Palestinian American Organizations Urge U.S. Government to Protect American-OwnedLand in Al-Bireh
WASHINGTON, D.C. — September 19, 2026 — The Coalition of Palestinian American Organizations (CPAO), headed by Samiah Bahhur, and its member organization, Al Bireh Society USA (ABS), headed by Ashraf Khalaf, are calling on the U.S. government to urgently investigate what the organizations describe as the confiscation of land belonging to American citizens in and around Al-Bireh, West Bank.
In a letter sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and the U.S. Embassy in …