Justin A. Amash is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. He was the second Palestinian-American member of Congress. Originally a Republican, Amash left the GOP and became an independent on July 4, 2019. In April 2020, he joined the Libertarian Party, leaving Congress in January 2021 as the only Libertarian to serve in Congress.
Amash in 2023
Amash's official portrait as a U.S. Representative, 2015.
Amash at the 2019 Young Americans for Liberty Convention
Amash at the 2012 Liberty Political Action Conference
Palestinian Americans are Americans who are of full or partial Palestinian descent. It is unclear when the first Palestinian immigrants arrived in the United States, but it is believed that they arrived during the early 1900s.
The New York City Metropolitan Area, including North Jersey and Brooklyn, is home to the largest Palestinian population in the United States.
Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, New York City; also has a strongly diverse Arab community, in which its largest Arab groups are Palestinians and Yemenis. Its strong presence is noticeable from Arab shops to Babel Barber Shop, shown above during the January 2016 snow storm.
Kanafeh is a popular Palestinian dessert which originated from Nablus. Kanafeh is becoming very popular in the United States, mostly in New York City.
Yousef Saleh Erakat, better known as FouseyTube, is a successful Palestinian American YouTuber and online streamer
