Sam Litzinger16h ago

“The community now sees that it could have got worse — and it did get worse,” said Nabih Ayad, founder of the Arab American Civil Rights League. “But the community was just so desperate.”

How’s the community doing now?

https://apnews.com/article/dearborn-michigan-lebanese-americans-iran-war-trump-ec2282be4ddd13ae5c8a5e7c25037f6b

Trump vowed peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, it feels farther away

Dearborn, Michigan, home to the nation's largest Arab American community, is grappling with ongoing crises. Families are anxious about relatives in Lebanon, which has been engulfed by the widening conflict with Iran. This anxiety is compounded by domestic pressures such as immigration enforcement and economic challenges. Many community leaders who supported President Donald Trump in the 2024 election say they would not back Republicans again. The conflict abroad, especially between Israel and Hezbollah, has intensified, displacing over a million people in Lebanon. For Dearborn, it is a city in mourning.

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“Political leaders are supposed to build the bridges, not promote scorched earth policies,” the imam said.

I can't but marvel at the irony deficiency on display here. What was the whole "We'd rather see Harris lose than vote for someone who won't back every last of our demands vis a vis Gaza" if not scorched earth politics.

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