Arabs for Israel (Arabic: عرب من أجل إسرائيل‎‎) is an organization composed of ethnic Arabs who support Israel and Middle East peace. The group was founded in February 2004 by Nonie Darwish, an Egyptian-American Muslim-born Christian. The group believes that “We can support the State of Israel and the Jewish religion and still treasure our Arab and Islamic culture”. Darwish maintains there are Muslims in America who speak out against terrorism and are pro-Israel, which are shunned by the organized Muslim community and cannot speak in mosques.