{"id":2319379,"date":"2024-08-05T12:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arab-americans-for-trump-confident-he-would-push-through-two-state-solution-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T12:16:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:16:12","slug":"arab-americans-for-trump-confident-he-would-push-through-two-state-solution-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arab-americans-for-trump-confident-he-would-push-through-two-state-solution-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab Americans for Trump confident he would push through two-state solution &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farab-americans-for-trump-confident-he-would-push-through-two-state-solution-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319379&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses former President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to gain support among Arab Americans, particularly in light of recent tensions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As\u200d the Biden\u200b administration faces \u200dbacklash from\u200d the Arab American community\u200d due\u200b to its handling of the Gaza conflict, Trump is viewed by some as \u2064a potential advocate for a two-state \u2064solution. Bishara Bahbah, founder of \u201cArab Americans for Trump,\u201d expresses that\u200c many Arab Americans believe Trump sympathizes with \u200btheir cause. He cites a meeting with Trump where the former \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-kamala-harris-bragged-about-playing-major-role-in-bidens-plan-to-pull-out-of-afghanistan\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Kamala Harris Bragged About Playing Major Role In Biden\u2019s Plan To Pull Out Of Afghanistan\">president affirmed<\/a> his support for a two-state resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Polls show a shift in\u2063 Arab American\u200b support to Trump, who previously had a strong backing from this demographic. While Trump has been\u2063 a staunch ally\u200b of Israel, he is\u200b reportedly trying to balance\u2064 that position during his campaign by advocating for equal peace\u2064 agreements\u200d between Israelis and Palestinians. Bahbah\u2064 notes \u2063that skepticism still \u2063exists among some Arab Americans\u200d regarding Trump, but after organizing meetings with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">community leaders<\/a>, he sees growing support.<\/p>\n<p>Bahbah also touches on the controversies \u200csurrounding \u2064Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-quietly-getting-rid-of-travel-ban-to-anti-lgbt-states-but-what-its-planning-instead-is-much-worse\/\" title=\"California quietly lifting travel ban on &#039;anti-LGBT&#039; states, but its alternative plan is concerning.\">travel\u2062 ban<\/a> and \u200chis administration&#8217;s\u200c policies on Israel,\u200c comparing them to former President Obama\u2019s actions. Throughout the article,\u200c Bahbah highlights a desire for peace in the region and expresses \u200bcomplicated feelings about Trump&#8217;s previous stances, yet maintains that it\u2019s essential for Palestinians to\u2062 remain in their homeland. the article illustrates a significant shift among Arab Americans in political allegiances amid ongoing conflicts \u200cand calls for a reevaluation\u200d of established party loyalties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arab Americans for Trump confident he would push through two-state solution<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722151\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> efforts to court Arab Americans are making inroads, with some expressing confidence he could achieve a two-state solution.<\/p>\n<p>A major fissure was exposed within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic Party\">Democratic Party<\/a> with the onset of the war in Gaza, the bloodiest round of fighting in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since Israel&rsquo;s independence in 1948. Arabs and Muslims in the United States have grown increasingly bitter with the Biden-Harris administration, with many in the historic Democratic demographic vowing not to support the ticket in November if it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t change course on its support for Israel. Some Republicans have seen an opportunity and made increasing efforts to win the demographic over.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/q-and-a\/inside-donald-trumps-effort-to-woo-arab-americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> with the <em>New Yorker<\/em>, Bishara Bahbah, founder of the group Arab Americans for Trump, said the former president was gaining support among Arab Americans, partially due to their confidence that he holds sympathy for the Palestinian cause and would push for a two-state solution.<\/p>\n<p>Bahbah divulged that he and Trump met in person in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in July, during which the former president said he was &ldquo;100%&rdquo; behind a two-state solution.<\/p>\n<p>A lifelong Democrat, Bahbah said he voted for President Joe Biden in 2020. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s handling of the war in Gaza turned Bahbah and many other Arabs against the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This guy came into office announcing that he was a Zionist,&rdquo; Bahbah said, referring to Biden. &ldquo;From my perspective, an American President should not be a Zionist. An American President should be President of the people of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The most recent polling of Arab Americans has reflected the growing anger toward the Biden-Harris administration. A May <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaiusa.org\/library\/keystatespoll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> of Arab Americans in Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Michigan from the Arab American Institute found that Trump was winning the Arab vote 32%-18%, compared to Biden clinching the vote 59%-35% in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has typically pitched himself as a fervent ally and unconditional supporter of Israel, but during the 2024 campaign, he has largely sought to toe the line between supporting Israel and calling for an equal peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians. His campaign has been making increasing inroads among the Arab community, partially due to Bahbah and other Muslim and Arab leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I traveled around the country only to find out that there is a tremendous base of support for the former president,&rdquo; Bahbah told the <em>New Yorker<\/em>. &ldquo;Now, after having been introduced to the Trump circle, particularly Ambassador Richard Grenell and Dr. Massad Boulos, we started traveling together, and the first meeting we held was in Troy, Michigan, in May of this year, where we met with about 40 Arab and Muslim American leaders. That meeting was very encouraging, even though we found that there is some skepticism toward President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The primary matters discussed during the meeting between Bahbah and Trump were a ceasefire for the war in Gaza, a two-state solution, and Trump&rsquo;s previous travel ban from several prominently Muslim countries, commonly described as a &ldquo;Muslim ban.