Category: Palestine & Jordan

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

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

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…

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

Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech

November 25, 2018November 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech By Ray Hanania #BDS #BoycottLaws #IsraeliApartheid Letter I wrote to Illinois Representative David Harris of Arlington Heights (Republican) who introduced a bill last year to expand the existing anti-BDS law that prohibits Americans from criticizing a specific foreign country, Israel. I criticize Israel’s government and will…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, mainstream, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, The Arab Street, US Arab Politics

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

November 20, 2018November 23, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

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”

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

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,…

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

Israel rules it is not liable for civilian casualties in Gaza

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

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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Americans for Peace Now launches new “Settlement Map” App

November 14, 2018November 15, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Americans for Peace Now launches new “Settlement Map” App It is our pleasure at Peace Now to share with you that our sister organization in the United States, Americans for Peace Now, has just released its new and improved settlement map mobile application, Facts on the Ground. The app is a staple of our tours…

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Arab themes dominate 32nd Annual Israeli Film Festival in Los Angeles

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Arab themes dominate 32nd Annual Israeli Film Festival in Los Angeles Films include “Foreign Land,” “In Her Footsteps,” “The Oslo Diaries,” “Avanti Popolo,” “Tzeva Adom: Color Red” The 32nd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, California, the largest showcase of Israeli films in the United States and taking place November 6th – 20th, will premiere…

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Peace Now advocates film on Palestinian children healthcare needs

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Peace Now advocates film on Palestinian children healthcare needs Americans for Peace Now is urging the public to help support a documentary that details how Palestinian doctors are receiving support from Israeli doctors to provide health care, especially for children with heart ailments. A Crowdfunding campaign has been launched to complete the film which has…

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Chicagoland Arab, Muslim community mourn passing of Miriam Zayed

October 28, 2018October 29, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Chicagoland Arab, Muslim community mourn passing of Miriam Zayed Local activist fought for the rights of Arabs and Muslims in the Chicagoland area and also for the rights of all in mainstream American politics. Miriam Zayed was among one of the first two Arab Americans in Chicagoland to run for public elective office in the…

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Worst Cover-Ups Ever: Jamal Khashoggi and the USS LIBERTY

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

On Tuesday President Trump condemned Saudi Arabia’s account of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as “the worst cover-up ever,” and warned for the first time that human rights sanctions will be imposed on some of those who took part in the plot. Trump may not know about the USA Government Cover-Up of Israel’s 1967…

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American news media exploits Khashoggi torture-killing for their own agenda

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

American news media exploits Khashoggi torture-killing for their own agenda The mainstream American news media plays a hypocritical role in managing partisan views of the Middle East and the Arab World. Criticism of the Arab World is heightened but criticism of Israel is suppressed and often whitewashed. The coverage of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi…

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Screenplay “This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu” Dedicated to Jamal Khashoggi

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

“This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu” is the TRUE Story of this middle aged American who realized her childhood dream of being a reporter after a serendipitous encounter in Jerusalem with Israel’s nuclear whistle blower who had been freed from 18 years behind bars under draconian restrictions including he not speak to foreigners….

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Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring A Rebel in Gaza: Behind the Lines of the Arab Spring is a critical memoir documenting years of upheaval presents a compelling personal view of life in Gaza for progressive youth; Gaza has always been rebellious . . . stubborn, addictive. I’m her daughter, and I look…

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UN Grants Palestine expanded rights

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

UN Grants Palestine expanded rights State of Palestine to Gain Enhanced Rights, Privileges in General Assembly Work, Sessions When It Assumes 2019 Group of 77 Chairmanship. Trump America, Apartheid Israel and racist Australia all vote against freedoms and expanded UN rights for Christians and Muslims living in Israel and under Israeli occupation, as racist UN…

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Israel denies rights to Palestinian dissident jailed for 20 months

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israel denies rights to Palestinian dissident jailed for 20 months A young Palestinian man in Israeli detention for a year and eight months in an effort to expel him to Brazil. HaMoked, the Center for the Defense of the Individual, filed an appeal against the detention: Israeli authorities are punishing him for their own failure to legalize…

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Adalah: Arab leader released from detention

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Adalah: Arab leader released from detention Israeli court releases Arab political leader from detention, accepting Adalah’s legal defense. Abnaa al-Balad leader Raja Eghbaria released to house arrest after court agrees with defense team that police behavior confirms he poses no threat justifying detention for a series of Facebook posts over the last year. Arab political leader…

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Responding to New York Times “We Need to Talk About God”

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The weekend’s New York Times featured the opinion piece by author Jonathan Merritt,“We Need to Talk About God” noting some “real-world consequences” when we don’t. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. warned,“the church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It…

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The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace Former Palestinian official and now Birzeit University professor Ghassan Khatib guests on The Arab Street Arab radio show with host Ray Hanania. The Arab Street Radio show is broadcast live in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio on the 2nd Friday of each month…

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