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This week in D.C. Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump will meet In the interest of The World can Mordechai Vanunu get a response from them: To his post at Facebook? By Eileen Fleming On February 4th Israel’s nuclear whistle blower wrote at his Facebook Wall “Vanunu Mordechai” Here is what many people are saying:—–This…
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The Power of Hollywood Movies in the Palestine & Middle East conflicts Ray Hanania’s podcast is an audio version of his column published Jan. 26, 2017 in the Arab News in Saudi Arabia. It discusses the power of movies and how they can significantly alter, change and impact the beliefs of the American people. Why…
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The Media’s Job includes asking questions, researching and HOLDING ALL Elected Officials and their Appointees ACCOUNTABLE Democracies Thrive on Dissent By Eileen Fleming On Thursday, America’s newspaper of record, The New York Times reported The BEST OF LATE NIGHT. THIS AMERICAN Reporter expresses great gratitude because last night, I turned the TV off after Stephen Colbert’s…
New book on challenges facing refugees, immigrants Melissa Fleming, Chief Spokesperson of the UN Refugee agency and one of the world’s foremost experts on refugees, has published a new book that speaks to the heart of the debate over the suspension of refugee resettlement in the United States and the suspension of visas for immigrants…
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PLO denounces Israeli land grab The “most Democratic country in the Middle East” this week adopted a law that strips the rights of Christians and Muslims to land they own in order to allow Israelis who are Jewish only to live on those lands and build homes. The law is a fundamental aspect of Apartheid laws…
Widespread destruction in wake of Israeli attacks Israeli aircraft fired missiles and dropped bombs in another terrorist attack against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip causing widespread destruction, damage and loss of life. The world complains when Palestinians fire rockets at Israel but is silent when Israel fires rockets and more at Palestinians By Mohammed…
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Lady Gaga causes ruckus, again, over Super Bowl song Superstar singer Lady Gaga has lit up Social Media with renewed speculation over why she included the word “Lebanese” in one of the songs she performed at the 51st (LI) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, called “Born This Way.” The word popped up in a set…
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Jon Stewart Blows Doors Trump’s Executive Orders Bulls—t! BOOM! DONE! By Eileen Fleming The first ten days in the era of Trump brought US twenty Executive Orders. Jon Stewart blessed America on Tuesday night’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by portraying Donald J. Trump. With a dead animal on his head and a very…
The Women’s March began when Teresa Shook Launched The Women’s March With one Facebook Post By Eileen Fleming Teresa Shook, a virgin activist literally shook the world when she responded to the election of Mr. Trump by venting at Facebook. In an interview with The Washington Post, the redheaded retired lawyer said: I wasn’t that…
Vice President Pence meets with Jordan’s King Trump administration moves to reinforce ties with moderate Arab World leaders. Speaks with leaders of United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia the day before Vice President Michael Pence, representing President Donald Trump, held its first meeting on Monday Jan. 30, 2017 with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan…
DHS reports less than 1 percent of travelers challenged at airports The Department of Homeland Security responded to assertions that all Muslims are being stopped at the border, saying that President Trump’s new immigration policies have resulted in less than 1 percent of more than 325,000 international travelers being inconvenienced at airports The Department of…
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Poll shows most Americans oppose embassy move to Jerusalem Most Americans oppose moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to an IRmep poll fielded through Google Consumer Surveys. IRmep conducted the survey January 27-29 as speculation continues about whether the Trump administration will break with twenty years of precedent and move the…
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Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Mordechai Vanunu Tweets Breaking News Supreme Court to rule in a few weeks if Vanunu will be allowed to leave Israel By Eileen Fleming On Monday from Jerusalem Mordechai Vanunu took to Twitter to report on today’s Supreme Court appeal seeking to end the restrictions placed upon him when he emerged from…
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“1984” by George Orwell is 2017’s Must-Read Since Mr. Trump’s election sales of “1984” and other dystopian tales have surged. By Eileen Fleming New York Times Book Critic MICHIKO KAKUTANI wrote on January 26: “1984” shot to No. 1 on Amazon’s best-seller list this week, after Kellyanne Conway, an adviser to President Trump, described demonstrable…
New poll: 41 % of Americans support refugee settlement New poll by Arab American Institute shows plurality of Americans stand with refugees and the undocumented, contrasting policies outlined by President Trump. Also … Muslim, Arab and Civil rights groups decry Trump immigration plans A plurality of Americans support refugee resettlement and undocumented immigrants, contrary to policy…
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Trump Strategist Stephen Bannon Says Media Should ‘Keep Its Mouth Shut’ The New York Times Headline ran on Thursday THIS AMERICAN Responds By Eileen Fleming Just days after Mr. Trump ignited the “running war’’ with the media, chief White House strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, poured some gasoline on that fire arguing that news organizations had…
EU boosts support for Libyan independence Following the popular uprising in Libya in 2011, the EU made significant efforts, including through the diplomatic track, to assist Libya’s transition towards an inclusive and stable democracy and to support the UN mediation efforts in that process. To this end, the EU provides assistance to Libya and the…
Plight of Syrians competes for Oscar This year’s Academy Awards Oscar presentation of Hollywood Film Oscars includes only two submissions addressing Arab World issues, one on the plight of Syrian refugees and the terrorist war in Aleppo, Syria, and the other a historical drama set during the Algerian civil war of the 1990s. By Ray Hanania Once again…