Arab Americans in Michigan are reacting more cautiously to President Donald Trump’s remarks on the Israel-Hamas war than they did to Democratic candidates during the 2024 presidential campaign.

Summary

The largest Arab American community in the U.S. had plenty to say during the 2024 presidential campaign about Middle East politics, but many are now reacting cautiously to Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians and have the U.S. oversee Gaza’s redevelopment.

While leaders like Rep. Rashida Tlaib condemned the proposal, others are waiting to assess its impact.

Some Arab American supporters are distancing themselves, while others see it as a negotiating tactic.

Meanwhile, Trump’s administration has softened his remarks amid widespread criticism.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    1314·
    14 hours ago

    You mean the guy who enabled a genocide for a year then cordially passed the torch to trump?

    How’s believing in that dude working out for you?

    • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      118·
      13 hours ago

      Was working just fine, actually. We had constitutional protections at home, and Palestinians still at least had a homeland. Now we’ve got neither.