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Saudi Arabia Ushers in a Year of Entertainment in 2019

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudi Arabia Ushers in a Year of Entertainment in 2019
Saudi Arabia Ushers in a Year of Entertainment in 2019

Saudi Arabia Ushers in a Year of Entertainment in 2019 The head of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA), His Excellency Turki Al-Sheikh, unveiled a plan to transform the Kingdom’s entertainment industry on January 22. The announcement marked the latest progress under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 platform to create a more vibrant and fulfilling society…

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Arab World, Entertainment, Gulf States, News, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia appoints Fahad Nazer as new spokesman

Posted on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudi Arabia appoints Fahad Nazer as new spokesman
Saudi Arabia appoints Fahad Nazer as new spokesman

Saudi Arabia appoints Fahad Nazer as new spokesman The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Appoints Fahad Nazer as Official Spokesperson​ The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C., has appointed Mr. Fahad Nazer as its new Official Spokesperson. Nazer replaces Ms. Fatimah Baeshen, who served in the role since September…

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American Arabs, Arab News, Arab World, Editors Picks, Gulf States, Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia

Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism

Posted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism
Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism

Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism Arabs in Israel represent more than 20 percent of the total population, but only hold 10.8 percent of the seats on the Knesset, or 13 out of 120 seats. The Arab Joint List consisting of the four largest Arab Israeli political parties ranks as the 3rd…

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Arab Radio: Should Palestinians accept the Trump Peace Plan?

Posted on January 18, 2019January 19, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio: Should Palestinians accept the Trump Peace Plan?
Arab Radio: Should Palestinians accept the Trump Peace Plan?

Arab Radio: Should Palestinians accept the Trump Peace Plan? By Ray Hanania President Trump is preparing to unveil his “Deal of the Century” for Palestinian peace, the Trump Peace Plan. Naturally extremists on both sides, Israel and Palestine, will reject it because that’s what they do. They reject everything because their employer is conflict and…

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ANERA CEO urges US to restore Palestine Aid

Posted on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on ANERA CEO urges US to restore Palestine Aid
ANERA CEO urges US to restore Palestine Aid

ANERA CEO urges US to restore Palestine Aid Anera urges U.S. Government to Revise or Reverse Decision on Pulling Aid to Palestinians. Anera President and CEO Sean Carroll is available for a limited number of interviews to discuss the cuts to Anera’s programming serving refugees and other vulnerable populations in Gaza and the West Bank. USAID’s…

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Arab World, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, refugees

Israel’s government will do and say anything to cover its atrocities

Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel’s government will do and say anything to cover its atrocities

Israel’s government will do and say anything to cover its atrocities How Israel used strategic public relations communication to veil its atrocities and instead sell itself falsely as a benevolent Democracy that is the victim of blood-lusting anti-semitic Arabs. By Ray Hanania Israel’s government will do anything to distract the world from its human rights…

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WHY Jerry Fawell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’

Posted on January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on WHY Jerry Fawell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’
WHY Jerry Fawell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’

“Where there is no vision, the people perish”-Proverbs 29:18 Jerry Fawell Jr. expresses the Antichrist ideology of Fundamentalist Christians in The Washington Post’s Magazine feature titled “Jerry Falwell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’”, which inspired this post. By Eileen Fleming Over two thousand comments have been posted in…

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

Palestinians have the power to change Israel

Posted on January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians have the power to change Israel
Palestinians have the power to change Israel

Palestinians have the power to change Israel By Ray Hanania In this week’s column for the Middle East Monitor I write about the power that Palestinian citizens in Israel have to bring change to Israel’ racist, Apartheid government and participate in forcing the so-called “Jewish State” to respect the rights of Christians and Muslims. Israel’s…

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Arab World, Election, Israel, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Writers Promote

How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics 

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics 
How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics 

How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics  The opium though turns out to be pure honey for the fans’ throats to manifest their anger and challenge the cynicism and the narcissism of their “leaders.” By Abdennour Toumi  Four months before the April, 2019 Presidential election, where President Bouteflika is running for a fifth-term, despite all…

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Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill
Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill

Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill Israeli Supreme Court refuses to allow discussion of full equal rights & ‘state of all its citizens’ bill in Knesset. Adalah: Supreme Court dismisses appeal by Arab Knesset members promoting democratic values on the basis of equality for all. The Israeli Supreme Court early this afternoon, Sunday, 30…

