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Jihan Abdalla

Senior US Correspondent

Washington

Jihan is a Washington-based correspondent and multimedia journalist who has extensively reported from Israel/Palestine, the United Nations headquarters and Mexico City. Before joining The National, she worked for Al Jazeera, Reuters and the Associated Press among others. Jihan is fluent in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.

Articles

Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday. AFP

Harris says Israel must not reoccupy Gaza and calls for end to war

'Far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed,' US Vice President says

September 17, 2024, 10:07 PM

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, second right, and US President Joe Biden, second left, attend a meeting at the White House in Washington. PA

Biden and Starmer meet as Russia warns of potential 'direct war' with Nato

Ukraine pleads with US and UK to allow it to strike deeper into Russia with long-range missiles

September 13, 2024, 3:36 PM

Pro-Palestine protesters outside the venue of the debate between US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald, in Philadelphia. Reuters

'Two genocidal choices': Gaza activists unimpressed by Harris and Trump

Dozens wave Palestinian flags outside City Hall as US presidential candidates face off for first time

September 11, 2024, 3:02 AM

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during their first debate. AFP

Harris and Trump trade barbs over Afghanistan and Gaza

Vice President and former leader face off for first time in Philadelphia

September 10, 2024, 6:33 PM

US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are set to take the stage in a televised presidential debate on Tuesday. AFP

'They need our vote,' say Arabs in Pennsylvania before debate

Battleground state where every vote matters is home to 180,000 Arab Americans

September 10, 2024, 3:00 AM

Israelis have been taking to the streets demanding a ceasefire deal that will release hostages held in Gaza since October 7. AFP

'Frustrating process': US offers new details on hostage release talks

Israel Prime Minister's reasons for maintaining presence along Gaza-Egypt border are 'fundamentally and totally untrue', US official says

September 04, 2024, 10:47 PM

Men walk through debris after a building was hit by an Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on September 3, 2024. AFP

US insists truce deal includes Israeli pull-out from Gaza-Egypt border

Salah Al Din corridor, also known as the Philadelphi corridor, in focus after killing of six hostages

September 03, 2024, 8:35 PM

A protester places, during a demonstration in Berlin in 2022, portraits of Syrians believed to have been detained or forcibly disappeared by the Syrian government. AFP

US announces visa restrictions on 14 Assad regime officials

Announcement falls on International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances

August 30, 2024, 3:37 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Beijing. AP

US security adviser ends three-day China visit to improve ties

President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping will be speaking via phone in the coming weeks, White House says

August 29, 2024, 6:05 PM

The US floating pier was only in operation for about 20 days. AP

Biden approved Gaza pier despite USAid fears it would undermine land routes

Temporary floating pier, dogged by weather and security issues, ended operations last month

August 28, 2024, 7:54 PM

Pentagon spokesman Maj Gen Pat Ryder. Getty Images / AFP

US 'prepared to support Israel and defend assets against Iran'

Comments follow weekend escalation between Hezbollah and Israel on Lebanese border

August 27, 2024, 8:23 PM

A 'Free Palestine' flag outside a business in Little Palestine, in Bridgeview, in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. AFP

For Arab Americans in Little Palestine, there is no safe choice in this election

The Chicago area is home to the most populous Palestinian-American community in the country

August 26, 2024, 3:00 AM

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. AP

Pro-Palestinian advocates attempted stronger tone on Gaza for Harris DNC speech

Democratic nominee's Israel-Gaza war remarks receive mild praise and mixed criticism

August 23, 2024, 10:23 PM

Pro-ceasefire Democrats represented a large coalition of visible voters throughout the course of the week-long convention. The National

Splintered visions of change at DNC as party grapples with Gaza

Uncommitted delegates sought, unsuccessfully, to get an Arab American to speak on stage at the Democratic National Convention this week

August 23, 2024, 7:03 PM

Members of the uncommitted movement gathered in Chicago to call for their views to be heard at the Democratic National Convention. AP

Outcry over lack of Palestinian-American voice at DNC

'Uncommitted' movement leader says he is shocked Democratic Party and Harris leadership declined to allocate speaking time at convention

August 22, 2024, 11:51 PM