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Arabs praise 'Abu Ivanka' aka Trump for Syria strike
Arabs on social media are showering US President Donald Trump with thanks and praise after he ordered the first direct US military action against Syrian government forces.
The US conducted the strikes on a Syrian air base in the early hours of Friday following a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town.Shortly after, some Arab social media users started referring to the president as Abu Ivanka - Father of Ivanka, as a sign of respect and endearment.Others referred to him as Abu Ivanka al-Amreeki - Father of Ivanka the American, complete with a religious beard.But some were critical of the president's move and the motives behind it.One user gave Trump an Arab makeover, with a meme of him wearing a traditional tarboosh hat (similar to a fez), with the words: "We love you."He was also described as a "man of his words", with one user telling him: "You did in a few months what Obama couldn't do in 8 years."
"Fifteen warplanes that would have killed thousands of Syrians" were destroyed, one user said, changing his Facebook profile picture to an amalgam of Trump's face, the American flag, and the Arabic words: "We love you."A media activist in Idlib wanted to see more action, calling on the US president to keep going and "hit Assad down".And while some said they "never thought" this day would come, they thankedTrump for doing "what no cowardly Arab ruler could do"."Hope is slowly returning to our hearts. Thank you, Trump," one Syrian posted."For the first time in six years, the Assad regime has been held accountable for its crimes," a London-based Syrian said.A Houston-based Syrian Facebook user shared an image of love for the US president.
Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah had a more measured response: "Syrians are not cheering a pathetic human being like Trump, they're just happy Assad has less means to kill them with."Others questioned President Trump's motives: "So you think Trump hit Assad because of his love for the people and the victims? We've been facing a holocaust worse than the Jewish Holocaust and only today the American and global conscience wakes?""Trump has quickly discovered the magic principle of US politics: when things go wrong at home, start a military venture in the Middle East," London-based blogger Karlo Sharro, who is half-Lebanese and half-Iraqi, commented.Another person added: "So now you love Trump? Where are those who said when he came into power that he hates Arabs and Muslims?"Also, a pro-Syrian government Twitter user who was critical of the US move tweeted: "Is Trump going to bomb his own airfields for all the Iraqi and Syrian children they have killed in Raqqa and Mosul?"By the UGC and Social News Team
Arabs on social media are showering US President Donald Trump with thanks and praise after he ordered the first direct US military action against Syrian government forces.
The US conducted the strikes on a Syrian air base in the early hours of Friday following a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town.Shortly after, some Arab social media users started referring to the president as Abu Ivanka - Father of Ivanka, as a sign of respect and endearment.Others referred to him as Abu Ivanka al-Amreeki - Father of Ivanka the American, complete with a religious beard.But some were critical of the president's move and the motives behind it.One user gave Trump an Arab makeover, with a meme of him wearing a traditional tarboosh hat (similar to a fez), with the words: "We love you."He was also described as a "man of his words", with one user telling him: "You did in a few months what Obama couldn't do in 8 years."
"Fifteen warplanes that would have killed thousands of Syrians" were destroyed, one user said, changing his Facebook profile picture to an amalgam of Trump's face, the American flag, and the Arabic words: "We love you."A media activist in Idlib wanted to see more action, calling on the US president to keep going and "hit Assad down".And while some said they "never thought" this day would come, they thankedTrump for doing "what no cowardly Arab ruler could do"."Hope is slowly returning to our hearts. Thank you, Trump," one Syrian posted."For the first time in six years, the Assad regime has been held accountable for its crimes," a London-based Syrian said.A Houston-based Syrian Facebook user shared an image of love for the US president.
Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah had a more measured response: "Syrians are not cheering a pathetic human being like Trump, they're just happy Assad has less means to kill them with."Others questioned President Trump's motives: "So you think Trump hit Assad because of his love for the people and the victims? We've been facing a holocaust worse than the Jewish Holocaust and only today the American and global conscience wakes?""Trump has quickly discovered the magic principle of US politics: when things go wrong at home, start a military venture in the Middle East," London-based blogger Karlo Sharro, who is half-Lebanese and half-Iraqi, commented.Another person added: "So now you love Trump? Where are those who said when he came into power that he hates Arabs and Muslims?"Also, a pro-Syrian government Twitter user who was critical of the US move tweeted: "Is Trump going to bomb his own airfields for all the Iraqi and Syrian children they have killed in Raqqa and Mosul?"By the UGC and Social News Team
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