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What Jesus Would Say @POTUS Trump’s Tweets and Retweets

Posted on November 29, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on What Jesus Would Say @POTUS Trump’s Tweets and Retweets
What Jesus Would Say @POTUS Trump’s Tweets and Retweets

On Wednesday POTUS Trump retweeted three anti-Muslim videos depicting violence by Muslims tweeted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the Britain First Movement. Britain First is a far-right ultranationalist group that purports to document Muslim activity across Britain and Europe. By Eileen Fleming Britain First formed in 2011 as an offshoot of the far-right, fascist party…

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

UN to list businesses operating illegally in Occupied Palestinian lands

Posted on November 26, 2017November 27, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on UN to list businesses operating illegally in Occupied Palestinian lands
UN to list businesses operating illegally in Occupied Palestinian lands

UN to list businesses operating illegally in Occupied Palestinian lands The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) is preparing to release a list of all of the businesses and corporations that are operating illegally on lands captured by Israel in 1967 in violation of international law. Despite Israel’s clever PR, companies that operate in the…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

An American Arab Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2017September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on An American Arab Thanksgiving
An American Arab Thanksgiving

An American Arab Thanksgiving Remembering back to the 1960s when Arab Americans had hope for freedom and racism in America was focused elsewhere. Thanksgiving was a feast in Arab American homes in the 1960s and 1970s before politics, hatred, racism and Israeli violence created a refugee crisis By Ray Hanania Thanksgiving is a special holiday…

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Thanksgiving for Palestinians, Israelis and USS Liberty Veterans With HOPE

Posted on November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Thanksgiving for Palestinians, Israelis and USS Liberty Veterans With HOPE
Thanksgiving for Palestinians, Israelis and USS Liberty Veterans With HOPE

USS Liberty survivor of The Six Day War Donald Pageler, Palestinian Christian Authors, and Jewish Israeli BDS Activist exemplify HOPE in action for Thanksgiving 2017. “HOPE has two children. The first is ANGER at the way things are. The second is COURAGE to DO SOMETHING about it.”-St. Augustine By Eileen Fleming Donald Pageler survived Israel’s…

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Israel’s Damnation and Living Death of Vanunu Mordechai, Nuclear Whistleblower

Posted on November 18, 2017November 18, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Israel’s Damnation and Living Death of Vanunu Mordechai, Nuclear Whistleblower
Israel’s Damnation and Living Death of Vanunu Mordechai, Nuclear Whistleblower

Damnation is defined as the act of sending someone to hell or the state of being in hell. By the 14th century, the word ‘damnation’ was understood as being “condemned” as in a court of law. “Vanunu is a living death, a man who cannot leave the country who cannot speak to foreigners”-Avigdor Feldman, Israeli Human…

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Let investigation run its course, leave Islam and Banlieue out

Posted on November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Let investigation run its course, leave Islam and Banlieue out

Let investigation run its course, leave Islam and Banlieue out Tariq Ramada might be seen as a voice for the voiceless among the Muslim and Arab youth in the banlieues, but it doesn’t make him their hero. By Abdennour Toumi Sexual harassment and rape accusations aimed at Harvey Weinstein look like a Hitchcock film noir,…

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Lebanon turmoil stoked by pro-Iranian extremists

Posted on November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Lebanon turmoil stoked by pro-Iranian extremists
Lebanon turmoil stoked by pro-Iranian extremists

Lebanon turmoil stoked by pro-Iranian extremists The murder of Rafic Hariri weighs heavy over freedom in Lebanon, 12 years later. And the same forces of violence and extremism are seeking to enforce more change through terrorism. Hariri’s son Saad faces threats of violence from Syria, Iran and Hezbollah extremists By Ray Hanania If people want…

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To Israel RE: Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai, Social Media and This American

Posted on November 12, 2017September 29, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on To Israel RE: Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai, Social Media and This American
To Israel RE: Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai, Social Media and This American

Before departing Jerusalem in 2005, This American concluded hours of interviews with Vanunu by telling him: “I will tell as in WRITE your story UNTIL Israel frees Vanunu, because it’s a mission from God for me.” By Eileen Fleming Last Wednesday Israel’s nuclear whistle blower TWEETED regarding the “irreversible”: Nov’ 6 2017.in the israel supreme…

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Illinois Governor Rauner promises to turn in names of Arab activists to Israel

Posted on November 2, 2017April 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Illinois Governor Rauner promises to turn in names of Arab activists to Israel
Illinois Governor Rauner promises to turn in names of Arab activists to Israel

Illinois Governor Rauner promises to turn in names of Arab activists to Israel Racist Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner promises to provide Israel, a foreign country, with intelligence information on American citizens living in Illinois as a part of anti-Terrorism security measures. The Governor made the promises during a weeklong visit to Israel this week. By…

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Mordechai Vanunu: Big Media and The Big Get The Media Didn’t Get

