t; – they tend to think of themselves as of Americans with an Arab background, rather than Arabs who merely live in America.
             Yossi Shain is also aware of the many differences within the Arab community. He is far from the perhaps a bit too simplistic view of Telhami, and tries to divide the Arab-Americans into three groups, according to the political views they represent and their attitude towards assimilation.
             Left-leaning isolationists, as he calls them, is a group that strongly opposes the idea of assimilation, and the concept of a secular, democratic and pluralistic state as such. Those belonging to this group are more politically active than any other Arab-Americans. They support the revolutionary struggle of Palestinians and perceive American imperialism as a threat for both the Arab
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