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Support Arabs elected to the US Congress

Support Arabs elected to the US Congress
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Analysis calls for establishing an Arab lobbying force in the West following the rise of Arabs in the US Congress

Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source

The U.S. elections concluded with a change that can be built upon, marked by the rise of some senators and representatives of Arab descent. This represented a turning point in American politics, which since 1953 had been dominated by the "American Israel Public Affairs Committee" (AIPAC) in both chambers of Congress. AIPAC created a powerful lobby in politics, media, cinema, and financial institutions, and as one American writer described it, it acted as an "agent of the Israeli government with a stranglehold."

For decades, no force could resist this lobby, which controlled the levers of constitutional power in the United States. Its strength became evident after the Tripartite Aggression (British-French-Israeli) against Egypt, and former President Dwight Eisenhower’s role in halting the aggression.

At that time, the new reality resulting from World War II became clear: the sole superpower in the world was the United States, not France or Britain. On this basis, Zionist pressure groups began establishing a monopolistic model in American politics, operating on two fronts. The first was domestic, aiming to neutralize any political party capable of opposing them or harming their interests. The second was external, focused on strengthening Israel’s position in the Arab world.

This model remained powerful until the Zionist agenda became apparent in some Arab countries, particularly in response to Tel Aviv’s brutal reaction to Hamas’s failed October 7, 2023, operation, as well as the aggression against Syria and Lebanon. These events led the world to reject the Israeli narrative portraying itself as the "victim," and instead made the term "Nazi genocide" the most widely used slogan globally to expose Israel’s racial interests.

The rejection of this coercive narrative was reflected in the election of many Arabs to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, as well as the rise of many Muslims to influential positions in the United States.

For decades, Arabs failed to establish any pressure group in major world countries, unlike Zionism, which succeeded in the United States, France, Germany, and Britain, despite possessing numerous political, financial, and economic figures who could have been leveraged to build such a force.

Those who won the U.S. elections, along with MPs previously elected to the French Parliament, the British House of Commons, and in Germany, Canada, and constitutional institutions in many other countries, achieved their positions through their own efforts, not through backing from the Arab League or Arab states.

Nevertheless, based on the outcome of the U.S. elections, serious consideration should be given to establishing an "Arab lobby" in the United States, and indeed in all major countries, whether initiated by some major Arab states or by the Arab League, which appears content merely to issue statements of concern.

Developments in the Arab world from 1967 to the present confirm a single truth: institutions of joint Arab action resemble a vocal phenomenon rather than a reliable force.

Despite this, establishing such an Arab lobby in major countries is not impossible, provided there is a unified vision for the future of joint Arab action. Indeed, this pressure group has become a necessity today to counter Zionism, which has wreaked havoc in the world, particularly in our Arab world. The clearest evidence is what Arabs are currently experiencing: Arab states cannot remain passive recipients of events, despite their strength.

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