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🚨 New @AAIUSA polling on Arab Americans and the 2026 Midterms.
Key Findings:
- 59% plan to vote for Democrats
- Record-high report facing discrimination
- Anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hate is increasing political participation
View the full report:
aaiusa.org/library/arab-amer…
Hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric from elected officials has real consequences for Arab American and Muslim communities. @iMayaBerry spoke with @NPR on the impact of this rhetoric, including the harm it can cause and the responsibility elected officials have.
npr.org/2026/09/10/nx-s1-594…
The Census Bureau has proposed major changes that could affect who counts for resources and representation, and what we know about our communities.
Tell the Census Bureau to accurately count everyone who lives here and preserve race and ethnicity data.
aaiusa.org/action/mena-frn
Hate doesn't exist in a vacuum. AAI's Maya Berry spoke to @The_NewArab on new FBI data showing rising anti-Latino hate crimes. Read why cross-community solidarity keeps us all safe. #CivilRights
newarab.com/news/arab-americ…
The 2024 election marked a turning point in Arab American political organizing. Read Tracie McMillan's new piece in The Guardian on the Uncommitted Movement, the 2024 election, and the broader rise in Arab American political power here: theguardian.com/us-news/2026….
AAI was happy to provide the key data on the Arab American vote cited in the article. To view the full report on the Arab American Vote in 2024, go to: aaiusa.org/library/arab-amer….
Tomorrow on Coffee and a Column, @jjz1600 will be joined by @krystalball , Co-Host of Breaking Points, to discuss the deep disconnect that exists between the way establishment politicians and media operate and speak about the Middle East.
Join: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Yalla Vote volunteers are outside the Dearborn Civic Center all day helping Arab American voters! #yallavote – at Dearborn, MI
From @jjz1600: Rahm Emanuel’s speech was hyped as groundbreaking. It was critical of Netanyahu & his ilk-but that’s no big deal. The groundbreaking event was Ro Khanna’s courageous confrontation w/ illegal Israeli settlers in occupied Palestine. aaiusa.org/library/rahm-eman…
Today on Coffee and a Column, @jjz1600 will be joined by Brad Lander, candidate for NY-10, to discuss the recent election in New York and the failure of AIPAC-supported candidates to win.
Join us: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Members of Congress must decide if they will continue enabling Israel to act with impunity or take meaningful action to end the continued devastation across the region.
Urge your Reps to support the Lebanon WPR and to cut military funding to Israel:
aaiusa.org/action/wpr
"The House will vote tomorrow on @RepRashida 's resolution to end U.S. involvement with Israel's destruction of Lebanon.
Email your Representative now and demand they vote YES on H.Con.Res. 84. aaiusa.org/action/leb-wpr
Arab American Institute retweeted
As Arab-Americans in public service, we stand on the shoulders of giants like James Zogby @jjz1600, who has been relentless in his fight for representation despite attacks and death threats.
So it meant alot to me to be able to share his advice with you.
Full episode 🔗 below.
Arab American Institute retweeted
Israel’s land-grab in Lebanon. 81 towns demolished & now evacuation of major cities: Tyre & Nabatieh. 3,200 Lebanese dead, over 1,000,000 displaced.
Why is the world silent? Don’t Lebanese lives matter? Why can Israel act w/impunity?
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/…
Arab American Institute retweeted
It was a privilege to host James Zogby @jjz1600 on The View From Here to share his experiences as a lifelong civil rights activist, democratic insider, Arab-American icon and talk about what the Democratic Party needs to learn after Gaza.
Full episode: youtu.be/Sn_TWR4HqjE
Listen to this American Muslim child describe the violent anti-Muslim hate crime that targeted the Islamic Center of San Diego, tragically killing three. We stand in solidarity with the Muslim community in CA--and elected officials must stop trafficking in anti-Muslim bigotry.
Nine-year-old Odai Shanah, whose mother emigrated from war-torn Gaza and settled in Southern California two decades ago, was among dozens of children forced to huddle in classrooms when deadly gunfire erupted at the mosque where they attend school reut.rs/495Q2Xl
TODAY 5/13 at 2pm - join @jjz1600 and Pulitzer Prize-winning Palestinian journalist @MosabAbuToha as we discuss how it is not antisemitic to charge Israel with Genocide.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
New Polling conducted by AAI shows Israeli actions are increasingly unpopular among Americans.
View the full poll at aaiusa.org/opinion-polling
