that money is......
After Iran: Is this the unraveling of the U.S.-Israeli order?
April 10th, 20260 The knives are out — and this time they are not aimed at Tehran, but at Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. Even the ever morally flexible Chris Christie moved quickly. The former New Jersey governor and longtime Republican insider, speaking on CNN, did not merely criticize Trump; he used the moment to indict establishment...
In Birthright case, a “fight for the soul of democracy”
April 4th, 20260 By Edward Kissam Wednesday’s Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship is, on its face, about the “inalienable” right of U.S.-born children to be U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment, a right enshrined in the Constitution with roots extending back to early 17th Century English common law. At its core, the case,...
Trapped by his own image: Trump’s Iran war and the politics of ego
April 4th, 20260 The judgment on the Trump administration’s war on Iran is already largely settled across mainstream media, public opinion, and much of the analytical sphere. What remains supportive of the war is limited to two predictable camps: official government discourse and the president’s most loyal supporters, along with entrenched...
Nationwide “No Kings” protests surge, with Michigan rallies reflecting growing opposition to Trump
April 4th, 20260 DETROIT — The United States witnessed its largest wave of protests against Donald Trump since his return to the White House on the final Saturday of March, as more than 3,200 demonstrations took place nationwide, including roughly 100 marches across Michigan alone. More than 8 million people turned out at the "No Kings" protests across......
Yes, Iran is playing chess, but only after rewriting the rules of the game
March 27th, 20262 By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo The origins of chess are contested, but few dispute that while the game began in India, it was the Sassanian Persian Empire that refined it into a recognizable strategic system. It was Persia that codified its language, symbolism and intellectual framework: the shah (king), the rokh (rook) and...
U.S.-Israel war on Iran and Lebanon enters fifth week with no clear end in sight
March 27th, 20260 The war being waged by the United States and Israel against Iran has entered its fifth week, with no real prospect of a near end, amid the high thresholds set by Washington, Tel Aviv and Tehran. Meanwhile, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon continues to confront Israeli ground incursions south of the Litani River, inflicting heavy losses......
Mysterious respiratory illness barrels through U.S. without vaccine or cure
March 27th, 20260 By Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media The U.S. is experiencing a dramatic surge in human metapneumovirus — HMPV — a little-known respiratory illness, which currently has no vaccine or antiviral treatment. Northern California and several states on the East Coast are experiencing a dramatic surge in human...
The impact on the many fronts of the war on Iran will continue
March 27th, 20260 The costs associated with any war — losses of lives, treasure and security — are to be expected. And so it is with the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. It was unnecessary. It has been massive. And it has been waged without any clear objective or strategic purpose. Though only a few weeks old, and still too early to project how it will play......
