One understands the view against Israel pounding Gaza and Palestinians….
One understand the angst against a Americans President’s strong support of Israel initially….
BUT?
President Biden IS the American President….
NOT the Israeli Prime Minister …..
President Biden has gotten Israeli hostages back and Palestinian prisoners back….
And?
President Biden did NOT enforce a Muslin’Ban’….
Nor has President Biden said that he would reimpose a ‘Muslim’ ban and ship some here back out of the country….
Republican’s are NOT backing Palestinians…..
I KNOW they are NOT happy with Joe Biden….
But?
If these Americans are waiting to get family members and others INTO America?
Voting FOR Donald Trump is a vote against their own and families better interest’s…..
State of play: The angst comes even after the Biden administration released a plan to combat Islamophobia before Hamas’ attack last month, and after Biden appointed several Arab Americans to his staff.
- As the fighting escalated in Gaza, White House senior staff hosted a listening session with Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian staff members, a senior White House official told Axios.
- Biden also met with Arab American leaders to hear their thoughts and those conversations are ongoing, the senior White House official said.
- Biden has said he’d like to see the 2030 Census include MENA (Middle Eastern/North African) as a demographic category so the U.S. government could collect better data on Arab Americans.
Yes, but: Those outreach efforts haven’t stopped the public anger from Arab Americans and Muslim Americans, at least for now.
- “Unless Biden turns into Jesus Christ and brings some Palestinians back from the dead, we’re not supporting him. It’s over,” Siblani said.
- The Arab American Institute estimates from its own polling that about 59% of Arab American voters supported Biden in 2020, but says its polling indicates that percentage has dropped dramatically in recent weeks.
Flashback: Arab Americans and Muslim Americans showed their political muscle during Trump’s presidency when he instituted the Muslim ban.
- They crowded airports and marched outside government buildings in coalition with some Jewish organizations, then campaigned in large numbers for Biden in 2020.
What’s next: It’s unclear if the war in the Middle East will be a defining issue in the 2024 election, which is nearly a year away. But many Arab Americans say it will remain fresh on their minds…..