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Mordechai Vanunu Reports Latest News; Trio of Google Alerts and a Portrait of Vanunu

Posted on June 3, 2018April 13, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments on Mordechai Vanunu Reports Latest News; Trio of Google Alerts and a Portrait of Vanunu
Mordechai Vanunu Reports Latest News; Trio of Google Alerts and a Portrait of Vanunu

On Saturday Israel’s nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu tweeted his latest news stating “They want to continue all the restrictions (Not to leave the country Not to meet foreigners) like nothing had… changed after 32 years… all the Israel Nuclear secrets had gone to all the world, they still claim I am a security risk…

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

Arab American veteran showcased during Immigrant Heritage Month

Posted on June 2, 2018March 15, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab American veteran showcased during Immigrant Heritage Month
Arab American veteran showcased during Immigrant Heritage Month

Arab American veteran showcased during Immigrant Heritage Month More than 12,000 Arab Americans served in the United States Military during World War II, and many served before and after in other wars defending America. Their service is an important part of Immigrant Heritage Month which is celebrated every June along with the achievements of other…

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Zineddine Zidane, A Gaulian Departure

Posted on May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Zineddine Zidane, A Gaulian Departure
Zineddine Zidane, A Gaulian Departure

Zineddine Zidane, A Gaulian Departure Only genius tactician knows how to deal with these instinctive moments of courage, glory and pride. By Abdennour Toumi Once again, Zineddine Zidane (ZZ) stunned the world-wide fans of the round soccer ball, the media, and even his boss, Real Madrid President Florentini Pérez, by calling a press conference to…

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Addressing anti-Arab bias after Sept. 11, to the news media

Posted on May 28, 2018September 4, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Addressing anti-Arab bias after Sept. 11, to the news media
Addressing anti-Arab bias after Sept. 11, to the news media

Addressing anti-Arab bias after Sept. 11, to the news media A year after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, I was quickly signed by Creators Syndicate to distribute my column, which I described as “defining the moderate Arab Voice.” The column was tough on governments, tough on extremists and tough on “truth”. On Oct….

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The disturbing silence on Israel’s killings in Gaza

Posted on May 26, 2018September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on The disturbing silence on Israel’s killings in Gaza
The disturbing silence on Israel’s killings in Gaza

The disturbing silence on Israel’s killings in Gaza Mainstream American and Israeli news media fuel the killings of Arab and Muslim journalists by their immoral silence, while only caring about journalists abused in countries where they have political comfort. Israel has killed or seriously wounded 22 journalists covering their sniper killings of civilians on the…

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Arabs and Muslims would never be whipped again

Posted on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Arabs and Muslims would never be whipped again
Arabs and Muslims would never be whipped again

Arabs and Muslims Would Never Be Whipped Again Arab and Muslim masses are changing the imperialist political culture that has been dealt in the region since Bernard Lewis was born. By Abdennour Toumi Arabs and Muslims these days increasingly disapprove of a scornful Arabic saying used by tyrant regimes and arrogant elite as a tool…

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Cody O’Rourke a Good Dad from the Holy Land Telling the Truth: Florida and Michigan May-June 2018

Posted on May 23, 2018September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Cody O’Rourke a Good Dad from the Holy Land Telling the Truth: Florida and Michigan May-June 2018
Cody O’Rourke a Good Dad from the Holy Land Telling the Truth: Florida and Michigan May-June 2018

Cody O’Rourke lived in Michigan until 2005 when destiny led him to Hebron and into a life of “Just trying to be a good dad in the complicated Holy Land.” O’Rourke also “could have been a Trump supporter.” By Eileen Fleming During a brief phone call with Cody O’Rourke this reporter learned everything he does…

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If Bob Dylan Were Palestinian “Blowin’ in the Wind” Would Blow the Doors off Israel’s Occupation

Posted on May 18, 2018September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on If Bob Dylan Were Palestinian “Blowin’ in the Wind” Would Blow the Doors off Israel’s Occupation
If Bob Dylan Were Palestinian “Blowin’ in the Wind” Would Blow the Doors off Israel’s Occupation

Palestinian Christian author and activist Samia Khoury updates Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” in response to this week in Gaza.  By Eileen Fleming Friday’s email included the following from Samia Khoury who writes from Palestine: Dear Family and Friends:  After the massacre of Gaza on May 14, I was writing to a friend and asking how many…

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Christians should honor their close ties to Muslims this Ramadan

Posted on May 17, 2018April 13, 2019 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Christians should honor their close ties to Muslims this Ramadan
Christians should honor their close ties to Muslims this Ramadan