Posted on November 1, 2017August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mordechai Vanunu: Big Media and The Big Get The Media Didn’t Get

The restrictions preventing Israel’s infamous nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu from leaving the state expire this November. Vanunu’s Norwegian wife, Professor Kristin Joachimsen applied for his asylum in 2015 after their wedding in Jerusalem. Asylum applications in Norway average four months to be approved. Norway finally approved the Vanunu family reunification application in September 2017, after the…

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“Hurricane Israel” causes more damage than “Hurricane Harvey”

Posted on October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on “Hurricane Israel” causes more damage than “Hurricane Harvey”
“Hurricane Israel” causes more damage than “Hurricane Harvey”

“Hurricane Israel” causes more damage than “Hurricane Harvey” Growing extremism in the BDS movement is weakening the Palestinian fight for justice. BDS can be so much more effective and powerful if it focused less on hating Israel and boycotting reality and instead focusing more on its core strength, exposing Israel’s government civil rights violations and…

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American Arabs, Arab News, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Algerian Berber Separatist Movement: No, I Can’t Get No Satisfaction

Posted on October 30, 2017 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Algerian Berber Separatist Movement: No, I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
Algerian Berber Separatist Movement: No, I Can’t Get No Satisfaction

Algerian Berber Separatist Movement: No, I Can’t Get No Satisfaction In Algeria other groups that compose the Berber community and identity, nevertheless the majority seem happy with a federal system. By Abdennour Toumi Ethnic groups are relocating from federal systems and vehemently manifesting their autonomy further. Some are proclaiming independence using the ethnic factor as…

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

Connecting Dots: USS Liberty, Niger, Admiral and Senator McCain

Posted on October 29, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Connecting Dots: USS Liberty, Niger, Admiral and Senator McCain
Connecting Dots: USS Liberty, Niger, Admiral and Senator McCain

U.S. military officials sought permission to send an armed drone near a patrol of Green Berets before a deadly ambush Oct. 4 in Niger, but that request was blocked. On 6 June 1967, the Joint Chiefs sent Admiral “Slew” McCain, father of the senator from Arizona, an urgent message instructing him to move the USS…

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DOD says truth on Niger more important than USS Liberty

Posted on October 28, 2017September 25, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on DOD says truth on Niger more important than USS Liberty
DOD says truth on Niger more important than USS Liberty

DOD Says truth on Niger more important than USS Liberty “DoD Owes Families, Nation Information on Niger Action” but NOT on USS Liberty Attack by Joe Meadors, USS Liberty Survivor Four Green Berets were Killed in Action in Niger. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, held a prolonged,…

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

Remembering two iconic champions of Palestinian rights

Posted on October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Remembering two iconic champions of Palestinian rights
Remembering two iconic champions of Palestinian rights

Remembering two iconic champions of Palestinian rights M. Cherif Bassiouni recently passed away, ending a life of struggle against justice including for the rights of Palestinians. Bassiouni was one of two great icons who mentored me into activism for Palestinian rights when I was younger. What they once represented is often difficult to find in…

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American Arabs, Arab American History, Arab News, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, mainstream, Middle East, Obits, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Open Letter to U.S. Senators RE: Veterans Day and USS Liberty Veterans Association

Posted on October 19, 2017November 10, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Open Letter to U.S. Senators RE: Veterans Day and USS Liberty Veterans Association
Open Letter to U.S. Senators RE: Veterans Day and USS Liberty Veterans Association

Veterans Day was established to be a celebration in honor of America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. USS LIBERTY survivors of The Six Day War live and vote throughout our nation with many residing in Florida. The following publication of emails from this…

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

New anti-Semitism and This American and USS Liberty Survivors of The Six Day War

Posted on October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on New anti-Semitism and This American and USS Liberty Survivors of The Six Day War
New anti-Semitism and This American and USS Liberty Survivors of The Six Day War

New anti-Semitism is a concept that a new form of anti-Semitism developed emanating simultaneously from the far left, Islamism, and the far right. New anti-Semitism manifests as opposition to Zionism, the State of Israel and Jewish people. By Eileen Fleming New anti-Semitism critics of the concept argue that it “conflates anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, defines legitimate criticism of Israel too narrowly and demonization too broadly,…

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USS Liberty Survivor of Six-Day War’s RX for PTS and RE: Anti-Semitism and White Nationalism #ReportHate

Posted on October 10, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on USS Liberty Survivor of Six-Day War’s RX for PTS and RE: Anti-Semitism and White Nationalism #ReportHate
USS Liberty Survivor of Six-Day War’s RX for PTS and RE: Anti-Semitism and White Nationalism #ReportHate

A Semite is a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language, in particular Jews and Arabs. True Anti-Semitism is a prejudice against or hostility towards the Jewish people rooted in fear that breeds hatred. The true enemy of the Jewish people is Zionism, which is an ideology of supremacy…

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