12 Facts About Palestinian Americans

Palestinian Americans are Americans who are of full or partial Palestinian descent.

Palestinian Americans immigration began to decline after 1924, with a new law limiting the number of immigrants, as well as the Great Depression, which heavily reduced immigration.

However, the greatest wave of Palestinian Americans immigration began in 1967 after the Six-Day War, or as Middle Easterners and North Africans call it the June War.

Large part of Palestinian Americans Christians belong to the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, with a significant presence of the Latin and Melkite church followers.

Palestinian Americans have owned Middle Eastern groceries, shops and restaurants ever since their immigration to the United States.

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Palestinian Americans was a strong voice and advocate for the American Arab Anti Discrimination Committee and studied the breaches of civil liberties of Arabs and Muslims in the United States during the 1990s and later after hijacking on September 11th 2001.

Palestinian Americans's was a part of a peace initiative called Seeds of Peace which sought to create communication between Palestinian and Jewish youth.

Arab Palestinian Americans who supported Hillary Clinton believed that addressing gun violence, health care, and Social Security were important to electing the President, however those who supported Donald Trump saw combatting terrorism, further regulating government spending, and creating stricter immigration policies as of chief importance after "Jobs and the economy".

Only a couple Americans of Palestinian ancestry have served or are currently serving as members of Congress.

Rashida Tlaib, an American born to Palestinian parents, is a Democratic congresswoman of the Michigan House of Representatives, who ran for U S House of Representatives seat from Michigan's 13th congressional district.

Palestinian Americans's became one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, and the first Palestinian-American woman in Congress.

Justin Amash, was a Republican-turned Independent Congressman of Palestinian ancestry, serving in the U S House of Representatives representing Michigan's 3rd District.