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CAIR Says Israel Turns Gaza into ‘Human Slaughterhouse’ as Killing of Civilians Continues

Posted on July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on CAIR Says Israel Turns Gaza into ‘Human Slaughterhouse’ as Killing of Civilians Continues
CAIR Says Israel Turns Gaza into ‘Human Slaughterhouse’ as Killing of Civilians Continues

CAIR Says Israel Turns Gaza into ‘Human Slaughterhouse’ as Killing of Civilians Continues The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today Tuesday, July 1, 2025, said Israel has turned Gaza into a “human slaughterhouse” after Israeli forces murdered at least 69 people, including 19 children, seven women…

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Emergency Court Motions to Stop Elbit Drone Parts Shipment via Frankfurt Airport 

Posted on June 7, 2025June 7, 2025 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Emergency Court Motions to Stop Elbit Drone Parts Shipment via Frankfurt Airport 
Emergency Court Motions to Stop Elbit Drone Parts Shipment via Frankfurt Airport 

Emergency Court Motions to Stop Elbit Drone Parts Shipment via Frankfurt Airport  Lawsuit intended to stop Israeli killings of innocent civilians, women and children in their ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip where more than 60,000 people have been indiscriminately murdered by Israeli forces using American made weaponry and backed by American taxpayer funding. The…

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Jordan bans 12 news sites for ‘spreading media poison’ following corruption report

Posted on June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Jordan bans 12 news sites for ‘spreading media poison’ following corruption report
Jordan bans 12 news sites for ‘spreading media poison’ following corruption report

Jordan bans 12 news sites for ‘spreading media poison’ following corruption report People walk past street vendors outside a mosque in Amman, Jordan, in 2018. Jordan banned 12 websites for publishing “distorted” images of the country.  The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Jordanian authorities to lift Wednesday’s ban (May 16, 2025) on a dozen online…

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UN Special Committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories warns of a second Nakba 

Posted on May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on UN Special Committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories warns of a second Nakba 

UN Special Committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories warns of a second Nakba  “Israel continues to inflict unimaginable suffering on the people living under its occupation, whilst rapidly expanding confiscation of land as part of its wider colonial aspirations. What we are witnessing could very well be another Nakba”, warned a UN Special Committee*…

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Palestinians demand investigation of Israeli war crimes in Gaza Strip

Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Palestinians demand investigation of Israeli war crimes in Gaza Strip
Palestinians demand investigation of Israeli war crimes in Gaza Strip

Palestinians demand investigation of Israeli war crimes in Gaza Strip On 18 March 2025, Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Gaza, killing at least 404 Palestinians and injuring 562 more, breaking the already fragile ceasefire. Since then, Israel has continued its genocidal campaign against the Palestinians, devastating every single sector of Palestinian life as…

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Investigation demanded into Israel slaughter of First Responder in Rafah on March 23, 2025

Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Investigation demanded into Israel slaughter of First Responder in Rafah on March 23, 2025
Investigation demanded into Israel slaughter of First Responder in Rafah on March 23, 2025

Investigation demanded into Israel slaughter of First Responder in Rafah on March 23, 2025 Palestine Red Crescent Society Calls for Independent International Investigation to Hold Those Responsible Accountable for the Crime of Targeting Ambulance Teams in Rafah on March 23, 2025 The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) affirms that the targeting of its ambulance convoy…

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MBC GROUP unveils MBCNOW, its brand-new groundbreaking entertainment service aggregator

Posted on February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on MBC GROUP unveils MBCNOW, its brand-new groundbreaking entertainment service aggregator
MBC GROUP unveils MBCNOW, its brand-new groundbreaking entertainment service aggregator

MBC GROUP unveils MBCNOW, its brand-new groundbreaking entertainment service aggregator MBC GROUP’s revolutionary platform is set to offer a new era of digital and traditional content consumption across the region, bringing together the best of entertainment including MBC’s award-winning TV channels and Shahid, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform. To celebrate launch, MBCNOW arrives with…

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Israeli Settlement Expansion Continues for Fifth Consecutive Week: Plans to Advance 765 New Housing Units

Posted on December 31, 2024December 31, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Israeli Settlement Expansion Continues for Fifth Consecutive Week: Plans to Advance 765 New Housing Units
Israeli Settlement Expansion Continues for Fifth Consecutive Week: Plans to Advance 765 New Housing Units

Israeli Settlement Expansion Continues for Fifth Consecutive Week: Plans to Advance 765 New Housing Units On Wednesday, January 1, 2025, the Higher Planning Council (HPC) will convene to discuss the approval of a construction plan for 765 housing units in the settlement of Beitar Illit. Since December 2024, the HPC has been advancing housing construction…

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A recipe on how to make Stuffed Grape Leaves with lamb, ox tail and rice

