Two Palestinian-American women make electoral history in New York and Georgia

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. In Georgia, Romman won the state Senate seat for District 7, defeating her Republican rival, Aizaz Sheikh, by 22,153 votes to become the first Palestinian-American elected to the Georgia State Senate. The victories are significant not only because two candidates of Palestinian origin have secured legislative […]