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Brooke Anderson

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Brooke is The New Arab's Washington, DC correspondent. She did her BA in Geography of the Middle East at the University of London, SOAS, where she wrote a dissertation on water policy in Syria and Turkey. She spent five years in Damascus, where she studied Arabic and worked as a journalist and eight years in Beirut, where she mainly worked as a journalist. She has won awards for writing about police brutality in the US and Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

 

Areas of focus: US foreign policy, Arab and Muslim communities in the US, political movements in the US

Follow her on Twitter: @Brookethenews

"At this critical juncture, I believe a new election in Israel is the only way to allow for a healthy and open decision-making process..."

15 March, 2024

The funding bill has been a major target of protesters, many of whom are advocating for a ban or at least putting conditions on US military aid to Israel.

14 March, 2024

Simply called Reject AIPAC, the new organisation, announced on Monday, is composed of a coalition of around two dozen progressive groups.

12 March, 2024

In Biden's State of the Union speech, Biden emphasised his continued support for Israel while acknowledging the humanitarian crisis of Palestinians in Gaza.

08 March, 2024

Dave Min, a progressive running for Congress in California has won enough votes to advance to the general election in November, despite AIPAC attack ads.

07 March, 2024

Analysis: While Super Tuesday results were largely predictable, there are several warning signs for Joe Biden and Donald Trump ahead of the November election.

06 March, 2024

"The synagogues are holding events that [are] trying to get Canadians to invest in stolen Palestinian land in Israel," said a member of Jews Say No to Genocide.

05 March, 2024

Millions around the world marched in support of Gaza on Saturday as Israel's deadline for an invasion of the enclave's southern city of Rafah approaches.

03 March, 2024

Hundreds of cities around the world are expected to see rallies in support of Rafah on Saturday, about a week ahead of a deadline for an Israeli invasion.

02 March, 2024

Justin Amash, a former US Representative from western Michigan, whose parents are Palestinian and Syrian immigrants, has shared his plans to run for US Senate.

01 March, 2024