Category: Arab World

President Carter’s Cover-up: Vanunu Mordechai’s Status Quo

September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

A Google Alert for “Vanunu” announced “Report: Carter Administration Covered Up Clandestine Israeli Nuclear Test.” The link led to The Jewish Press article that repeated the lie that Mordechai Vanunu was an “Israeli scientist” By Eileen Fleming Mordechai Vanunu holds BA’s in geography and philosophy. Vanunu was never a scientist but a mid-level nuclear technician…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Sabeel International Gatherings and Holy Land Reality Tours

September 13, 2019September 14, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Sabeel is Arabic for the “way”, “path”, “road”, “route” and one of the most common words in the Quran, mentioned over 160 times. Sabeel is also an international peace movement established in Jerusalem by Palestinian Christians seeking a just peace in the Holy Land as defined by international law and United Nations resolutions. By Eileen Fleming The next…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

LA Feedback Festival and This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai

September 11, 2019September 14, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

On the 18thanniversary of 9/11, I learned my long forgotten FREE Logline submission entered into the Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay Festival is a Semi-Finalist, and that gives me hope that by next September 11, multitudes will have heard about “This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai.” By Eileen Fleming This morning’s…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Canadians for Justice and Peace in Palestine release new video series

September 5, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Canadians for Justice and Peace in Palestine release new video series Previously we wrote to you in detail about our new video series titled Oppression 101. With this series, we hope to make it easier for you to share the brutality of Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians with your friends. Today, we release Oppression 101…

Arab World, Civil Rights, Editors Picks, Features, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Trump’s Wall, Today’s Military, and a 9/11 Reflection

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

On the Wednesday before this September 11, we the people learned that Mr. Trump’s Wall will also affect nearly every facet of military life due to the transfer of $3.6 billion congressionally appropriated Defense Department funds. “Fear drives out compassion and hardens the heart.” By Eileen Fleming Because Mr. Trump fears losing his wall loving…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Iraq suspends U.S.-funded broadcaster Al-Hurrah over corruption report

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Iraq suspends U.S.-funded broadcaster Al-Hurrah over corruption report The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Iraqi Communications and Media Committee to reverse its three-month suspension of the U.S. government-funded Iraqi broadcaster Al-Hurra. In a statement released yesterday, Iraq’s media regulator, the Communications and Media Committee, suspended the license of Al-Hurra, a regional broadcaster funded by…

Arab World, Iraq, Journalism, Media Bias, Middle East, News

Amazon Kindle Giveaways for Labor Day Week

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, was created by the labor movement as a national tribute to honor the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” -Albert Camus By Eileen Fleming “I write to discover what I know”…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Hundreds of thousands remain missing in Iraq after decades of war, violence

August 30, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Hundreds of thousands remain missing in Iraq after decades of war, violence The families of hundreds of thousands of missing Iraqis marked the International Day of the Disappeared on Friday, as the office of Iraq’s Prime Minister pledged to support relatives and investigate cases, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (August 30,…

Arab World, Chaldean, Culture, Iraq, Kurdish, Kurds, News, refugees, Syria

The United States and the Democratic Transition in Sudan

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

The United States and the Democratic Transition in Sudan By Magdi Mofadal On August 21st, 2019 the Sovereign Council (SC), which acts as the Head of State in Sudan, was stablished after the swearing in of its President and Members. The prime minister took oath of office on the same day. He immediately started consultations…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Guest Columnist, Gulf States, North Africa, Opinion, Politics, Saudi Arabia

Israeli elections committee bars surveillance cameras at polling stations, preventing intimidation of Arab voters

August 27, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli elections committee bars surveillance cameras at polling stations, preventing intimidation of Arab voters Adalah: Decision confirms our assertion that Likud’s deployment of surveillance cameras in Arab polling stations was illegal, constituted ethnic profiling of Arab citizens, and was intended to deter them from voting. Following the legal intervention of Adalah – The Legal Center…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Election, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, racism

Jewish National Fund subsidiary denying rights to Palestinians

August 23, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Jewish National Fund subsidiary denying rights to Palestinians Americans for Peace Now released the following report on the KKL-JNF and their subsidiaries destroying the homes of Christian and Muslim Palestinians inside the occupied territories. KKL-JNF is fighting to expel Palestinians from their homes in the Occupied Territories Following a petition joined by the KKL-JNF subsidiary,…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases, racism

Reporter Censored by Twitter

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

Within moments of tweeting the link to “Bill Maher’s BDS BS and Apartheid Israeli Style” this reporter’s Twitter account disappeared from public view By Eileen Fleming On Wednesday after publishing Bill Maher’s BDS BS and Apartheid Israeli Style, this reporter tweeted the link as always after publishing and then as usual I logged out of twitter….

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Over 648,000 forcibly displaced people assisted in the first half of 2019 through UNHCR’s Refugee Zakat Fund

August 21, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Over 648,000 forcibly displaced people assisted in the first half of 2019 through UNHCR’s Refugee Zakat Fund A new report by UNHCR, The UN Refugees Agency revealed that 648,476 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees were assisted in the first half of 2019 with Zakat funds received through its ‘Refugee Zakat Fund’. The report released…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Middle East, News, refugees

Civilians killed in Syria everyday without consequence

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Civilians killed in Syria everyday without consequence More than 800 Syrian civilians have been killed by government air strikes, but the news media only wants to focus on its political agenda, criticizing Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states in their war against Houthi rebels. Below is a report on recent killings in Syria by UOSSM…

Arab World, Editors Picks, Gulf States, Media Bias, Middle East, News, Syria

Bill Maher’s BDS BS and Apartheid Israeli Style

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Bill Maher’s recent rant against the BDS movement exposed his ignorance of Palestinian history and legal rights to end the USA sustained military occupation of their homeland; and inspired this revisit of apartheid Israeli style By Eileen Fleming During last Friday’s REAL TIME with Bill Maher the comic opined that the international movement to Boycott, Divest,…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Representatives Omar and Tlaib Terrorize Trump and My Interview with Underground Fatah

August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Terrorists inspire fear and anxiety. On Thursday Mr. Trump tweeted more of his fear and anxiety over two freshman congressional representatives and united bipartisan free speech proponents. By Eileen Fleming Mr. Trump has spent months attacking Representatives Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, for many reasons including their promoting Boycott Divestment and Sanctions…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset Arab Joint List responds to effort to disqualify the Arab Joint List from running in the Sept. 17, 2019 Israeli elections: “Election disqualification request filed by ‘Jewish Power’ party against us is racist” Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel…

Arab World, Civil Rights, Election, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Sudan’s Defining Moment: the Uneasy Transition to Democracy

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Sudan’s Defining Moment: the Uneasy Transition to Democracy Guest Op-Ed on the aftermath of Mar al-Bashir’s forced rem,oval from office and the negotiations to form a new government and establish Democracy. By Magdi A. Mofadal The Sudanese people, who pioneered in the Arab world in October 1964 with their first-ever “Arab Spring”, surprised the world…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Guest Columnist, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion