Arab Center Washington DC

Assessing the Results of US Midterms and Israeli Elections and Their Impact on Palestinians xitter.twitterapi.xyz/i/broadcasts/2vylpBmAd…

📄 In #Israel’s elections, high Palestinian voter turnout meant that two smaller Zionist parties, both of which would have offered #Netanyahu a better path to a coalition, failed to reach the electoral threshold. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/fi…

📄 In July 2025, 95 percent of voting delegates at a Lutheran churchwide assembly in the #US backed a resolution urging members to press leaders to halt military aid to #Israel used in #Gaza. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/us…

📄 Imad K. Harb argues that after UNIFIL leaves southern #Lebanon, any international force should monitor violations by #Israel as closely as it monitors Hezbollah’s actions. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/af…

📄 Democrats in #US Congress are likely to investigate #Trump’s Middle East business ties. Slow legal proceedings make political pressure ahead of 2028 more immediate than legal accountability. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/de…

📄 It is too early to judge whether the #Palestine solidarity movement in the #UnitedStates is on its way to achieving major policy changes. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/us…

📄 #US election results leave prospects for intervention in #Yemen uncertain. Renewed attacks on #Iran could trigger Houthi retaliation and draw #Trump into further military action. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/de…

📄 The IMF and #Lebanese government will likely lock #Lebanon and its people into cycles of harmful spending cuts that will heighten social tensions and potentially contribute to future upheavals in the country. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/fr…

📄 Houthi attacks on Saudi ships and oil infrastructure have renewed concerns in #Egypt about Red Sea shipping. Any violence in the region reduces vessel traffic generally and through Egypt’s Suez Canal, threatening vital foreign exchange earnings. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/eg…

📄 A new #Israeli government that includes Palestinian parties and removes #Netanyahu could reset Israel’s relations with the world. But any honeymoon period would be temporary if it reverts to the same policies that led Israel to become a global pariah. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/fi…

📄 With UN forces set to begin withdrawing at the end of 2026, Imad K. Harb identifies three scenarios for a post-UNIFIL #Lebanon. The outcome hinges not only on the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces to secure the country but also on future agreements to disarm #Hezbollah and end Israeli aggression in #Lebanon. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/af…

Ingie Gohar reports on the role of the #Iran war in the Republican Party’s losses in the #US midterms, Democratic lawmakers’ plans to follow the #UnitedKingdom’s lead in sanctioning Israeli settlers, and new Congressional efforts to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/wa…

📄 The #US government’s commitment to supporting #Israel is far stronger than its past commitment to the apartheid regime. #SouthAfrica Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/us…

📄 Democratic gains in #US Congress offer little immediate relief from fuel costs. Even ending war with #Iran would leave pressure from depleted oil inventories and disrupted refining capacity. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/de…

📄 #Lebanon may prove to be yet another testing ground for the IMF’s frontloading approach, despite the country's complex political dynamics and the fragile social situation produced by high levels of inequality and poverty. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/fr…

📄 #Egypt still prefers a diplomatic solution to the crisis and maintains contacts with #Iran and the various groups fighting in #Yemen. Nevertheless, pressure from #SaudiArabia seems to have been effective in Cairo’s decision to provide military assistance. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/eg…

📄 In the short term, whether a new coalition forms in #Israel or not, there is no reason to expect less Israeli violence directed at Palestinians in the West Bank and #Gaza. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/fi…

📄 Electricity and water shortages in #Tunisia are testing whether centralized rule can deliver better government. #KaisSaied’s promise loses credibility when diminished freedoms bring no improvement in daily life. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/tu…

📄 A 2021 poll found that support for #Israel among Evangelicals aged 18 to 29 fell to 33.6 percent, down from 69 percent in 2018. #US Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/us…

📄 Victories for candidates supporting Palestinian rights signal changing electoral incentives in #US politics, opening space for greater scrutiny of support for #Israel. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/de…