Category: Middle East

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

Online series details Middle East security strategies

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Online series details Middle East security strategies “Order from Ashes”: The Century Foundation Launches Online Series on Regional Security Strategies for the Middle East. 16-Report Series Part of Multi-Year Project Supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York; Will Culminate in March 2018 Publication of Edited Volume The Century Foundation, one of the oldest non-partisan think tanks…

Arab World, Middle East, News, North Africa, Terrorism

UN rights experts call on Iran to halt execution of 2nd juvenile

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

UN rights experts call on Iran to halt execution of second juvenile offender in two weeks UN human rights experts* have appealed to Iran to halt the execution of Abolfazl Chezani Sharahi, who was 15 when he was sentenced to death. He is due to be executed on Wednesday, less than two weeks after the…

Arab World, Iran, Middle East, News, Terrorism

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

ArabiaWeather Among Google’s ‘Best of 2017’ Apps

January 14, 2018January 14, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

ArabiaWeather Among Google’s ‘Best of 2017’ Apps ArabiaWeather, the largest private weather company in the Arab World and a pioneer in weather-related technology, has been singled out by Google as one of the top applications of 2017. Google recently announced the names of the recipients of its ‘Best of 2017’ award, which is Google’s most…

Arab World, Features, Middle East, News

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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United Nations expresses concerns over Tunisian repression

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

United Nations expresses concerns over Tunisian repression We are closely watching the demonstrations across Tunisia and the authorities’ response to them. We are concerned about the high number of arrests – 778 people have been arrested since Monday, some 200 of them between the ages of 15 and 20. We call on the authorities to…

Arab World, Middle East, News, North Africa

Fifth Wednesday Journal publishes essays from Middle East writers

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Fifth Wednesday Journal publishes essays from Middle East writers Fifth Wednesday Journal, a twice yearly publication, released its latest issue which focuses on the experiences and writings of authors whose origins trace to the Middle East and North Africa. The Journal features the submissions of 33 authors and photographers and is now available for purchase….

American Arabs, Arab World, Book Review, Features, Middle East, North Africa, Photographs, Spotlight

Blood in the Desert: Only The Unwavering Power Of Love And Faith Can Overcome Persecution

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Blood in the Desert: Only The Unwavering Power Of Love And Faith Can Overcome Persecution Religious persecution was an all-too cruel reality for early Christians in 294 A.D. The Roman Empire searched relentlessly for believers, torturing and killing some and selling others into slavery. It was a dark time for Miriam, an orphaned young woman…

Arab World, Book Review, Features, Middle East

Adalah denounces Israeli blacklist

January 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Adalah denounces Israeli blacklist Israel releases ‘BDS blacklist’ banning NGOs from entering country Adalah: ‘BDS blacklist’ is reminiscent of actions taken by South Africa’s apartheid regime which also prepared blacklists in order to punish people and prevent entry. Israel released on Sunday, 7 January 2018 a list of NGOs whose members will be prevented from…

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Jewish Voice for Peace denounces Israeli blacklist

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Jewish Voice for Peace denounces Israeli blacklist Letter from Jewish Voice for Peace Executive Director Rebecca Vilkomerson: I’m equal parts furious and sad: The Israeli Strategic Affairs Ministry put Jewish Voice for Peace on the list of organizations now officially banned from entering the state of Israel. We’re racing to figure out what this means and…

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APN Opposes Israel’s Entry Law Blacklist

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

APN Opposes Israel’s Entry Law Blacklist Washington, DC — Israel yesterday published a list of 20 organizations the activists of which will be prevented from entering the country in accordance with Israel’s 2017 Entry Law. Just as we condemn the Entry Law, Americans for Peace Now opposes this blacklist. The Entry Law is aimed at…

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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…

Activism, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Journalism, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania, Saudi Arabia

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…

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Keeping HOPE Alive When I am Sixty-Four

January 2, 2018September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

“When I’m Sixty-Four” by the BEATLES was released in 1967 on the forever young “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album. “HOPE has two children. The first is ANGER at the way things are. The second is COURAGE to DO SOMETHING about it.”-St. Augustine By Eileen Fleming It was 50 years ago last June…

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St. Stephen and Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu

December 30, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

On Thursday Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear whistle blower published a photo of himself alongside the statue of St. Stephen at St. Stephens Church in east Jerusalem and tweeted: “Life continue. waiting for my freedom to travel, now after 32 years with all the restrictions. nothing changes, nothing to report, nothing to post. see you in…

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Israel’s Donald John Trump Station and Wailing Walls

December 28, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

To honor POTUS Trump for his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv; Israel’s Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz announced Israel’s Donald John Trump Station and the digging of a railway tunnel under Jerusalem’s Old City next to the Western Wall. Jerusalem’s Western Wall and Israel’s Separation Wall…

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