James Abourezk



James George Abourezk (February 24, 1931 – February 24, 2023) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Representative and United States Senator from South Dakota. He was the first Greek Orthodox Christian of Lebanese-Antiochite descent to serve in the United States Senate.

Quotes

 * I marveled at the Hezbollah resistance to Israel . . . It was a marvel of organization, of courage and bravery.
 * The Arabs who were involved in 9/11 cooperated with the Zionists, actually. It was a cooperation. They gave them the perfect excuse to denounce all Arabs.


 * There's a direct correlation, we've found, between the demonization of Saddam, and violent acts against Arab-Americans in this country.
 * The Arabs: Who they are, who they are not, from the Moyers collection