&rdquo; Bahbah said the ban was originally former President Barack Obama&rsquo;s idea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, first of all, it was President Obama who began the heightened vetting of people coming from countries where there is political turmoil,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It so happened that most of them came from Muslim countries. Nobody would say that it was Obama that initiated the Muslim ban.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bahbah also identified a silver lining to Trump&rsquo;s proposed ban on refugees from Gaza, saying his motivations for doing so were irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Listen, I am in full support of him. If the Palestinians leave historic Palestine, we would no longer have a Palestinian state,&rdquo; Bahbah said. &ldquo;So I don&rsquo;t want any Gaza refugees to leave. I want the war to end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If it&rsquo;s Trump&rsquo;s concern or not, it&rsquo;s irrelevant to me because I don&rsquo;t want people from historic Palestine to be emigrating,&rdquo; he added when pressed. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t. I mean, I was born and raised in Jerusalem, and the Israelis took my right of residency. That pains me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bahbah also downplayed Trump&rsquo;s moves in favor of Israel during his presidency, characterizing the moving of the American Embassy to Jerusalem as the &ldquo;mere moving of a plaque,&rdquo; saying his overtures toward the country &ldquo;pale in comparison with the Biden administration being complicit in the genocide that is being committed in Gaza.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bahbah also revealed that he was the one behind Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas&rsquo;s letter of consolation to Trump after the assassination attempt against him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was instrumental in getting that letter from Abbas. I called and said, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m going to be meeting with the President. I would like to hand him a letter.&rsquo; This was regarding the assassination attempt,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Abbas&rsquo;s people said, &lsquo;We&rsquo;ve already issued a statement in the Palestinian News Agency.&rsquo; I said, &lsquo;Who the hell reads the Palestinian News Agency? Write a letter.&rsquo; And then eventually they did write the letter, which I sent on to Dr. Massad Boulos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Bahbah expressed dissatisfaction with the interview, saying his quotes were taken out of context.<\/p>\n<p>He said the <em>New Yorker<\/em> &ldquo;has stooped to a low when its reporter, @IsaacChotiner published an interview with @bahbahbishara today. Quotes were taken out of context, and the magazine failed to fact-check his questions. Shame!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Trump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Trump<\/a> is correct when he states that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Media?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@media<\/a> is out to get him. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thenewyorker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheNewYorker<\/a> has stooped to a low when its reporter, @IsaacChotiner published an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BahbahBishara?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bahbahbishara<\/a> today. Quotes were taken out of context, and the magazine failed to fact-check his&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Bishara A. Bahbah (@BahbahBishara) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BahbahBishara\/status\/1820279140429492275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722151\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722151\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arab Americans for Trump are optimistic about his potential to facilitate a two-state solution. Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s outreach to Arab Americans is gaining traction, with some believing he could successfully navigate this complex issue. The recent conflict in Gaza has revealed significant divisions within the Democratic Party, marking the most intense violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since 1948. Many Arabs and Muslims in the U.S. have grown increasingly disillusioned with the Biden-Harris administration, with a notable portion of this traditionally Democratic demographic indicating they will not support the ticket in November unless there is a shift in its stance on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are seizing this opportunity and intensifying their efforts to attract these voters. In an interview with The New Yorker, Bishara Bahbah, founder of Arab Americans for Trump, noted that support for Trump among Arab Americans is rising due to their belief that he empathizes with Palestinian issues and would advocate for a two-state solution. Bahbah shared that during a meeting with Trump in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he expressed Trump&#8217;s strong backing for such an arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Bahbah, who has been a lifelong Democrat and voted for Biden in 2020, has turned against Democrats due to their handling of the Gaza conflict. He criticized Biden&#8217;s self-identification as a Zionist and argued that an American president should represent all citizens rather than align closely with one side of such contentious issues.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polls indicate growing frustration among Arab Americans towards the current administration; one survey from May showed Trump leading among Arab voters at 32% compared to Biden&#8217;s 18%, while Biden had previously secured 59% of their votes in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Although Trump has historically positioned himself as an unwavering supporter of Israel, his campaign strategy appears more balanced now as he seeks peace between Israelis and Palestinians while appealing to Arab communities through leaders like Bahbah.<\/p>\n<p>Bahbah recounted traveling across the country discovering substantial support for Trump within these communities. He mentioned meetings held earlier this year where discussions focused on ceasefires related to Gaza and addressing concerns over Trump&#8217;s past travel ban affecting predominantly Muslim countries\u2014an initiative originally proposed by Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some skepticism towards Trump\u2019s policies during his presidency\u2014including moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem\u2014Bahbah downplayed these actions compared to what he perceives as complicity from Biden\u2019s administration regarding violence against Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>He also played a role behind-the-scenes when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sent condolences after an assassination attempt on Trump but later expressed disappointment over how his comments were represented by The New Yorker magazine\u2014claiming they misquoted him without proper context or fact-checking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2319380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-strategy-attack-biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37214,37216,3634,37215,32076],"class_list":["post-2319379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-arab-americans","tag-middle-east-policy","tag-trump","tag-two-state-solution","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-strategy-attack-biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}