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Adalah: Deportation Orders against Palestinian Citizens of Israel Violate Fundamental Human Rights, International Law

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Adalah: Deportation Orders against Palestinian Citizens of Israel Violate Fundamental Human Rights, International Law

Adalah: Deportation Orders against Palestinian Citizens of Israel Violate Fundamental Human Rights, International Law Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 2026, announced that he has signed deportation orders against two Palestinian citizens of Israel. This marks the first time that the 2023 Law to Revoke Citizenship and Residency is being implemented to physically remove…

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Senators Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Murray, Durbin, Schumer, Coons and Schatz Urge President Trump to Oppose Israeli Settlement Expansion in the West Bank

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Senators Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Murray, Durbin, Schumer, Coons and Schatz Urge President Trump to Oppose Israeli Settlement Expansion in the West Bank

Senators Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Murray, Durbin, Schumer, Coons and Schatz Urge President Trump to Oppose Israeli Settlement Expansion in the West Bank WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice…

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Arab Center of Washington DC to release survey on Arab Public Opinion and Implications for Trump’s Policies in the Region

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Arab Center of Washington DC to release survey on Arab Public Opinion and Implications for Trump’s Policies in the Region

Arab Center of Washington DC to release survey on Arab Public Opinion and Implications for Trump’s Policies in the Region The Arab Center of Washington DC will host a panel discussion analyzing the results of the Arab Center’s 2025 Arab Opinion index on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at the National Press Club. The Arab Center…

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Dark money super PAC dumps cash into TV ads to influence 2nd Congressional District Illinois

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Dark money super PAC dumps cash into TV ads to influence 2nd Congressional District Illinois

Dark money super PAC dumps cash into TV ads to influence 2nd Congressional District Illinois PRESS RELEASE — A dark money super PAC dubbed “Affordable Chicago Now!” which filed a statement of organization just last week and is believed to be funded by the right-wing group AIPAC, but has yet to disclose a single donor, has…

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American Arab Chamber of Commerce releases endorsements in key Illinois races

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American Arab Chamber of Commerce releases endorsements in key Illinois races

American Arab Chamber of Commerce releases endorsements in key Illinois races Press Release/Chicago, IL – The American Arab Chamber of Commerce, the longest and largest Arab Chamber in Illinois, today released its list of endorsements for candidates running in key contests have been responsive to the community. In a statement, the AACCUSA Board said the…

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Akram Baker remembered, worked at Orient House in Jerusalem with the late Faisal Husseini

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Akram Baker remembered, worked at Orient House in Jerusalem with the late Faisal Husseini

Akram Baker remembered, worked at Orient House in Jerusalem with the late Faisal Husseini Obituary, 1966 – 2025 By Hady Amr Akram Ahmad Baker, 58, my longtime friend and colleague, passed away on December 11, following a valiant battle with disease. Akram was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1966 to Palestinian-American parents from Bir Nabalah,…

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The CMCC and the US-Israel Alliance: Collusion or Enforcement Mechanism?

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The CMCC and the US-Israel Alliance: Collusion or Enforcement Mechanism?

The CMCC and the US-Israel Alliance: Collusion or Enforcement Mechanism? By Hanna Alshaikh The fastest route to Washington no longer runs through Tel Aviv, as the saying once went, but through Kiryat Gat, a small industrial city in southern Israel. On October 17, 2025, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) established the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) there…

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Standing Together brings Israelis, Palestinians, Iranians, Lebanese, Jews, Christians and Muslims together for peace

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Standing Together brings Israelis, Palestinians, Iranians, Lebanese, Jews, Christians and Muslims together for peace

Standing Together brings Israelis, Palestinians, Iranians, Lebanese, Jews, Christians and Muslims together for peace By Ray Hanania The Illinois Chapter of the Israeli Arab-Jewish grassroots movement “Standing Together” hosted a gathering in Chicago on November 1 that brought Jews, Christians, and Muslims together for peace. The event, titled “Together in Sorrow, Together in Resolve, Holding…

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CAIR‑Chicago Urges DOJ to File War Crime Charges Against Naperville Man Who Joined IDF, Admitted Sniping Children

