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ADALAH accuses Israel of racial segregation against Palestinians in UN protest

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 rayhanania No Comments

ADALAH accuses Israel of racial segregation against Palestinians in UN protest The High Follow-up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel and Adalah to UN Commission of Inquiry: Israel practices racial segregation against Palestinian citizens of Israel. For the first time, an international Commission of Inquiry (COI) will also examine Israel’s human rights violations against Palestinian citizens…

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Ukraine conflict gives Palestinians chance to redefine their conflict

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 rayhanania No Comments

Ukraine conflict gives Palestinians chance to redefine their conflict By Ray Hanania #RussianInvasion of #Ukraine has given #Palestinians an opportunity to confront #Israel’s lies and #propaganda, but it requires a steady focus to develop an effective #publicrelationsstrategy. It should start by focusing on the #Americanpublic, which has shown gut-wrenching revulsion and extreme outrage to issues…

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Conference on Israel Lobby offers insights into Israeli hypocrisies and media manipulation

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 rayhanania No Comments

Conference on Israel Lobby offers insights into Israeli hypocrisies and media manipulation Many speakers including Huwaida Arraf @huwaida4mi, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi @DrHananAshrawi #PinkFloyd singer-songwriter @RogerWaters and Rev. Don Wagner told powerful Washington D.C. conference Friday March 4, 2022 said Israel manipulates media coverage & hides behind charges of anti-Semitism to justify its violent hypocrisies. Published…

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Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Announces New Outreach Manager and Other Staff

March 3, 2022 rayhanania No Comments

Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Announces New Outreach Manager and Other Staff Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) welcomes several new staff including: Jennifer Maidrand as the Outreach Manager, Rev. Aune M. Carlson as the Director of Operations, and Michael Robinson as the Financial Manager. As the Outreach Manager, Jennifer will work with CMEP’s…

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Can Israel mediate Ukraine peace while pursuing war on Palestinians?

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 rayhanania No Comments

Can Israel mediate Ukraine peace while pursuing war on Palestinians? As Russia invades the Ukraine committing war crimes against civilians in an attempt to expand the regime’s repressive Communist grip, Israel has offered to mediate the conflict between the two countries. No country understands the issues involved of “occupation,” of “refugees” and “extra-judicial” and war-…

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ADC Presents: A Discussion on Amnesty International’s Recent Report with the Mossawa Center & Amnesty International

February 12, 2022 rayhanania No Comments

ADC Presents: A Discussion on Amnesty International’s Recent Report with the Mossawa Center & Amnesty International The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) invites you back to our webinar series with a discussion on Amnesty International’s recent report. Register here! The Zoom webinar will be held on Wednesday February 16th, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM…

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Christian group criticizes Israel home demolitions in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 rayhanania No Comments

Christian group criticizes Israel home demolitions in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Strongly Opposes the Demolition of the Salhiya Family Home in Sheikh Jarrah On January 19, 2022, in the early hours of the morning, Israeli police forcibly evicted the Salhiya family and demolished their home in the Sheikh Jarrah…

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World community should do more than rejecting Israel’s baseless terrorist accusation against Palestinian NGOs

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Ghassan Rubeiz No Comments

World community should do more than rejecting Israel’s baseless terrorist accusation against Palestinian NGOs By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Israel continues to invent methods to silence voices of justice, using the “law of the land” as a pretext. A policy of discouraging Palestinian civil society is bound to encourage alternative methods of resistance: possibly a third…

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An Arab American Thanksgiving

November 22, 2021December 2, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

An Arab American Thanksgiving By Ray Hanania One of the greatest contributions of the Arab World to the Western World is the gift of Arab food, especially in America where the national menu has grown as a result of the arrival of immigrants from around the world. One of the most important food holidays in…

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International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People observed by UN

November 22, 2021December 2, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People observed by UN The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People announced the World observance of the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People on November 29, 2021, at 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. (CST New York Time) in the General Assembly Hall…

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Six Palestinians on hunger strike protesting their administrative detention

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Six Palestinians on hunger strike protesting their administrative detention B’Tselem: Release all administrative detainees Six Palestinian prisoners are currently on hunger strike to protest their administrative detention: Kayed Fasfous, 32, a father of a seven-year-old from Dura, has been on hunger strike for 118 days. He is in hospital as the lengthy strike has caused…

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Demonizing Palestinian NGOs unjustly: a regressive step for Israel

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Demonizing Palestinian NGOs unjustly: a regressive step for Israel By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz In criminalizing law-abiding Palestinian NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations), Israel has gravely miscalculated. Managing an expanding occupation, Tel-Aviv leaders feel increasingly threatened by justice-seeking groups, which are driven by the power of local knowledge. On October 22 Israel declared that six local Palestinian…

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More than $750,000 refunded to Arab property owners in County Treasurer Maria Pappas and Arab Chamber program

November 6, 2021November 21, 2021 rayhanania 1 Comment

More than $750,000 refunded to Arab property owners in County Treasurer Maria Pappas and Arab Chamber program Hundreds of Arab and Muslims property owners participated in a Tax Refund Workshop organized by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and the American Arab Chamber of Commerce Friday Nov. 5, 2021 at the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, Illinois. More…

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A Better Response to Bennett’s “Terror State” Claim

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 News Editor News Editor No Comments

A Better Response to Bennett’s “Terror State” Claim Whether the two-state solution is dead or merely in a coma remains an open question. But if serious negotiations ever do return, if they are to succeed, they will have to grapple with the real possibility that in an independent Palestinian state, Hamas could come to power…

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Americans for Justice in Palestine Action calls for Day of Action Thursday Oct. 28

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Americans for Justice in Palestine Action calls for Day of Action Thursday Oct. 28 Join us today as we #StandWithThe6 Last week, six leading Palestinian human rights organizations, whose missions are to protect and uphold human rights and provide essential services to Palestinian communities, were designated as terrorist organizations by Israel in an attempt to…

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Palestine Rights Committee express concern on Israel’s human rights crackdown

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Palestine Rights Committee express concern on Israel’s human rights crackdown Palestinian Rights Committee’s Bureau Expresses Deep Concern at Israel’s Designation of Civil Society Bodies as “Terrorist Organizations” ADC in Washington DC joins in protest Arabic: العربية Following is a statement by the Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the…

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Upcoming book: Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine

October 18, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Upcoming book: Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine Palestinian cartoonist, author, activist and former prisoner Mohammad Sabaaneh will soon release the graphic novel Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine, which was chosen as one of this week’s book of the week by Publishers Weekly. Palestinian cartoonist, author, activist and former prisoner…

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New Book: Apartheid is a Crime, Palestinian life under occupation

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

New Book: Apartheid is a Crime, Palestinian life under occupation Portraits of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. Author Mats Svensson documents Palestinian street scenes, conveying the mannerisms and customs of daily life under military occupation in his new book “Apartheid is a Crime” released by Cune Press. Mats Svensson documents Palestinian street scenes, conveying the…

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