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Bombing of Al Ahli hospital in Gaza worst attack on healthcare this century 

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Bombing of Al Ahli hospital in Gaza worst attack on healthcare this century 
Bombing of Al Ahli hospital in Gaza worst attack on healthcare this century 

Bombing of Al Ahli hospital in Gaza worst attack on healthcare this century  The Bombing of the Baptist ( Al-Ahli Al-Arabi) Hospital in Gaza is the Worst Attack on Healthcare in the 21st Century. At least 500 people have reportedly been killed in a the bombing of a Palestinian hospital. Donate to MedGlobal today to…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Health, Human Rights, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

Israeli Academic Institutions Persecute Palestinian Students for Social Media Posts Amid Offensive on Gaza

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli Academic Institutions Persecute Palestinian Students for Social Media Posts Amid Offensive on Gaza
Israeli Academic Institutions Persecute Palestinian Students for Social Media Posts Amid Offensive on Gaza

Israeli Academic Institutions Persecute Palestinian Students for Social Media Posts Amid Offensive on Gaza Palestinian students critical of Israeli policies targeted by Israeli academic institutions for disciplinary action. Censorship violates principles of fundamental democracy. Adalah defending 74 Christian and Muslim students accused of “support of terrorism” for expressing views on social media in Israel. Adalah…

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Gaza: UN experts decry bombing of hospitals and schools as crimes against humanity, call for prevention of genocide

Posted on October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Gaza: UN experts decry bombing of hospitals and schools as crimes against humanity, call for prevention of genocide
Gaza: UN experts decry bombing of hospitals and schools as crimes against humanity, call for prevention of genocide

Gaza: UN experts decry bombing of hospitals and schools as crimes against humanity, call for prevention of genocide Israel issued two warnings to the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City that they should evacuate and that Israel planned strikes alleging Hamas militants were there. After the strike on Tuesday, October 17, and the public outcry,…

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Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

Israeli killings of more than 800 civilians in destruction of hospital and six mosques in Gaza denounced world wide

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli killings of more than 800 civilians in destruction of hospital and six mosques in Gaza denounced world wide
Israeli killings of more than 800 civilians in destruction of hospital and six mosques in Gaza denounced world wide

Israeli killings of more than 800 civilians in destruction of hospital and six mosques in Gaza denounced world wide The following are statements from international and American-based organization denouncing the indiscriminate murder of nearly 800 Palestinian civilians, mostly injured patients, women and children, buildings targeted by Israel’s bombing and destruction of a hospital and six…

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Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Israel, News, refugees, Terrorism, war crimes

Reps. Bush, Tlaib, Carson, Lee, Ramirez Lead Colleagues in Call for Immediate Ceasefire

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Reps. Bush, Tlaib, Carson, Lee, Ramirez Lead Colleagues in Call for Immediate Ceasefire
Reps. Bush, Tlaib, Carson, Lee, Ramirez Lead Colleagues in Call for Immediate Ceasefire

Reps. Bush, Tlaib, Carson, Lee, Ramirez Lead Colleagues in Call for Immediate Ceasefire Ceasefire Now Resolution urges support for an end to violence in Israel and Occupied Palestine  On October 16, 2023, Representatives Cori Bush (MO-01), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), André Carson (IN-07), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), alongside Representatives Jamaal Bowman (NY-16),…

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CAIR Joins 70+ Organizations in Urgent Letter to President Biden Ahead of Israel and Jordan Trip, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire, Lasting Peace  

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on CAIR Joins 70+ Organizations in Urgent Letter to President Biden Ahead of Israel and Jordan Trip, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire, Lasting Peace  
CAIR Joins 70+ Organizations in Urgent Letter to President Biden Ahead of Israel and Jordan Trip, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire, Lasting Peace  

CAIR Joins 70+ Organizations in Urgent Letter to President Biden Ahead of Israel and Jordan Trip, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire, Lasting Peace   The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, along with over 70 other American Muslim, Arab American, South Asian American, African American, and various faith-based and…

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Journalist are among casualties in the Israel-Gaza conflict

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Journalist are among casualties in the Israel-Gaza conflict
Journalist are among casualties in the Israel-Gaza conflict

Journalist are among casualties in the Israel-Gaza conflict The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war on the militant Palestinian group, launching strikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip. CPJ is investigating all reports of journalists killed, injured, detained, or missing in the…

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Doctors Without Borders calls on Israel to ‘show humanity’

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Doctors Without Borders calls on Israel to ‘show humanity’
Doctors Without Borders calls on Israel to ‘show humanity’

Doctors Without Borders calls on Israel to ‘show humanity’ Dying under bombs in Gaza cannot be the only option left to people The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières today released a video statement from MSF France General Director Claire Magone, highlighting the dire humanitarian emergency in Gaza and calling on Israel to…

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Activism, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Health, Human Rights, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril
Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril

Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril New regulations drastically expand the number of Jewish Israelis who are eligible to bear arms passed by Knesset committee amid state emergency. National Security Minister Ben-Gvir to heavily arm Jewish civilians and institute militias that will operate with impunity.  On 15 October 2023, the Knesset’s…

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Podcast: No Going Back? Hamas’s Atrocities and Another Catastrophe in Gaza

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Podcast: No Going Back? Hamas’s Atrocities and Another Catastrophe in Gaza
Podcast: No Going Back? Hamas’s Atrocities and Another Catastrophe in Gaza

Podcast: No Going Back? Hamas’s Atrocities and Another Catastrophe in Gaza For the first episode of a new season of Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood is joined by Crisis Group experts Joost Hiltermann, Mairav Zonszein and Azmi Keshawi to discuss Hamas’s shock attack on Israel over the weekend and its potential consequences. The attack saw Palestinian…

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Israel Cuts Off Electricity and Water to Palestinian Prisoners in the ‘Security Wings’ of Israeli Prisons

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel Cuts Off Electricity and Water to Palestinian Prisoners in the ‘Security Wings’ of Israeli Prisons
Israel Cuts Off Electricity and Water to Palestinian Prisoners in the ‘Security Wings’ of Israeli Prisons

Israel Cuts Off Electricity and Water to Palestinian Prisoners in the ‘Security Wings’ of Israeli Prisons Human rights organizations sent an urgent letter, arguing that this action of collective punishment is illegal and amounts to torture. It is part of a series of arbitrary and vindictive sanctions that the Israeli prison services must immediately halt….

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Some American legislators stand up for justice and against all violence

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Some American legislators stand up for justice and against all violence
Some American legislators stand up for justice and against all violence

Some American legislators stand up for justice and against all violence By Ray Hanania Despite the campaign to vilify Palestinians by Republicans, Democrats, President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, some strong voices are emerging to counter the one sided pro-Israel propaganda that pretends that only Jewish lives matter and Christian and Muslim lives…

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American Human Rights Council condemns American-sanctioned violence by Israel in Gaza Strip

Posted on October 13, 2023October 15, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on American Human Rights Council condemns American-sanctioned violence by Israel in Gaza Strip
American Human Rights Council condemns American-sanctioned violence by Israel in Gaza Strip

American Human Rights Council condemns American-sanctioned violence by Israel in Gaza Strip AHRC calls for end of war in Palestine, Immediate International Intervention to save Palestinians in Gaza, Urges Community Vigilance Against Acts of Hate The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the United Nations and the UNRWA agency in Gaza in warning of an…

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ADC creates fund to assist victims of anti-Arab attacks in wake of American-sanctioned Israeli violence in Gaza

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on ADC creates fund to assist victims of anti-Arab attacks in wake of American-sanctioned Israeli violence in Gaza
ADC creates fund to assist victims of anti-Arab attacks in wake of American-sanctioned Israeli violence in Gaza

ADC creates fund to assist victims of anti-Arab attacks in wake of American-sanctioned Israeli violence in Gaza A rash of attacks and discriminatory actions against Arab Americans and others who are speaking out against the American government sanction of Israel’s “revenge violence” in the Gaza Strip has raised concerns among officials at the American Arab…

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B’Tselem and physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on B’Tselem and physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities
B’Tselem and physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities

B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities Statement from B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories Physicians for Human Rights and B’Tselem: A humanitarian disaster in Gaza must be averted Ever since the horrifying war crimes perpetrated by Hamas on Saturday, Israel has…

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Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Egypt, Human Rights, International news, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism, refugees, Terrorism

Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza
Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza

Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza On the fifth consecutive day, Israel has persisted in its military offensive on the Gaza Strip, employing immense destructive firepower. The Israeli military have launched airstrikes which have brought about the devastation of complete residential neighborhoods, streets and infrastructure and…

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Christian & Muslim, Human Rights, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, racism

CAIR-MA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of ‘Nazi’ Vandalism Targeting Boston Palestinian, Islamic Sign

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on CAIR-MA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of ‘Nazi’ Vandalism Targeting Boston Palestinian, Islamic Sign
CAIR-MA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of ‘Nazi’ Vandalism Targeting Boston Palestinian, Islamic Sign

CAIR-MA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of ‘Nazi’ Vandalism Targeting Boston Palestinian, Islamic Sign Arabs and Muslims are being targeted by racist hatred in wake of Hamas violence and Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip. But American police agencies and politicians are calling only for protections for Jewish citizens and synagogues at many U.S….

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Israel-Palestine conflict as much about American hypocrisy as it is about violence

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel-Palestine conflict as much about American hypocrisy as it is about violence
Israel-Palestine conflict as much about American hypocrisy as it is about violence

Israel-Palestine conflict as much about American hypocrisy as it is about violence By Ray Hanania Arabs and Muslim in dozens of American cities held protests in the wake of the heightened violence taking place between Israel and Palestine, protesting the hypocrisy and bias of U.S. politicians and the mainstream news media. For more than a…

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