Christians should honor their close ties to Muslims this Ramadan Sadly, tensions have increased between Christians and Muslims but the truth is the two peoples and their religions could not be closer. Muslims and Christians have always gotten along and defended each other. And these days both need to stand together in the face of…

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Inscribed in a Tablet Preserved

Posted on May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Inscribed in a Tablet Preserved
Inscribed in a Tablet Preserved

Inscribed in a Tablet Preserved The voices of intolerance are interpreting the U.S. and French Constitutions like the fanatics and the dystopians are interpreting the Koran. By Abdennour Toumi The dreadful on-going geopolitical events in the Middle East coincide with the debut of Ramadhan (Ramadan), a month-long observance of fasting, doing good deeds, acting generously…

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A Black Day to Remember the Nakba

Posted on May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 By Maria Khoury No Comments on A Black Day to Remember the Nakba
A Black Day to Remember the Nakba

A Black Day to Remember the Nakba By Maria C. Khoury As a little girl I use to pray for the president of the United States every Sunday in the Eastern Orthodox Liturgy never really understanding why I should do so.  But finally in my old age after waking up to the bloodiest day I…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, Maria Khoury, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

How Israel helped midwife the birth of Hamas

Posted on May 10, 2018August 12, 2025 By rayhanania 1 Comment on How Israel helped midwife the birth of Hamas
How Israel helped midwife the birth of Hamas

How Israel helped midwife the birth of Hamas Hamas is considered one of Israel’s greatest threats, but the Islamic terrorist organization found its beginnings in the misguided Israeli effort to encourage the rise of a religious alternative that would undermine the popularity of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Yasir Arafat. (reprinted from 2002 By Ray…

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Trump and Netanyahu’s Shared Values of Nuclear Deceptions

Posted on May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Trump and Netanyahu’s Shared Values of Nuclear Deceptions
Trump and Netanyahu’s Shared Values of Nuclear Deceptions

On Tuesday President Trump distressed the World but pleased Prime Minister Netanyahu by withdrawing the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, which could lead to Iran restarting its suspended nuclear activities. Last week the Trump administration reversed another U.S. policy by adopting Israel’s stance in advance of the 2020 Geneva conference on a nuclear-free Middle East….

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

Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns

Posted on May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns
Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns

Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns A study by one of the world’s largest PR companies, Burson-Marsteller, of Arab young people in 16 countries in the Levant, Gulf and North Africa offers disturbing insight into the regional concerns and the powerful influence of the mainstream Western news media. Not surprisingly, the further away Arab…

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Arab World, Arab World Politics, Bloggers, Commentary, Egypt, Gulf States, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Media Bias, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Television, Women's rights

USS Liberty Veterans Association VP Goes to D.C. to Establish USS Liberty Remembrance Day Over Troubled Waters

Posted on May 6, 2018May 6, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on USS Liberty Veterans Association VP Goes to D.C. to Establish USS Liberty Remembrance Day Over Troubled Waters
USS Liberty Veterans Association VP Goes to D.C. to Establish USS Liberty Remembrance Day Over Troubled Waters

Larry Bowen is a USS Liberty survivor of The Six Day War and the current Vice President of the USS Liberty Veterans Association who is educating Senators regarding the troubled waters that began on 8 June 1967. Troubled waters refer to a confused or chaotic state of affairs. By Eileen Fleming The crew of the…

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

CNN’s Chris Cuomo pressed Netanyahu on Israel’s WMD and Slipped in The Truth

Posted on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on CNN’s Chris Cuomo pressed Netanyahu on Israel’s WMD and Slipped in The Truth
CNN’s Chris Cuomo pressed Netanyahu on Israel’s WMD and Slipped in The Truth

CNN‘s Chris Cuomo said, “That Israel has an active nuclear program…seems to me the message is we know this already” during Tuesday’s interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The topic was Iran’s nuclear program, but Chris Cuomo’s Freudian slip about Israel’s nuclear program is the blatant truth and also a response to my latest Letter…

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

Putting Amal before Nakba in next 70 years

Posted on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Putting Amal before Nakba in next 70 years
Putting Amal before Nakba in next 70 years

Putting Amal before Nakba in next 70 years Changing the movement after 70 years to liberate Palestine, moving forward beyond the Nakba to Amal, from tragedy to hope. The Palestinians need to reassess their strategies moving forward, silence the fanatics and extremists, and build a new communications network to help the public and world see…

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Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder

Posted on May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 By rayhanania 3 Comments on Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder
Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder

Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder The mainstream news media rarely covers Palestinian government and community activities, unless they can spin them as a negative and critical news report. When they do, they exaggerate the controversies, add words and phrases that were never there, and use them to underscore why Israelis are…

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