# First Palestinian Elected To State Celebrates With Palestinian Flag, Forgets American Flag

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/first-palestinian-elected-to-state-celebrates-with-palestinian-flag-forgets-american-flag/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:59:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T05:55:14+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/04/aber-kawas-first-palestinian-elected-flag-new-york
- Topics: Americas, Politics, World

## Key points

- Aber Kawas won a New York State Senate seat.
- She is the first Palestinian American elected to the state legislature.
- Her victory post featured a Palestinian flag emoji.

## Summary

Aber Kawas won New York’s 12th State Senate District, becoming the first Palestinian American elected to the New York State Legislature. She marked the victory in an X post with the words “We made history” and a Palestinian flag emoji; the article notes that the post did not include an American flag.

Kawas is a community organiser and democratic socialist who campaigned to represent several neighbourhoods in Queens. She has said her father’s deportation by immigration authorities and her family’s financial hardship shaped her politics. Her campaign received endorsements from Zohran Mamdani, Rashida Tlaib, Bernie Sanders and Jamaal Bowman.

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