Category: Bloggers

USS Liberty Father, Son and the State of American Legion Resolution 40 in Our Union

January 31, 2018September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

In his first State of the Union Address Mr. Trump spoke about American dreams and said: “This Congress could put America first, set politics aside and come together to get the job done.” American Legion’s Resolution 40 is a job that requires “American grit, accountability and respect” for our Veterans who ‘dream’ of justice from…

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

Israel uses every trick to blame everyone else but themselves

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israel uses every trick to blame everyone else but themselves According to Israeli government propaganda, Israeli settlers and soldiers are not killing Palestinians. Palestinians are instead throwing themselves at Israeli settler and soldier bullets, causing their own death. And Israel has a right to demand redress for those actions By Ray Hanania On June 14,…

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

Arab Americans winning more respect from elected officials

January 28, 2018September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Americans winning more respect from elected officials For many years, Arab Americans were frequently abused by politicians who targeted them in mudslinging tirades and public attacks. In 2000, Hillary Clinton returned money from an Arab Muslim organization because pro-Israel fanatics accused them of supporting terrorism. The charge was false but Clinton returned the money…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Journalism, mainstream, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel

January 27, 2018January 30, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel Israel has 65 laws that directly discriminate against Christians and Muslims or that are used to justify discrimination in every level of life against non-Jewish citizens of Israel. Some of the laws were founded during the British Mandate and were denounced by Jews in…

Arab News, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, racism, Ray Hanania, Terrorism

White House Six Day War Logs, Sex, Lies, and the USS Liberty

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Respect and gratitude to Mathilde Krim for her AIDS activism and other good works. This article concerns the USS Liberty and Mathilde Krim’s White House visits during the Six Day War. By Eileen Fleming “MOSSAD Eyes and Ears, Mathilde Krim, LBJ and the USS LIBERTY” was published three days before Mathilde Krim died at her home in Kings Point,…

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

How racism infects the American mainstream news media

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

How racism infects the American mainstream news media Racism dominates the mainstream American news media and there are examples of this everyday in news stories that the media promotes. The real tragedy is that most Arab Americans don’t care and do nothing about it. Instead, they prefer to be led by their noses against populist…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Journalism, mainstream, News Media, Opinion, racism, Terrorism

Obit: American Arab journalism, history titan Joseph Haiek dies

January 25, 2018August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Obit: American Arab journalism, history titan Joseph Haiek dies Joseph Haiek was a journalism and history titan in the American Arab community who spent his life documenting the story of the Arab community in this country. It was a huge task considering that many of the pages were blank and that so few Arabs in…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Egypt, Iraq, Journalism, Middle East, Obits, Opinion, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Only one Arab movie makes Oscar cut

January 24, 2018October 30, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Only one Arab movie makes Oscar cut The Middle East war often flares up on the big screen between the forces of the racist communications savvy Israel and the oppressed people of Palestine and the Arab World. But this year, only one movie has made it to the partisan prejudices of the corrupt Western World,…

Bloggers, Commentary, Lebanon, Movies, Opinion

Qataif, Arabic folded pancake filled with walnuts, syrup

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Qataif, Arabic folded pancake filled with walnuts, syrup Recipe: One of the most popular Arabian sweet dishes is Qataif (Atayef, Qatayef) which is made with a pancake shell folded over a filling of crushed walnuts, brown sugar and syrup). Who can say “no” to Qataif? By Ray Hanania One of the most popular Arabian sweet…

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Pope Francis Condemns Fake News, This American Addresses Media Omissions

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

“The truth will set you free: Fake news and journalism for peace” is Pope Francis’s message for the 2018 World Day of Social Communications which seeks to eliminate the spread of false information with truth. An omission is a failure to do something one can and ought to do. By Eileen Fleming “The truth will set…

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

Illinois Politicians pursue new trend with Arab Americans

January 22, 2018September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Illinois Politicians pursue new trend with Arab Americans For many years, Arab Americans were frequently abused by politicians who targeted them in mudslinging tirades and public attacks. In 2000, Hillary Clinton returned money from an Arab Muslim organization because pro-Israel fanatics accused them of supporting terrorism. The charge was false but Clinton returned the money…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, Journalism, mainstream, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

The Rise of Christian Zionism and Vice President Mike Pence

January 20, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments

Vice President Mike Pence is in the Middle East this weekend for meetings with the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Israel. The White House originally presented Pence’s trip as focused on supporting Christian communities in the Middle East. However, following POTUS Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Palestinians declared that Pence, the ‘guiding…

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

France, Fatherland of Human Rights Vs. Migrants’ Rights

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

France, Fatherland of Human Rights Vs. Migrants’ Rights French President baton and carrot immigration policy is between repressive deportation and limited selective immigration. By Abdennour Toumi President Macron is dictating conspicuously to his Interior Minister to enforce zero tolerance towards illegal immigrants, introducing a new bill on asylum and immigration to be presented to his…

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Defying Israel’s Civil Rights abuses through Martin Luther King Jr.

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Defying Israel’s Civil Rights abuses through Martin Luther King Jr. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., came to symbolize the successful struggle against racism and bigotry in America not just against the racism of Americans in society but also the racist practices of the American government. While others in the African American community embraced violent…

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

MLK Day in the Era of Trump

January 14, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an American federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January each year. In his “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. warned us in 1967: “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce…

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

MOSSAD Eyes and Ears, Mathilde Krim, LBJ and the USS LIBERTY

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Last Tuesday Israel’s Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen made a rare appearance at a Finance Ministry conference to address ongoing protests in Iran and reassured his audience that Israel “has eyes, ears and even more” in Iran. ONE woman who had eyes, ears and even more in the White House during The Six Day War was President…

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Harsh anti-Normalization undermines Palestinian interests

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Harsh anti-Normalization undermines Palestinian interests Anger and emotion has driven many Palestinians to oppose any contacts with Israelis, calling it “normalization.” That’s a errant policy and a mistake, and it is misleading. Normalization is used by extremists to block any contacts between Palestinians and Israelis regardless of the intended outcome under the misleading belief that…

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Ahed Tamimi is HOPE in Action in Palestine #FreeAhedTamimi #FreePalestinianKids

January 6, 2018September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Ahed Tamimi became HOPE in action as a seven-year old when she raised a fist and her voice against fully armed Israeli soldiers. “HOPE has two children.The first is ANGER at the way things are. The second is COURAGE to DO SOMETHING about it.”-St. Augustine. In December Ahed Tamimi, now sixteen was arrested and indicted…