Pro-Palestine and Lebanon demonstrators march with a banner against Republican and Democratic presidential candidates during a “No Vote for Genocide” protest in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., Nov. 2, 2024. (Credit: Reuters)
In a few hours, American citizens will head to the polls and cast their vote for the next president of the United States. The world is waiting with bated breath to see who will secure the White House, while former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris remain neck and neck in the race.There are over half a million Lebanese Americans and, for voters from this demographic, the election is mired in a year of U.S. foreign policy directly tied to their motherland. Israeli forces supported by U.S. funding have entered Lebanon, American-made fighter jets have dropped a staggering number of bombs on the country, and a cease-fire seems as distant as ever.“After what we've seen over the past year now, I feel like my view of the Democratic Party has changed completely,” said Samantha, a 24-year-old environmental activist born and...
In a few hours, American citizens will head to the polls and cast their vote for the next president of the United States. The world is waiting with bated breath to see who will secure the White House, while former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris remain neck and neck in the race.There are over half a million Lebanese Americans and, for voters from this demographic, the election is mired in a year of U.S. foreign policy directly tied to their motherland. Israeli forces supported by U.S. funding have entered Lebanon, American-made fighter jets have dropped a staggering number of bombs on the country, and a cease-fire seems as distant as ever.“After what we've seen over the past year now, I feel like my view of the Democratic Party has changed completely,” said Samantha, a 24-year-old environmental activist born...