August 29th, 20250KALAMAZOO — In a strong show of support for Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, progressive Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joined the Arab American contender at a large campaign rally in Kalamazoo last Saturday. El-Sayed, who seeks to become the first Muslim member of the U.S. Senate, drew a fired-up crowd alongside the...
August 8th, 20250Plans announced by France, the United Kingdom and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state won’t bring one about anytime soon, though they could further isolate Israel and strengthen the Palestinians’ negotiating position over the long term.
The problem for the Palestinians is that there may not be a long term.
Israeli Prime...
August 8th, 20250Israel’s far-right government decides to expand war to fully occupy Gaza as Lebanon faces crisis over Hezbollah disarmament proposal pushed by the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Occupation of Gaza
After 10 hours of deliberations, Israel’s Security Cabinet — in the early hours of Friday, August 8 — approved Prime Minister...
June 27th, 20250On the 12th day of the Israeli–Iranian war, President Trump imposed a cease‑fire between the two countries through a phone call. In that call, it was reported that he chastised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, compelling him to turn Israeli warplanes — already en route to Iran — back to base and swallow Iran’s...
June 15th, 20250President Trump’s repeated public appeals to Israel not to launch a military strike on Iran failed to dissuade Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from igniting a major regional conflict in a desperate bid to save his faltering government — and potentially drag Washington into the chaos. This comes just days before the sixth round of...
April 4th, 20250The Weekly Arab Report by The Arab American News staff
From the expansion of aggression on Gaza, to blatant violations of the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, to the breach of Syrian territory by land and air, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued last week to stoke the flames of war in the Middle East. This comes as a...
