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Israel threatens to confiscate Palestinian land in Bethlehem

Posted on July 29, 2021August 10, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel threatens to confiscate Palestinian land in Bethlehem
Israel threatens to confiscate Palestinian land in Bethlehem

Israel threatens to confiscate Palestinian land in Bethlehem Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) has a long history with Tent of Nations, a family owned farm located in the southwest hills of Bethlehem. Owned and operated by the Nassar family, the land is not only an active farm but a dedicated space for peace and…

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Palestine carries flag at Olympics along with other Arab nations

Posted on July 23, 2021August 10, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestine carries flag at Olympics along with other Arab nations
Palestine carries flag at Olympics along with other Arab nations

Palestine carries flag at Olympics along with other Arab nations The Olympics offers a moment of pride for oppressed citizens of Palestine. The Tokyo Olympics will begin with a Flag Ceremony expected to last about 3 hours with each country represented by a male and a female athlete carrying their nation’s flags. The Arab World…

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The fate of Lifta portends the future of Ramallah and Bethlehem and more

Posted on July 14, 2021August 10, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on The fate of Lifta portends the future of Ramallah and Bethlehem and more
The fate of Lifta portends the future of Ramallah and Bethlehem and more

The fate of Lifta portends the future of Ramallah and Bethlehem and more The tragic fate of the village of #Lifta, #Palestine. @ArabNews Every Palestinian knows the story of Lifta, a small village on a hillside near the city of Jerusalem. During its war to conquer Palestinian-majority areas of Palestine in 1947 and 1948, Israel…

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Israeli Supreme Court upholds the racist and discriminatory Jewish Nation-State Law

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli Supreme Court upholds the racist and discriminatory Jewish Nation-State Law

Israeli Supreme Court upholds the racist and discriminatory Jewish Nation-State Law Adalah: The Law is illegitimate and violates the absolute prohibitions of international law Today, 8 July 2021, the Israeli Supreme Court in a 10 to 1 decision, upheld the 2018 Jewish Nation-State Basic Law, which enshrines Jewish supremacy and racial segregation as foundational principles…

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APN to Biden: Tell Israel to Remove West Bank Illegal Outpost Evyatar  

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on APN to Biden: Tell Israel to Remove West Bank Illegal Outpost Evyatar  

APN to Biden: Tell Israel to Remove West Bank Illegal Outpost Evyatar   Americans for Peace Now (APN) joins its Israeli sister organization Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) in urging the Israeli government to reverse the so-called “compromise agreement” reportedly achieved with militant West Bank settlers, and immediately remove a settlement outpost built illegally on land that…

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Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood
Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood

Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood B’Tselem released a video and details of the apparent murder by Israeli police of Palestinian Ahmad ‘Abdu. ‘Abdu was in his car when he was surrounded and seriously injured during a hail of bullets by Israeli police and soldiers. He was wounded but not dead, but the…

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Mordechai Vanunu: Final Annual Update and this Writers Next Steps

Posted on June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mordechai Vanunu: Final Annual Update and this Writers Next Steps
Mordechai Vanunu: Final Annual Update and this Writers Next Steps

With Gratitude for the generosity of TheArabDailyNews for their nine years of hosting the saga of Israel’s nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu By Eileen Fleming Follow THIS LINK to read the Vanunu Saga at TheArabDailyNews.com. This post will be this writer’s final post at TheArabDailyNews. I leave because of lessons I learned during the Trump administration,…

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Zim San Diego Delays Docking For Seven Days In Attempt To Wait Out Palestinian Activists Calling For BDS

Posted on June 10, 2021June 11, 2021 By News Editor News Editor No Comments on Zim San Diego Delays Docking For Seven Days In Attempt To Wait Out Palestinian Activists Calling For BDS
Zim San Diego Delays Docking For Seven Days In Attempt To Wait Out Palestinian Activists Calling For BDS

Zim San Diego Delays Docking For Seven Days In Attempt To Wait Out Palestinian Activists Calling For BDS With spreading news of planned protests against the Israeli shipping company, Zim San Diego remains in Elliott Bay, afraid of the protesters that will greet it upon arrival. (See update and correction below) Falastiniyat and endorsing organizations…

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is the Neither-Peace-nor-Security As-sumption Dominating Again?

Posted on June 7, 2021August 10, 2021 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is the Neither-Peace-nor-Security As-sumption Dominating Again?
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is the Neither-Peace-nor-Security As-sumption Dominating Again?