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Migrants and refugees crossing Libya subjected to “unimaginable horrors”

Posted on December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Migrants and refugees crossing Libya subjected to “unimaginable horrors”
Migrants and refugees crossing Libya subjected to “unimaginable horrors”

Migrants and refugees crossing Libya subjected to “unimaginable horrors” Migrants and refugees are being subjected to “unimaginable horrors” from the moment they enter Libya, throughout their stay in the country and – if they make it that far — during their subsequent attempts to cross the Mediterranean sea, according to a UN report released on…

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Mission from God Regarding Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu

Posted on December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mission from God Regarding Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu
Mission from God Regarding Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu

In 2005 while this American was in Jerusalem, I vowed to God before I told Mordechai Vanunu, that I would tell [as in write] the Vanunu saga UNTIL Israel allowed its nuclear whistle blower the right to leave the state. Despite Vanunu’s 2015 wedding and being granted asylum to Norway, Israel has continued to renew…

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

“Blood in the Water” by Joan Mellen Ends the USS LIBERTY Cover-Up

Posted on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on “Blood in the Water” by Joan Mellen Ends the USS LIBERTY Cover-Up
“Blood in the Water” by Joan Mellen Ends the USS LIBERTY Cover-Up

“Blood in the Water: How the US and Israel Conspired to Ambush the USS Liberty” details the USA-Israeli collusion of the attack on the USS LIBERTY during the Six-Day War and is the definitive work to end the over fifty-year long cover-up. By Eileen Fleming In the Synopsis of  “Blood in the Water: How the US…

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

Brett Favre and those Anti-Semitic USS Liberty ‘Supporters’

Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Brett Favre and those Anti-Semitic USS Liberty ‘Supporters’
Brett Favre and those Anti-Semitic USS Liberty ‘Supporters’

An online white supremacy group duped Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre and other celebrities into recording YouTube videos that used coded alt-right language to promote anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.   ANTISEMITISM IS EXPRESSED AS HOSTILITY TOWARD OR DISCRIMINATION OF JEWS AS A RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, OR RACIAL GROUP. By Eileen Fleming In 2018 Brett…

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

“Arabs and Muslims in the Media” New class at University of Michigan, Dearborn

Posted on December 3, 2018December 5, 2018 By Saba Ibraheem No Comments on “Arabs and Muslims in the Media” New class at University of Michigan, Dearborn
“Arabs and Muslims in the Media” New class at University of Michigan, Dearborn

“Arabs and Muslims in the Media” New class at University of Michigan, Dearborn Arab American professor Dr. Hani Bawadi blames the U.S. Media for the false images of Arabs and Muslims that are projected in Western countries like America. He’ll be teaching a new class at the University of Michigan on the media, Arabs and…

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American Arabs, Arab American History, Arab News, Arab World, Arab World Politics, Arabic, Bloggers, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, News, News Media

Censorship of Mordechai Vanunu Inspires American Author, Reporter, Screenplay Activist

Posted on November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Censorship of Mordechai Vanunu Inspires American Author, Reporter, Screenplay Activist

Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of books, films, news, etc. that are considered politically incorrect according to governments or private institutions, such as Media outlets. On Wednesday the Middle East Monitor/MEMO joined the long list of media outlets to censor Mordechai Vanunu. By Eileen Fleming The opinion piece “Israel’s open secret” by Dr Mohammad…

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

Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech

Posted on November 25, 2018November 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech
Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech

Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech By Ray Hanania #BDS #BoycottLaws #IsraeliApartheid Letter I wrote to Illinois Representative David Harris of Arlington Heights (Republican) who introduced a bill last year to expand the existing anti-BDS law that prohibits Americans from criticizing a specific foreign country, Israel. I criticize Israel’s government and will…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, mainstream, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, The Arab Street, US Arab Politics

Polarization of Privately Funded Arab Media is Firing Back

Posted on November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 By Maen Alhusseini No Comments on Polarization of Privately Funded Arab Media is Firing Back
Polarization of Privately Funded Arab Media is Firing Back

Polarization of Privately Funded Arab Media is Firing Back By Maen Alhusseini The recent events in the Middle East have had their impact on several macro factors in the region whether political, economic, social, and even on the media. When you turn on your TV on an Arab news channel, it’s either a pro Saudi…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Gulf States, Maen Alhusseini, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia

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