Trump’s Arab American backers hail Gaza deal but worry it won’t hold

DEARBORN, USA: Lifelong Democrat Samra’a Luqman became a vocal backer of Donald Trump in 2024, helping to rally support for him among the pivotal Arab American community in Dearborn, Michigan, in the hope that he could end the Gaza war. Now, after Trump helped to broker a ceasefire deal, Luqman feels thrilled and a bit vindicated after months of backlash from neighbors angry over Trump’s support for Israel. “It’s almost an ‘I told you so moment,’” said Luqman, who is Yemeni American.

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