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is the Neither-Peace-nor-Security Assumption Dominating Again? By Abdennour Toumi The reputed Israeli-Palestinian peace process is an effort that has yielded anything but progress. There have been no successes for recent U.S. presidents who have tried to bring Israeli and Palestinian leaders together to find a way to break through to peace. In…

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Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop – UN expert 

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop – UN expert 
Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop – UN expert 

Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop – UN expert  A UN human rights expert condemned attacks on Israel’s Palestinian minority by extreme right-wing and vigilante groups, including settlers – at times with the reported backing of security forces – and urged Israel to fully and equally protect all of its citizens…

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US-Israel PTSD Collaboration UPDATE and USS Liberty’s 54 Commemoration

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on US-Israel PTSD Collaboration UPDATE and USS Liberty’s 54 Commemoration
US-Israel PTSD Collaboration UPDATE and USS Liberty’s 54 Commemoration

American politicians will not address Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty or the USA Governments failure to support those troops, until they grow a spine attached to a moral conscience that results in ethical behavior: such as would be demonstrated by investigating the January 6thattack on the US Capitol. By Eileen Fleming In response to…

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State Department leads discussion on live Arab Radio

Posted on May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on State Department leads discussion on live Arab Radio
State Department leads discussion on live Arab Radio

State Department leads discussion on live Arab Radio On this week’s show, Ray Hanania interviewed Chris Hodges, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Assistance Coordination and Press and Public Diplomacy at the State Department’s Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs, on Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s trip to the Middle East. Secretary Blinken’s goal is to meet…

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Pappas names Hassan Nijem as Deputy Treasurer for Arab Community

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 By News Editor News Editor No Comments on Pappas names Hassan Nijem as Deputy Treasurer for Arab Community
Pappas names Hassan Nijem as Deputy Treasurer for Arab Community

Pappas names Hassan Nijem as Deputy Treasurer for Arab Community Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas presents her new informational brochure in Arabic with community leaders on Sunday morning May 16 at Nikos Banquets Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas named Palestinian American Businessman and community leader Hassan Nijem as an Honorary Deputy Treasurer to work as a…

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American Arabs, Business, Civil Rights, Culture, immigrants, mainstream, News, Palestine & Jordan, US Arab Politics

Arab American Heritage Month, Ramadan feted by Journalists and elected officials

Posted on April 22, 2021July 16, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab American Heritage Month, Ramadan feted by Journalists and elected officials

Arab American Heritage Month, Ramadan feted by Journalists and elected officials The Arab American Democratic Club hosted a forum of journalists and elected officials and community leaders on Thursday April 22, 2021 to discuss both Ramadan and Arab American Heritage Month (April). The panel included a video message offering both Ramadan Kareem messages and a celebratory…

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American Muslims for Palestine organizes boycott of Israeli Dates

Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on American Muslims for Palestine organizes boycott of Israeli Dates
American Muslims for Palestine organizes boycott of Israeli Dates

American Muslims for Palestine organizes boycott of Israeli Dates As the holy month of Ramadan nears, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) relaunched a national boycott of Israeli dates sold in US markets. AMP calls on all Americans and American Muslims to boycott date brands known explicitly to operate in illegal Israeli settlements and to exploit…

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Chicagoland Arab Americans commemorate Land Day April 2

Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Chicagoland Arab Americans commemorate Land Day April 2
Chicagoland Arab Americans commemorate Land Day April 2

Chicagoland Arab Americans commemorate Land Day April 2 Leaders of Chicagoland’s Arab American community will gather on Friday April 2, 2021 beginning at 6 PM to celebrate Land Day, the day in 1976 in which Israel’s police and soldiers shot and killed Israeli citizens who were protesting against the confiscation of Arab-owned lands inside Israel….

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Twitter suspends prominent Palestinian Rights activist

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Twitter suspends prominent Palestinian Rights activist
Twitter suspends prominent Palestinian Rights activist

Twitter suspends prominent Palestinian Rights activist Twitter Suspends Prominent Activist for Palestinian Rights, No Explanation Given On February 24, 2021, Twitter suspended the account of CODEPINK co-executive director Ariel Gold, a prominent activist for Palestinian rights. The suspension follows online targeting of Ms. Gold by supporters of Israel and Twitter flagging a number of tweets…

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Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building
Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building

Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building Adalah: Construction of new neighborhoods exclusively for Israeli military personnel is illegal residential segregation. Israeli military’s ‘Housing Authority’ discriminates against Arab families, establishing dozens of housing developments nationwide at discount prices available only to selected career military personnel; Adalah: Project violates ban on housing and land allocation…

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