Category: Israel

AHRC is Disappointed, Not Surprised by the US veto of Palestine Full Membership in UN

April 20, 2024April 24, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

AHRC is Disappointed, Not Surprised by the US veto of Palestine Full Membership in UN The recent Biden Administration’s vetoing of the United Nations Resolution to admit Palestine as a full member state of the UN is not surprising to those familiar with the US record on Palestine. It is just another betrayal of US…

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USC capitulates to hate and bigotry demonizing Muslims and Arabs

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

USC capitulates to hate and bigotry demonizing Muslims and Arabs The Provost of the University of Southern California (USC) announced Monday April 15, 2024 the cancellation of the school’s valedictorian address at the school’s upcoming commencement. Valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s speech was cancelled based on alleged security concerns related to her vocal support for Palestinian liberation…

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CAIR condemns Israeli forces luring Palestinians into crossfire using fake baby cries in Gaza

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

CAIR condemns Israeli forces luring Palestinians into crossfire using fake baby cries in Gaza CAIR Condemns Latest Israeli Massacre of Children in Gaza, Attempts to Lure People to Death with Fake Baby Cries, Destruction of Homes in ‘Buffer Zone’ The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today…

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New book by Author Fadi Zanayed exposes Israel’s Apartheid system

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

New book by Author Fadi Zanayed exposes Israel’s Apartheid system In light of the current escalation of tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Iran which was caused by the Israeli/Hamas War, Observations of ISRAEL’S APARTHEID SYSTEM, (Prime Publishings – Fadi Zanayed, author), is a timely book given that more than half of all…

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Statement by the Abandon Biden Campaign on the April 15 Global Strike and Recent Events in the West Bank

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Statement by the Abandon Biden Campaign on the April 15 Global Strike and Recent Events in the West Bank #AbandonBiden movement urges public to participate in the Monday, April 15 Global Strike today The #AbandonBiden campaign condemns in the strongest terms the savage actions of Israeli settlers who have unleashed terror upon Palestinian villages across…

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AHRC Hosts High- Level UNRWA Delegation in Dearborn

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

AHRC Hosts High- Level UNRWA Delegation in Dearborn On March 12, the American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) hosted a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) delegation in Dearborn in an informal briefing and discussion with community leaders. The two guests were top leaders of UNRWA: Ms. Antonia Marie De Meo, Deputy Commissioner-General…

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USCMO Reiterates Call on President Biden to Stop the Gaza Genocide After U.S. Airman Aaron Bushnell Dies in Protest

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

USCMO Reiterates Call on President Biden to Stop the Gaza Genocide After U.S. Airman Aaron Bushnell Dies in Protest The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) – the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations today reiterated its call on President Biden to stop the Gaza genocide after 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty member…

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CAIR Exit Poll Finds 94% of Michigan Muslims Voted ‘Uncommitted’ in Dem Primary

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

CAIR Exit Poll Finds 94% of Michigan Muslims Voted ‘Uncommitted’ in Dem Primary Exit poll also shows most Michigan Muslim voters would vote for third party candidate if general election were held today The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Michigan chapter (CAIR-Michigan) tonight announced that its automated telephone exit poll of 527 Muslim…

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CAIR Welcomes AME Church Statement Calling for Halt to All U.S. Funding of Israel

February 17, 2024February 17, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

CAIR Welcomes AME Church Statement Calling for Halt to All U.S. Funding of Israel The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a statement by the African Methodist Episcopal Church calling on the U.S. government to halt all its funding of the far-right Israeli government’s genocide…

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Veteran Israel journalist Bradley Burston publishes new book, “The End of Israel”

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Veteran Israel journalist Bradley Burston publishes new book, “The End of Israel” Bradley Burston has been a voice of reason for more than three decades writing columns that offered insight into the challenges facing IsraeliPalestinian peace at Haaretz Newspaper. Burston has published a new book, “The End of Israel: Dispatches from a Path to Catastrophe,”…

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Biden’s contradictory policies on war crimes in Sudan and Gaza

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Biden’s contradictory policies on war crimes in Sudan and Gaza The hypocrisy of the United States is clearest during the administration of President Joe Biden. On the one hand, Biden has declared violence in Sudan which has resulted in thousands of civilian casualties as a “war crime.” But Biden is afraid to make the same…

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CAIR-LA Demands Santa Ana Mayor Issue Apology for Biased Behavior During City Council Meeting

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

CAIR-LA Demands Santa Ana Mayor Issue Apology for Biased Behavior During City Council Meeting The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today demanded that Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua issue an apology for her biased actions during a recent Santa Ana City Council meeting. On Tuesday, Dec. 5,…

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Israeli snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza On Monday Dec. 11, 2023, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) surgeon was injured inside Al-Awda hospital in north Gaza by a shot fired from outside the facility. Our colleagues report snipers surrounding the hospital, firing on those inside. Al-Awda has been under total siege…

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CAIR Condemns Israeli Executions of Wounded, Unarmed Palestinian in West Bank

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

CAIR Condemns Israeli Executions of Wounded, Unarmed Palestinian in West Bank The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned what it called the latest “Israeli war crime of the day” after video surfaced reportedly showing Israeli forces opening fire on a group of unarmed Palestinian civilians…

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Arab and Muslim American voters face a “simple choice” between Biden’s inhumanity and Trump’s edgy politics

December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

Arab and Muslim American voters face a “simple choice” between Biden’s inhumanity and Trump’s edgy politics President Joe Biden’s abandonment of humanity and support for the massacre of thousands of civilians in the Gaza Strip, providing weapons and political cover for Israel’s indiscriminate massacres, has provoked Arab and Muslim American voters to abandon him in…

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Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words The biased American news media is using the lexicon handed to it by Israel’s propaganda efforts, portraying the Israeli “hostages” in what the media and Israel describes falsely as an exchange for Palestinian “prisoners.” The majority of so-called Palestinian prisoners…

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Muslim American woman challenges unresponsive Congressman Sean Casten in March 19 Democratic primary

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 rayhanania 1 Comment

Muslim American woman challenges unresponsive Congressman Sean Casten in March 19 Democratic primary By Ray Hanania Congressman Sean Casten, who has failed to live up to his promises to outreach and include Arab and Muslim Americans in the last election, is being challenged in th March 19, 2024 Democratic Primary election by healthcare activist Mahnoor…

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More than 50 journalists killed in Israel-Gaza war

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

More than 50 journalists killed in Israel-Gaza war The first month of the Israel-Gaza war is now the deadliest month for journalists since CPJ began documenting journalist fatalities in 1992. As of November 21, CPJ’s investigations showed at least 53 journalists and media workers were among more than 14,000 killed since the war began on October 7—with more than 13,000…

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