Posted on December 29, 2024April 26, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on A recipe on how to make Stuffed Grape Leaves with lamb, ox tail and rice
A recipe on how to make Stuffed Grape Leaves with lamb, ox tail and rice

A recipe on how to make Stuffed Grape Leaves with lamb, ox tail and rice #Read @RayHanania I love #MiddleEastern #Arab food recipes in addition to politics. Here’s my how to make Stuffed #GrapeLeaves with diced #lamb #steak #wariqDuwali #OxTail and #rice Read Ray Hanania’s columns on politics, life in general, and his love for…

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Book Review: Arab author shares his anecdotes living in the United Kingdom

Posted on October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Book Review: Arab author shares his anecdotes living in the United Kingdom
Book Review: Arab author shares his anecdotes living in the United Kingdom

Book Review: Arab author shares his anecdotes living in the United Kingdom Arab Author and newspaper editor Faisal J. Abbas shares his experience of life in Great Britain, a nation that has had so much influence over the modern evolution of the Arab World, in his new book Anecdotes of an Arab Anglophile By Ray…

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ADC issues condemnation: Impending massacres by Israel must be stopped 

Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on ADC issues condemnation: Impending massacres by Israel must be stopped 
ADC issues condemnation: Impending massacres by Israel must be stopped 

ADC issues condemnation: Impending Massacres by Israel must be stopped  The Israeli regime is outdoing themselves in the genocide of Palestinians. Over the past few days hospitals across Gaza have been forced to evacuate. Patients inside the hospitals, including babies in intensive care incubators, face death as they are forced to move across an obliterated…

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UN Officials call for end of violence

Posted on October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on UN Officials call for end of violence
UN Officials call for end of violence

UN Officials call for end of violence 7 October: UN experts call for end of violence and accountability after year of human loss and suffering and blatant disregard for international law Marking the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, the Israeli attack against the Palestinian population in Gaza that followed and consequent expansion of violence…

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Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly

Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly
Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly

Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly By Ray Hanania Palestine National Authority (PNA) Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa warned members of the United Nations Monday that his people face one of the worst assaults of violence in its history. An economist by profession who was appointed prime minister in March of…

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UNRWA faces heightened challenges in Palestinian refugee needs

Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on UNRWA faces heightened challenges in Palestinian refugee needs
UNRWA faces heightened challenges in Palestinian refugee needs

UNRWA faces heightened challenges in Palestinian refugee needs By Ray Hanania Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner -General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), told the UN General Assembly Monday the agency is being falsely accused of committing “a breach of the (UN) Charter and international law” and warned the future of the Palestinians…

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AHRC calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon

Posted on September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on AHRC calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon
AHRC calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon

AHRC calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) condemns in the strongest words the ongoing Israeli indiscriminate bombardment of Lebanon. Under the pretext of fighting Hezbollah, Israel has been targeting civilians in heavily populated residential areas. Israelis have been threatening that they intend to demolish Lebanon. Just…

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US sanctions Israeli extremist settler group Hashomer Yosh in West Bank as Gaza holocaust rages

Posted on August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on US sanctions Israeli extremist settler group Hashomer Yosh in West Bank as Gaza holocaust rages
US sanctions Israeli extremist settler group Hashomer Yosh in West Bank as Gaza holocaust rages

US sanctions Israeli extremist settler group Hashomer Yosh in West Bank as Gaza holocaust rages Extremist settler violence in the West Bank causes intense human suffering, harms Israel’s security, and undermines the prospect for peace and stability in the region, a statement released by the White House announced on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. It is…

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MSF opens field hospital in Deir al-Balah as frontline inches closer to Al-Aqsa Hospital as Gaza Holocaust worsens

Posted on August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on MSF opens field hospital in Deir al-Balah as frontline inches closer to Al-Aqsa Hospital as Gaza Holocaust worsens
MSF opens field hospital in Deir al-Balah as frontline inches closer to Al-Aqsa Hospital as Gaza Holocaust worsens

MSF opens field hospital in Deir al-Balah as frontline inches closer to Al-Aqsa Hospital as Gaza Holocaust worsens Field hospitals cannot replace the health care system that Israel has dismantled in Gaza. Following an evacuation order issued by Israeli forces and a recent explosion near the MSF-supported Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza…

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Israel’s racist government denies water to Christians and Muslims in East Jerusalem

Posted on August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Israel’s racist government denies water to Christians and Muslims in East Jerusalem
Israel’s racist government denies water to Christians and Muslims in East Jerusalem

Israel’s racist government denies water to Christians and Muslims in East Jerusalem Adalah Petitions Israeli Supreme Court Over Severe Water Shortages in Kufr ‘Aqab, a Palestinian Neighborhood in Occupied East Jerusalem. The petition, filed on behalf of 204 residents, argues that the Israeli authorities’ failure to provide a continuous and adequate water supply undermines the…

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