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Report accuses Tunisian government of failure to combat terrorism

Posted on October 14, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes No Comments on Report accuses Tunisian government of failure to combat terrorism
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Report accuses Tunisian government of failure to combat terrorism By Ali Younes A recent strategic study in Tunisia accused the current Islamist government in the country of negligence and collaboration with the terrorist and extremist groups. The report published by the Center for the Security and Military Studies attributed the rise of new terrorism threats…

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Podcast: Jewish Voice for Peace activist Seth Morrison on peace

Posted on October 13, 2014October 2, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Podcast: Jewish Voice for Peace activist Seth Morrison on peace
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Podcast: Jewish Voice for Peace activist Seth Morrison on peace Seth Morrison of Jewish Voice for Peace talks about the challenges facing the movement to bring peace to Palestine and Israel through compromise during an interview Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 on Talk of the Town Radio on WCEV 1450 AM radio and www.YahalaVoice.com. Morrison explains…

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BDS Protestors confront Israeli Shipping line in Tampa

Posted on October 12, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on BDS Protestors confront Israeli Shipping line in Tampa
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BDS protestors confront Israeli shipping line in Tampa The following is a write up of the Block the Boat Tampa picket and protest which was held in the morning hours of October 11th at the Port of Tampa against the ZIM ship, Alabama. At 5:30 am, activists, community organizers, local labor union members and representatives…

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Hundreds of Israeli public figures urge British Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine

Posted on October 12, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 3 Comments on Hundreds of Israeli public figures urge British Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine
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Hundreds of Israeli public figures urge British Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine Gush Shalom, Israel. Press Release, October 13, 2014 Embed from Getty Images 363 Israeli public figures have signed a letter to the Members of the British Parliament, calling upon them to vote in favor of British recognition of a Palestinian State, to be…

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Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes

Posted on October 12, 2014October 12, 2014 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes
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Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes US Pledges $212 million during conference this week in Cairo By Mohammed Asad with Ray Hanania Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip await word from the reconstruction conference being held in Cairo, Egypt of Arab World leaders on when they might see the rebuilding of…

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PLO Ashrawi urges Britain to recognize Palestine State

Posted on October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on PLO Ashrawi urges Britain to recognize Palestine State
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PLO Ashrawi urges Britain to recognize Palestine State A few days ahead of the British parliamentary vote on the recognition of the State of Palestine, PLO Executive Committee member, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, met with correspondents from British media outlets in Palestine to reiterate the official call of the PLO for all states to recognize the…

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Israel controls Palestinians physically, but Palestinian fanatics control their minds

Posted on September 28, 2014November 30, 2020 By rayhanania 3 Comments on Israel controls Palestinians physically, but Palestinian fanatics control their minds
Israel controls Palestinians physically, but Palestinian fanatics control their minds

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Israel controls Palestinians physically, but Palestinian fanatics control their minds By Ray Hanania When you say the name Amira Haas, the reporter for the award winning English language Israeli newspaper Haaretz, you immediately think of a courageous Israeli who is willing to stand up to the rising rightwing hatred in Israel, at great peril. But…

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Cooking Middle Eastern food is a passion and necessity for American Arabs

Posted on September 20, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Cooking Middle Eastern food is a passion and necessity for American Arabs
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Cooking Middle Eastern food is a passion and necessity for American Arabs By Ray Hanania I remember watching my mother standing in the kitchen in the afternoon preparing the evening’s meal. She was Palestinian from Bethlehem and all of her recipes were phenomenal Palestinian and Middle East food dishes. One of my favorite is grape…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Food, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Israel whitewashes another series of civilian massacres

Posted on September 18, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel whitewashes another series of civilian massacres
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Israel whitewashes another series of civilian massacres By Ray Hanania Israeli soldiers committed more war crimes during the 51 day missile and tank assault on the civilian population of the Gaza Strip than was investigated in 20 years by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Yet as it has done in almost every instance in the past,…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

HOW DID I GET HERE???

Posted on September 16, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on HOW DID I GET HERE???

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How did I get here? By Harvey Stein I am an American-Israeli Jew. I live in Jerusalem (or sometimes I call it, “JerusaQuds”). When Ray Hanania asked me if I wanted to write for the Arab Daily News, I of course said, “of course.” I had met Ray when I made a short documentary on…

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Photo Essay: Gaza children begin school amid devastation caused by Israeli violence

Posted on September 14, 2014September 24, 2018 By Mohammed Asad 1 Comment on Photo Essay: Gaza children begin school amid devastation caused by Israeli violence
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Gaza children begin school amid devastation caused by Israeli violence By Mohammed Asad More than 50,000 Palestinian school children showed up for the first day of classes at more than 125 schools in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, weeks after Israel abruptly ended its vicious military assault and violence against the civilian population. Children were forced to gather…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Mohammed Asad, News, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

Ted Cruz and his anti-Christian stand on Christian Arabs

Posted on September 12, 2014October 9, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Ted Cruz and his anti-Christian stand on Christian Arabs
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Ted Cruz and his anti-Christian stand on Christian Arabs Republican Tea Party Senator says persecution of Christians by extremist Muslims is wrong but persecution of Christians by Israel is God’s will By Ray Hanania U.S. Senator Ted Cruz showed how little he knows or cares about true Christians when stepped onto a stage before an audience of…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Video

Americans serving in Israel military violate US laws

Posted on September 11, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Americans serving in Israel military violate US laws
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Americans serving in Israel military violate US laws By Dr. Aref Assaf During his much anticipated speech on Wednesday, President Barack Obama promised that he will be, “Working with our partners, we will redouble our efforts to cut off its funding, counter its warped ideology, improve our intelligence, strengthen our defenses, and stem the flow of…

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Sharon and Hamas: How the Likud Bloc Mid-wifed the Birth of Hamas

Posted on July 27, 2014November 30, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Sharon and Hamas: How the Likud Bloc Mid-wifed the Birth of Hamas
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Sharon and Hamas: How the Likud Bloc Mid-wifed the Birth of Hamas by Ray Hanania (January 2003) (Click here to view PDF with sourced footnote citations.) 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…

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A memorial to a great Arab American Journalist, Aziz Shihab

Posted on October 28, 2007October 28, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on A memorial to a great Arab American Journalist, Aziz Shihab
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A memorial to a great Arab American Journalist, Aziz Shihab Long time pioneer in American journalism and author Aziz Shihab passed away on Oct. 22, 2007. He was the father of famed Arab American author Naomi Shihab Nye. Shihab worked at the Dallas Morning News newspaper at a time when so few Arab American entered…

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