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Aber Kawas becomes first Palestinian American elected to New York State Legislature

MIDDLE EAST EYE · Elis Gjevori ·

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Aber Kawas becomes first Palestinian American elected to New York State Legislature Aber Kawas has won her bid for the New York State Senate District 12 seat, taking a 75 percent share of the votes with 90 percent of the votes counted when the race was called by the New York Times. Kawas has made history as the first hijab-wearing Palestinian American to serve in the New York State Legislature…

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