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A Palestinian in Congress

CrossFireArabia
November 6, 2024

Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defeated her Republican opponent in Michigan’s 12th congressional district election, securing a fourth term as the only Palestinian-American woman in the US Congress.

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar won re-election by comfortable margins and the rest of the party are fighting for their lives in these states.

Let’s not pretend we don’t know how that happened.🤷🏻 pic.twitter.com/cSDe9DOFWN
— 🌾 Ivan 🌾 (@HuskerAlways1) November 6, 2024

Her victory comes amid the backdrop of Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 43,000 Palestinians so far and has been diplomatically and militarily supported by the Biden-Harris administration for more than a year.

Tlaib has been a vocal critic of the war, calling for the US to withhold weapons from Israel.

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Can Trump Stop The Gaza Genocide?

CrossFireArabia
November 6, 2024

As Donald Trump was officially declared 47th President of the United States after winning the November 2024 election, the U.S. persists in supporting Israel in its ongoing genocide in Gaza, making it undeniably complicit in the killing of tens of thousands of civilians.

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Instagram Blocks Anas Al Sharif Despite 1.2M Followers

CrossFireArabia
November 6, 2024

Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif writes that his account reached more than 1.2 million followers, and with a view rate exceeding one billion.

This sent alarm bells ringing for those who didn’t want the Palestinian voice heard. He pointed out that Meta blocked his Instagram account and closed it completely.

بعد أن وصل الحساب لأكثر من مليون و200 ألف متابع، وبمعدل مشاهدات تجاوز المليار، قامت شركة ميتا بحجب حسابي على إنستغرام وإغلاقه بالكامل. pic.twitter.com/pcjLZ8AQL5
— أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif (@AnasAlSharif0) November 6, 2024

Al Sharif, a journalist from Jabalia, has covered the Israeli war on Gaza ever since the genocide, reporting from different areas.

Today, he is stationed in the north of Gaza reporting on the latest Israeli siege to starve the people in this part of the Strip and force them to leave to the south.

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Trump to Occupy Next White House

CrossFireArabia
November 6, 2024

CROSSFIREARABIA – Donald Trump wins the US presidential elections held on 6, November, 2024. He beat Kamala Harris, the Democratic contender who is the current US vice president in the Joe Biden administration.

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🇺🇲 Trump, in his first post-election speech to supporters, said he intends to "not start wars, but end them":

"NO MORE WARS, I 'm going to stop wars" pic.twitter.com/kcPt9pZXVO
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) November 6, 2024

The Trump win as the 47th president of the United States, means the Republicans are back, making up the majority in the US Congress.

His administration takes over the White House on 25 January, 2025 with much changes in domestic and foreign policies expected.

One of the main changes is that he is expected to end all global wars.

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Faris Odeh: Defiance and Courage

CrossFireArabia
November 4, 2024

The revolution lives on! 24 years ago, to this day, a photo was taken that is proving to be a historical panorama, an image that will live in the hearts of many.

In Palestine. It was the picture of Faris Odeh, he just turned 14 years old. His defiance and courage, we learn from.

He was killed 10 days after this photo was taken by an Israeli soldier who shot him in the neck.