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A moral inversion is unfolding in the state of New York By Dezeray Lyn New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo has moved against speech rights for the people of the state he serves by criminalizing any business or individual actively supporting the Boycott Divest Sanction campaign against Israel for various transgressions including the fracturing of international…
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On Wednesday the USS Liberty Veterans Speaking and USS Liberty Day Petition Gathering Tour kicks off in Deland, Florida By Eileen Fleming At noon on June 8 at the Volusia County Administration Center the second annual USS Liberty Remembrance Day Petition Drive precedes a screening of the BBC film “Dead in the Water” at 6 PM. At…
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The future of Algeria lays on its education system, it should put excellence the main demand from its students, then make sure this demand applies on its leaders as well By Abdennour Toumi Algeria’s latest melee in political incorrectness has struck the nation’s education system directly in its to mach. As a result a million Baccalaureate…
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Americans killed by Israel & 49th Anniversary of attack on USS Liberty. 49th Anniversary of the Israeli attack on the U.S.S. Liberty ignored by Americans. Americans killed by Israel continue to be forgotten by Americans. There is no patriotism for their memories in an American controlled by Israel’s propaganda, lies and lobby By Ray Hanania Many Americans…
Tony Rezko remains an icon in the American Arab community and it was no surprise that more than 250 people including friends, family and government officials would come together in Chicago recently to celebrate his release from Federal custody recently in Chicago. In addressing the gathering at the Al Hambra Palace on May 12, 2016, Rezko said…
Palestinians commemorate the 6th anniversary of Mavi Marmara by Israeli assault terrorists. Armed Israeli terrorists attacked a non-violent peace protest by passengers aboard a ship intended to showcase the illegal Israel embargo against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip and to provide humanitarian aid By Mohammed Asad Palestinians gathered in the Gaza Strip near the sea to…
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A bigot is a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions. State Rep. Stan Saylor is one of the most vocal of the Pennsylvania House and Senate reps to claim that USS Liberty Survivors and Friends of the Liberty are bigots. By Eileen Fleming On April 5, Alison Weir of IfAmericansKnew received THIS…
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Prominent Michigan Accident Attorney Joumana Kayrouz keynotes the opening day of the 3rd Annual Lebanese Diaspora Energy Conference in Beirut, Lebanon on May 5, 2016, urging Lebanese Americans to support Lebanon “with their hearts, their minds, their citizenship and their pocketbooks.” www.YourRights.com Prominent Michigan Accident Attorney Joumana Kayrouz, in a keynote speech on May 5,…
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Nakba, in Arabic, simply means, Catastrophe, or Tragedy; for Palestinians, it is the most tragic nightmare to happen to a whole nation in modern history. The irony is that while Palestinian commemorating the 68th anniversary of their Catastrophe, the Palestinian exodus, Israelis celebrate what they call “independence day”. The wonder is how people can celebrate…
Medjool Dates are considered the best tasting dates in the world, which is why so many people throughout the world enjoy them. They are the preferred dates to enjoy also during the Holy Month of Ramadan observed by billions of Muslims around the world By Ray Hanania Ramadan is a very important holiday not only and especially…
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#AskNetanyahu went viral within moments after Prime Minister Netanyahu asked for it! By Eileen Fleming #AskNetanyahu backfired as a PR stunt for which I am very grateful for it enabled this article which includes my Letter to the New York Times, following my TWEET at Prime Minister Netanyahu: eileen fleming @wearewideawake @IsraeliPM #AskNetanyahu Will U #FreeVanunu Read Vanunu…
Unlike the first-generation immigrants, their children are in a process to create new societal roles for themselves at the intellectual, social and political level. Imposing new paradigm working their ways of integrating Europe sociocultural stance By Abdennour Toumi Mayor-elect Sadiq Khan’s victory in the London mayoral elections was read as a successful story across the…
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American Arab Nevada attorney Jesse Sbaih aims to win Democratic nomination of hotly contested 3rd Congressional seat By Shadi Matar Las Vegas has often been called the “City of Lights” but these days Jesse Sbaih is shining just as brightly. His story is one of hard work, dedication, and giving back to the community. He also…
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The Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders arrived Tuesday morning in Gaza Strip via the Israeli-controlled (Erez) Beit Hanoun crossing, only one day after Turkish and Swiss ambassadors’ visit to the Strip By Mohammed Asad The Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders arrived Tuesday morning in Gaza Strip via the Israeli-controlled (Erez) Beit Hanoun crossing, only one…
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Arab Christians and Middle East Christians are being abandoned because of their religious beliefs and are the victims of a new level of genocide, an author and former Washington Post and Los Angeles Times Middle East reporter Danial Williams writes. #SaveArabChristians Arab Christians and Middle East Christians “Christians in the Middle East have been abandoned to…
Mordechai Vanunu, Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower was indicted again on Sunday. By Eileen Fleming Israel’s thirty-year vendetta against Vanunu hit a record low as Attorney Avigdor Feldman told Haaretz on May 8: Filing an indictment for a single meeting with two foreigners that occurred three years ago, for moving [apartment] at the same address, and in the end…
UN official keynotes AHRC Dearborn civil rights event. Dr. Rima Khalaf, Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, based in Beirut, will be the keynote speaker at the annual “Spirit of Humanity” Gala dinner hosted by the American Human Rights Council By Ray Hanania Dr. Rima Khalaf,…
The Israeli embargo on supplies for the Gaza Strip and Israel’s control of electrical power has created an impossible situation for Gaza’s civilians. Recently, a family was forced to use candles during Israeli controlled electrical black outs and the candles caused a fire that took the lives of three children By Mohammed Asad Palestinian children look through…
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