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Palestinians have the power to change Israel

Posted on January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians have the power to change Israel

Palestinians have the power to change Israel By Ray Hanania In this week’s column for the Middle East Monitor I write about the power that Palestinian citizens in Israel have to bring change to Israel’ racist, Apartheid government and participate in forcing the so-called “Jewish State” to respect the rights of Christians and Muslims. Israel’s…

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Iran’s extremism is empowered by Palestinian suffering

Posted on January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Iran’s extremism is empowered by Palestinian suffering

Iran’s extremism is empowered by Palestinian suffering By Ray Hanania This column I wrote in the Arab News examines one of the main factors that empower Iran. Israel’s refusal to make peace and America’s support of Israel’s extremist government. Americans like outgoing United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, one of the most despicable human beings on…

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How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics 

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics 
How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics 

How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics  The opium though turns out to be pure honey for the fans’ throats to manifest their anger and challenge the cynicism and the narcissism of their “leaders.” By Abdennour Toumi  Four months before the April, 2019 Presidential election, where President Bouteflika is running for a fifth-term, despite all…

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Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan 

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan 
Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan 

Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan President Donald Trump is expected to unveil his peace plan soon which would embrace the creation of a Palestinian state. It’s not a state based on all of the land some want but it is an important beginning for Palestinian future. All or nothing is not…

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Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill

Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill Israeli Supreme Court refuses to allow discussion of full equal rights & ‘state of all its citizens’ bill in Knesset. Adalah: Supreme Court dismisses appeal by Arab Knesset members promoting democratic values on the basis of equality for all. The Israeli Supreme Court early this afternoon, Sunday, 30…

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Arabs should support J Street

Posted on December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arabs should support J Street
Arabs should support J Street

Arabs should support J Street Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims need to be strategic in fighting for Palestinian rights. That means we have to reject broad stroke rejections, and distinguish among coalitions not on the basis of religion but on the basis of belief. We can’t reject support from Jews or Israelis who share in our…

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Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’

Posted on December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’

Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’ The Jewish Nation-State Law effect: Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’. Adalah demands municipality immediately rescind racist oath; Adalah fears northern city ban on non-residents in public park is aimed at Arab citizens from surrounding communities. Half a year after Israel…

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Mission from God Regarding Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu

Posted on December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mission from God Regarding Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu

In 2005 while this American was in Jerusalem, I vowed to God before I told Mordechai Vanunu, that I would tell [as in write] the Vanunu saga UNTIL Israel allowed its nuclear whistle blower the right to leave the state. Despite Vanunu’s 2015 wedding and being granted asylum to Norway, Israel has continued to renew…

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

Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14

Posted on December 13, 2018December 14, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14
Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14

Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14 Syndicated columnist Ray Hanania hosts a regular morning radio show broadcast from Detroit on the US Arab Radio network hosted by Laila Alhusini. This week’s guest is Aljazeera writer Ali Younes. they’ll discuss Israeli terrorism in the West Bank, the BDS movement, and…

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“Blood in the Water” by Joan Mellen Ends the USS LIBERTY Cover-Up

Posted on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on “Blood in the Water” by Joan Mellen Ends the USS LIBERTY Cover-Up
“Blood in the Water” by Joan Mellen Ends the USS LIBERTY Cover-Up

“Blood in the Water: How the US and Israel Conspired to Ambush the USS Liberty” details the USA-Israeli collusion of the attack on the USS LIBERTY during the Six-Day War and is the definitive work to end the over fifty-year long cover-up. By Eileen Fleming In the Synopsis of  “Blood in the Water: How the US…

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

Brett Favre and those Anti-Semitic USS Liberty ‘Supporters’

Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Brett Favre and those Anti-Semitic USS Liberty ‘Supporters’
Brett Favre and those Anti-Semitic USS Liberty ‘Supporters’

An online white supremacy group duped Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre and other celebrities into recording YouTube videos that used coded alt-right language to promote anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.   ANTISEMITISM IS EXPRESSED AS HOSTILITY TOWARD OR DISCRIMINATION OF JEWS AS A RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, OR RACIAL GROUP. By Eileen Fleming In 2018 Brett…

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

“Arabs and Muslims in the Media” New class at University of Michigan, Dearborn

Posted on December 3, 2018December 5, 2018 By Saba Ibraheem No Comments on “Arabs and Muslims in the Media” New class at University of Michigan, Dearborn

“Arabs and Muslims in the Media” New class at University of Michigan, Dearborn Arab American professor Dr. Hani Bawadi blames the U.S. Media for the false images of Arabs and Muslims that are projected in Western countries like America. He’ll be teaching a new class at the University of Michigan on the media, Arabs and…

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Censorship of Mordechai Vanunu Inspires American Author, Reporter, Screenplay Activist

Posted on November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Censorship of Mordechai Vanunu Inspires American Author, Reporter, Screenplay Activist

Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of books, films, news, etc. that are considered politically incorrect according to governments or private institutions, such as Media outlets. On Wednesday the Middle East Monitor/MEMO joined the long list of media outlets to censor Mordechai Vanunu. By Eileen Fleming The opinion piece “Israel’s open secret” by Dr Mohammad…

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

Polarization of Privately Funded Arab Media is Firing Back

Posted on November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 By Maen Alhusseini No Comments on Polarization of Privately Funded Arab Media is Firing Back

Polarization of Privately Funded Arab Media is Firing Back By Maen Alhusseini The recent events in the Middle East have had their impact on several macro factors in the region whether political, economic, social, and even on the media. When you turn on your TV on an Arab news channel, it’s either a pro Saudi…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Gulf States, Maen Alhusseini, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia

President Trump stands with Saudi Arabia

Posted on November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on President Trump stands with Saudi Arabia
President Trump stands with Saudi Arabia

President Trump stands with Saudi Arabia President Donald Trump released the following statement reinforcing his administration’s support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the face of the investigation into the Saudi killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018, in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey: The world is a…

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Arab World, Arab World Politics, Gulf States, Journalism, Middle East, News, Politics, Saudi Arabia

Arab Radio: Arabs and Hypocrisy in the U.S. Congress

Posted on November 20, 2018November 23, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio: Arabs and Hypocrisy in the U.S. Congress

Arab Radio: Arabs and Hypocrisy in the U.S. Congress Al Jazeera journalist and writer Ali Younes will join Arab News columnist Ray Hanania on this week’s edition of The Arab Street Radio, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 live in Greater Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio, and live online. Younes and Hanania will analyze the gains…

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UN criticizes Israel’s “Nation State Law” as “discriminatory”

Posted on November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on UN criticizes Israel’s “Nation State Law” as “discriminatory”

UN criticizes Israel’s “Nation State Law” as “discriminatory” UN Special Rapporteurs give Israel 60 days to respond to ‘deep concerns’ regarding Jewish Nation-State Law. Four Special Rapporteurs express ‘deep concern’ that Nation-State Law is ‘discriminatory in nature and in practice against non-Jewish citizens and other minorities and does not apply the principle of equality between citizens,…

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Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases, racism

Israel rules it is not liable for civilian casualties in Gaza

Posted on November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel rules it is not liable for civilian casualties in Gaza

Israel rules it is not liable for civilian casualties in Gaza Israeli court: State isn’t liable for damages for severely wounding Gaza boy in 2014; new law grants comprehensive immunity to Israeli military in Gaza. According to court, law prohibiting Palestinians living in Gaza – an ‘enemy entity’ – from seeking compensation from Israel is constitutional,…

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