Category: Commentary

Christian Exodus from the Holy Land and Beatitudes Spun for 21st Century

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Before Israel became a state in 1948, the indigenous Christians in the Holy Land comprised 20% of the total population. Today approximately 150,000 individuals are known as “the living stones” of the Holy Land. If the Christian Exodus does not stop soon, Christianity could soon disappear in the land where Jesus taught that whatever one…

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

Jewish Virtual Library Hailed as THE Authority on US Govt Investigation of USS Liberty Attack

July 31, 2019September 12, 2019 Joe Meadors No Comments

Jewish Virtual Library Hailed as THE Authority on US Govt Investigation of USS Liberty Attack When asked for a copy of the Congressional investigation of the June 8, 1967, Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, Senator John Barrasso (R-CO) tells a constituent (and USS Liberty Survivor) that neither the US government nor the survivors of…

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Majesty Mohammed VI and General Gaïd Salah Tear Down This Wall!

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Majesty Mohammed VI and General Gaïd Salah Tear Down This Wall! Soccer could federate and be an element to bring people together and enhance their passions, interests and their countries union. By Abdennour Toumi Soccer is a social activity within the community, about team spirit and sharing that is contrary to geo-politics or local politics,…

Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion

New film “For Sama” documents a Syrian family under siege

July 25, 2019July 26, 2019 B. Nimri Aziz No Comments

New film “For Sama” documents a Syrian family under siege Intimacies From An Awful War. “For Sama” by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. Film review By B. Nimri Aziz If you think you’ve seen enough of conflict, especially the war in Syria, you haven’t. From love of nation and loathing of military rule, from inchoate hope…

Bloggers, Commentary, Movies, Opinion, Politics, Syria, Video

USNavy Historian Uses IDF History Dept. Report As Basis For USNavy History of USS Liberty Attack

July 24, 2019July 26, 2019 Joe Meadors 1 Comment

USNavy Historian Uses IDF History Dept. Report As Basis For USNavy History of USS Liberty Attack “It involves the MISTAKEN attack by four Israeli jet fighters and three motor torpedo boats (MTB) on the USS Liberty (AGTR-5). . . .” – “Attack on USS Liberty, 8 June 1967” by RADM Samuel Cox, Director, Naval History and Heritage Command, Published on May…

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USS Liberty Veterans, Senator Marco Rubio, and this Constituent

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Inspired on Sunday by a request from a USS Liberty survivor of the Six Day War, this patriotic civilian dedicated Monday as a day of educational outreach to Senator Marco Rubio; Because he had invited this constituent to his mobile office meeting at my local Library because I had “previously contacted” his office regarding the…

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

Tiki-Taka Viva Algeria: Yes, [we] CAN 19

July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Tiki-Taka Viva Algeria: Yes, [we] CAN 19 After winning the second coupe d’Afrique, people should think how to build with the Military, the politicians and the elite the second republic. By Abdennour Toumi Last night all Algerian cities of the 48 Provinces so that the main French suburb large cities where Algerian community resides went…

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USS Liberty Revisionism: It Started With a Lie

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 Joe Meadors 1 Comment

USS Liberty Revisionism: It Started With a Lie In June 1997 (the 30th anniversary of the attack), retired US Navy JAG officer A. Jay Cristol submitted his dissertation, The Liberty Incident, to the Faculty of the University of Miami in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Coral Gables, Florida….

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The Squad VS Ethnocracy by Trump and Tribe

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The Squad refers to House Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. and llhan Omar, D-Minn. An ethnocracy is the opposite of a democracy that arises when one particular group seizes control of the government in order to enforce a regime of privilege over a multi-ethnic or multi-religious society. By Eileen Fleming The Squad of…

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Guest Op-Ed: Samaritan Values in understanding the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Guest Op-Ed: Samaritan Values in understanding the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict By Froy Jimenez As a World History teacher, one of the major skills I encourage students to develop is a balanced, evidence-based position on complex topics. Politics in the Middle-East is complicated to say the least. To be more specific, the topic of…

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

This Land is Your Land: God Blessed America for Me

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

This Land is Your Land: God Blessed America for Me By Imad Hamad One of the most famous folk songs in this country is This Land is Your Land by folk singer Woody Guthrie. Woody Guthrie was going to name the song God blessed America for me. I thought of the song and Woody Guthrie…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, mainstream, Middle East, Opinion, Politics, US Arab Politics

The Power of Our Human Voice, from Marconi to Woods Hole, MA.

July 14, 2019July 17, 2019 B. Nimri Aziz No Comments

The Power of Our Human Voice, from Marconi to Woods Hole, MA. By B. Nimri Aziz Heard “Trader Joe’s” podcast yet? I don’t know who might listen to a 22-minute corporate ad. But, given how cool podcasts have become: hey, that sounds inviting. The idea is also an implicit endorsement for radio– because that’s where…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, mainstream, Opinion, Radio Podcast, Technology

CUFI: Ethical Faith Leaders Disrupt V.P. Mike Pence at D.C. CUFI Summit

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Today good news came by way of email from Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center reporting on over 100 Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders and community members who rose up against the role John Hagge’s tribe of Christians United For Israel/CUFI play in support of the illegal, immoral, and USA Government supported Israeli occupation of…

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Profile Interview: Professor Sadek Sellam

July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Profile Interview: Professor Sadek Sellam While the political tide could be turning on a dynamic of change that is taking place in Algeria, Professor Sadek Sellam sat with The Arab Daily News in late June, saying it is too early to live in the world of complex politics, and not show concern. By Abdennour Toumi…

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Israel’s Nuclear Weapons and the USS LIBERTY

July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

This week another fact emerged regarding Israel’s nuclear weapons and their attack on the USS Liberty, America’s premier surveillance ship during the Six-Day War By Eileen Fleming In October 2007, this American began to learn about the USA Government cover-up of Israel’s 8 June 1967 attack on the USS Liberty while navigating in international waters…

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Jesus was a Palestinian, and many Palestinians were Jews

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Jesus was a Palestinian, and many Palestinians were Jews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week asserted that archeological digs run by the State of Israel have found proof that the Palestinians were never indigenous to the “Land of Israel” and immigrated from Europe. But since he opened the window to the topic, it’s worth…

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Abu Ghraib at Home in America

July 4, 2019August 20, 2019 B. Nimri Aziz No Comments

Abu Ghraib at Home in America By B. Nimri Aziz “This is not what America is about” argues a reporter referring to revelations of misogynist, violent, racist behavior by employees of the U.S. Border Patrol ‘guarding’ migrants held in detention centers. Sorry Mr. Thompson (Propublica journalist who broke this story); THIS IS what America is…

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Algeria: Independence Day A Legacy Surging Forward

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Algeria: Independence Day A Legacy Surging Forward Algerians will keep fighting for their full independence to free their minds and bodies from political denial and acculturation. By Abdennour Toumi On the eve of Independence Day in Algeria, Algerian drums this year celebrate the end of the Bouteflika system and its removal from the center of…

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