US Arabs eye ‘historic’ Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacks

Dearborn, Michigan – Suehaila Amen’s voice trembles when she speaks about the plight of south Lebanon, where Israel is systematically wiping out entire villages. She struggles to hold back tears.Amen, a prominent local activist, says the large Arab American community in Michigan is suffering from shock, pain and exhaustion after nearly three years of war, mass killings and destruction in Palestine and Lebanon.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli forces blow up structures near Lebanon’s Beaufort Castlelist 2 of 3Iran warns against ‘flames of war’ amid US strike threats on energy siteslist 3 of 3Trump pledges to pursue ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund amid Blanche standoffend of list“To say the community is hurting is really an understatement. Even in answering this question, I’m brought to tears because I lived there,” she said of Bint Jbail, one of the border towns in Lebanon that has been levelled by Israeli forces.“This is my land too — my ancestral homeland. People are feeling like they are disregarded, that their lives don’t matter.”In the middle of this despair, Amen said she has found a beacon of hope in the rise of politicians across the United States who are calli...