From Donald Trump to Abdul El-Sayed: US Arabs centre Palestine in politics

Dearborn, Michigan – Yemeni-American activist Samraa Luqman has no regrets about voting for President Donald Trump in 2024.While the United States president has been a disappointment to Arab Americans in Michigan with his pro-war and anti-immigration policies, she stressed that it was untenable for the community to vote for Democrats as Israel’s genocide unfolded in Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US Arabs eye ‘historic’ Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attackslist 2 of 3Israel’s influence industry in the USlist 3 of 3How much has AIPAC spent against Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed? And why?end of list“There had to be accountability for the genocide. We’re OK with what we voted for,” Luqman told Al Jazeera.“I said from the beginning, I’m willing to live through another four years of Trump, that we expected him to be bad on our issues, but it was a pill we were willing to swallow in order to hold the Democratic Party accountable.”Luqman is not alone.Despite Trump’s staunchly pro-Israel policies and unpopular war on Iran, many say supporting Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in 2024 was out of the question, and it was the right choice for the community to break...