Kamal Nawash

Kamal Nawash is a Palestinian born American lawyer from Ain Karem-Jerusalem. He works for the Nawash Law Office in Washington, D.C.
Life
Nawash was the first Arab American and Muslim to be nominated to run for the Virginia State Senate (2003), which he did as a Republican. Interviewed by PBS in May 2004, and asked his view on President Bush, he said: "I think he understands the dangers of terrorism in the world, and as a Muslim who realizes that most of the victims of terrorism are actually Muslims."
In addition to being recognized by the White House, in March 2006 Nawash was invited to Jerusalem to advance an alternative approach to solving the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. In summary, Nawash argued that in light of the passionate claims both Palestinians and Israelis have for the same territory the only solution for them is to become equal citizens in a Federation rather than splitting the territory into two sovereign states. Since 2006 he has focused his work on creating a shared future between Palestinians and Israelis.
He is a regular commentator on CNN, Fox, BBC, NBC, ABC, CBS, Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, Voice of America, and many U.S. radio stations.
In December 2011, Kamal Nawash and organization Free Muslim Coalition jointly with the Ariel University Center of Samaria held a special conference to promote the peace, under the title "Best Plans for a Peaceful Israel/Palestine". The conference was attended by Israeli Arabs, Israeli Jews and Palestinians from the PA-controlled areas of the West Bank, all of whom presented solutions to end the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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