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Israel woman refuses to serve in IDF The military has sentenced conscientious Objector Yasmin Ricci-Yahav to 20 prison days for her refusal to join the military. This is Yasmin’s 5th prison term, and at the end of it she would have served 74 prison days In a video published before her current imprisonment, a very courageous…
Jewish and Muslim Partnership commemorate Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting FOUNDATION FOR ETHNIC UNDERSTANDING & MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE JOIN TOGETHER FOR SEASON OF TWINNING PROGRAM As the first anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting approaches, The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) and the Muslim World League announced an historic partnership for an innovative Season of…
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CSO from US State Department and SDRPY Complete 2nd Stabilization Workshop Workshop trained more than 80 professionals from a number of Saudi ministries and government agencies A workshop focused on key challenges to stabilization operations and organized by the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau…
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Gaza hosts Edward Said Institute for Music Education festival A photo array of performances at the Edward Said Institute for Music Education in the Gaza Strip held in October 2019. By Tarek Masaud Palestinian Photographer The Edward Said Institute for Music Education, in conjunction with a youth organization, launches activities throughout the Gaza Strip to…
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Inspired by Attorney General William Barr blaming “secularists” and “so-called progressives” for wreaking havoc on American society, this spiritual progressive responds citing Stages of the Soul. By Eileen Fleming Last Friday Attorney General William Barr shocked some legal experts -and this spiritual progressive with deep Catholic roots- over his defense of religious freedom. In his…
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Immediately after reading the transcript of Mr. Trump’s Ukraine phone call and the whistleblower’s statement this concerned citizen contacted my Florida Congressional representatives seeking they support we the people. By Eileen Fleming Compelled by the transcript of Mr. Trump’s Ukraine phone call and the whistleblower’s statement, this reporter immediately contacted Senators Marco Rubio, Rick Scott,…
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This Florida based reporter contacted Senator Marco Rubio immediately after hearing him claim Mr. Trump’s televised call from the White House lawn to China was “not a real request” to investigate Joe Biden and his son. By Eileen Fleming The Subject line announced: “A Real Request” and the body of my message sent through Florida Senator Marco…
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The Washington Post Global opinion piece announced “Hollywood loves triumphant journalism stories. This isn’t one” vis-a-vis Jamal Khashoggi. That oped inspired this update regarding Israel’s nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu vis-a-vis Hollywood. By Eileen Fleming David Von Drehle began The Washington Post Global Opinion piece stating “Hollywood loves heroic journalists” then contended, “The case of Khashoggi should…
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Documentary Filmmaker returns to find parents’ ancestral homes in Mexico and Palestine Chicago filmmaker just launched Kickstarter campaign for production in Mexico for new film that seeks to provide accurate representations of the American immigrant community through her personal story. Colette Ghunim, Chicago-based director of the award-winning documentary The People’s Girls, which investigated the issue…
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US Institute for Peace to detail Syria Report Sept. 26 Congress directed the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) to facilitate the bipartisan Syria Study Group (SSG) to examine the current state of the conflict and make recommendations on the military and diplomatic strategy of the United States going forward. To present the SSG’s final…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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”…
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,…
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