Many Arab Americans dropped the ball eight years ago, when Donald Trump first entered the White House, as, instead of focusing on their own needs, they were wound up into bitter political polarization. Their mistake was believing that one side, the Democrats, cared more for them than the other, the Republicans. It took Trump’s 2020 loss to Joe Biden and the latter’s subsequent presidency to expose the truth that neither side would take their concerns seriously.

Under Biden, whose election many Arab Americans celebrated, the Palestinian cause was put on a sidetrack that accommodated Israel’s needs. Biden talked about peace and fairness but did nothing to achieve them. He spoke about opening the doors to government to Arab Americans and giving them a voice, but in fact he silenced them.

Biden and his pro-Israel Secretary of State Antony Blinken ignored the violence committed by Israeli settlers against Palestinian Christians and Muslims and only paid attention to the conflict when Palestinian extremists attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

There is a huge misconception among Arabs that America has a single standard when it comes to violence in the Middle East and especially in Palestine. That is not true. It is actually two standards: one for Israel and another for Palestine and the Arabs.

Israel’s needs are the highest priority for American politicians. That priority overshadows concerns politicians claim they have for US citizens who have needs, such as senior citizens, the........

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