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CAIR‑Chicago Urges DOJ to File War Crime Charges Against Naperville Man Who Joined IDF, Admitted Sniping Children The Chicago chapter of the Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR‑Chicago) Thursday, Seppt. 11, 2025, demanded that the U.S. Department of Justice immediately open a criminal investigation under the War Crimes Act and other applicable laws into the actions of…

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Denying Palestinian Officials Visas to Join UN General Assembly: Wrong and Hypocritical:

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Denying Palestinian Officials Visas to Join UN General Assembly: Wrong and Hypocritical:

Denying Palestinian Officials Visas to Join UN General Assembly: Wrong and Hypocritical: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the international community in urging President Trump to rescind the decision to deny visas to Palestinian officials seeking to attend the upcoming 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80). The session is scheduled…

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The RSF mutiny’s resonance in Sudan: Understanding some of its impacts on regional and global dynamics

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The RSF mutiny’s resonance in Sudan: Understanding some of its impacts on regional and global dynamics

The RSF mutiny’s resonance in Sudan: Understanding some of its impacts on regional and global dynamics By Ali Mohamed Ahmed Osman As the third-largest country in Africa by land mass, Sudan shares borders with seven countries in an unstable region. The current crisis in Sudan is bound to have a significant impact on the economic,…

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Factors Stalling the Peace Process in Sudan

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Factors Stalling the Peace Process in Sudan

Factors Stalling the Peace Process in Sudan By Magdi A. Mofadal Sudan’s partners are sounding the alarm over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country, particularly in Darfur.  The crisis that emerged from the foiled coup d’état staged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF, and turned into rebellion, passed its fourth month. Observers are raising…

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Reviving the Bread-basket Strategy: The Backbone of Sudan’s Recovery

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Reviving the Bread-basket Strategy: The Backbone of Sudan’s Recovery

Reviving the Bread-basket Strategy: The Backbone of Sudan’s Recovery By Magdi A. Mofadal Sudan’s humanitarian partners have recently rung the alarms about the situation of food insecurity in the country, particularly in Darfur, due to the conflict that started on the 15th of April,2023. The war erupted when farmers were preparing for the rainy season,…

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The Imperative for National Reconciliation in Sudan

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The Imperative for National Reconciliation in Sudan

The Imperative for National Reconciliation in Sudan By Magdi Mofadal Recently, efforts have intensified to stop the conflict in Sudan, that started on the 15th of April 2023, with the aborted coup d’état by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). No one knows when and how this conflict will end, but one thing is certain. Sudan…

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Sudan’s Bumpy Road to Peace, Reconciliation, and Democracy

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Sudan’s Bumpy Road to Peace, Reconciliation, and Democracy

Sudan’s Bumpy Road to Peace, Reconciliation, and Democracy By Magdi A. Mofadal Since the 15th of April 2023 Sudan has been passing through the gravest catastrophe in its modern history. It resulted from the failed coup attempt turned into rebellion staged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It complicated an already very tense and fragile…

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AHRC Mourns the passing of Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson, Freedom Fighter and Detroit Icon

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AHRC Mourns the passing of Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson, Freedom Fighter and Detroit Icon

AHRC Mourns the passing of Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson, Freedom Fighter and Detroit Icon The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) expresses its profound sadness for the passing of one of Detroit’s true freedom fighters, activist, trailblazer, and leader Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson who died on July 10, 2023. Dr. Watson’s long years of unwavering and…

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Regional and International Stakes in Sudan’s Stability

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Regional and International Stakes in Sudan’s Stability

Regional and International Stakes in Sudan’s Stability By Magdi A. Mofadal Sudan has been grappling with the gravest catastrophe in its modern history since the failed coup attempt staged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15th, 2023. Civilians, especially in Khartoum State and Darfur, the epicentre of the crisis, bore the brunt of…

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Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi hosts property Tax workshop for Arab community

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Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi hosts property Tax workshop for Arab community

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi hosts property Tax workshop for Arab community Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi will host a property Tax workshop for the Arab American community on Thursday, May 11 at Niko’s Banquet Hall, 7600 S. Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview from 6 PM until 8 PM. The workshop will address issues from understanding…

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