Two Palestinian-American candidates, Abeer Kawas and Ruwa Romman, have won seats in the New York and Georgia state senates in Tuesday’s US midterm elections, marking a significant achievement for Palestinian-Americans in legislative institutions and bringing new voices critical of US policies supporting Israel into state politics. Kawas won a seat in New York State Senate District 12, representing neighbourhoods in the borough of Queens, becoming the first Palestinian woman elected to the state legislature. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261105-two-…
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