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Ambassador David M. Friedman noted the US-Israeli special relationship was growing “stronger and stronger and stronger” and “that Israel has one secret weapon…” Last week the White House launched a data-gathering website with the proclamation: “SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS should advance FREEDOM OF SPEECH.” This American submitted my experience of censorship by Facebook on the topic…
Students accuse DePaul professor of racist criticism DePaul Professor Jason Hill calls activists who criticize Israel’s apartheid and racist practices against Christians and Muslims in Israel and in the occupied territories “anti-Semitic.” Hill’s comments attacking BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanction) have come under scrutiny from those who support peace and justice and have been denounced By…
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Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is the Senate majority leader and Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) is the House Republican leader. Their Washington Post Oped, “Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy: The House must stand against the toxic BDS movement” inspired the following TADN post. By Eileen Fleming On Tuesday, the Washington Post published Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy‘s…
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US administration petty and vindictive against Palestinian leadership Palestinian leader Dr. Hana Ashrawi says the administration of President Donald Trump is “petty and vindictive” to the Palestinians, exposing his failure to address the true needs of peace. A longtime Palestinian activist, non-violent advocate and grandmother, Ashrawi was denied access to enter the U.S. to address…
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The 1948 Palestinian exodus, known as the Nakba (Arabic: النكبة, al-Nakbah, literally “disaster”, “catastrophe”, or “cataclysm”),occurred when more than half of the indigenous Palestinian population were driven from their homes between December 1947 through January 1949, resulting in the destruction of 600 Palestinian villages in the Holy Land. Historical fiction is a literary genre in which…
McCollum introduces civil rights legislation protecting Palestinian children under Israeli occupation Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) has introduced legislation— the Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act, H.R. 2407 — amending a provision of the Foreign Assistance Act known as the “Leahy Law” to prohibit funding for the military detention of children in any…
A war crime is an act that constitutes a serious violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility. Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem Micheal Sabbah wrote regarding Gaza on Sunday and reminded this American of a 2006 report by Father Manuel written while he was the Priest at the Latin Church and school in Gaza….
“What does God require? He has told you o’man! Be just, be merciful, and walk humbly with your Lord.” -Micah 6:8 On Wednesday Israel’s nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu broke his latest news regarding his human rights struggle at Facebook. By Eileen Fleming On the first day of May, Mordechai Vanunu Israel’s nuclear whistleblower posted the…
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On Saturday The New York Times published “Julian Assange and the Woeful State of Whistle-Blowers” by Edward Wasserman and a comment by this reporter regarding Mordechai Vanunu and the embattled state of journalism. By Eileen Fleming Dr. Edward Wasserman is the dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr….
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On Thursday Joe Biden kicked off his 2020 presidential run in a YouTube; and at Twitter the hashtag #DerangedDonald trended to second place globally. By Eileen Fleming George T. Conway III, lawyer and husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, a frequent critic of President Trump coined the hashtag #DerangedDonald, which trended up to the…
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USS Liberty survivor of the Six Day War Donald Pageler began to write his memoirs for a book; but they have morphed into the documentary screenplay “USS LIBERTY LOVE STORY” based on actual events and real people. By Eileen Fleming To commemorate the 52nd year after Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty and the American…
Professor Simon Critchley wrote about the happiest man he has ever met; a former New Yorker who morphed into a monk in Athens. This former New Yorker writes about the saddest man I have ever met; Israel’s nuclear whistle blower Vanunu Mordechai who uses social media to report his latest news because The Media ignores…
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In referring to a tweet by Rep. Ilhan Omar, Benjamin Netanyahu opined, “Take it from this Benjamin: It’s not about the Benjamins.” “Benjamins” is slang for a $100 bill and refers to Benjamin Franklin’s image on that bill. By Eileen Fleming The article “What Happens When Americans Vote for Legislators Who Refuse to Represent Them?” by…
On Thursday at Twitter President Trump overturned decades of US policy when he declared that America should recognize Israel’s authority over the occupied Golan Heights. By Eileen Fleming This American’s trip to the Golan Heights excerpted from the screenplay “This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai” concludes this article. Trump’s Golan Heights tweet is…
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Tucker Carlson, Jeanine Pirro and Apologies on The Arab Street Radio Friday March 15 Sorry folks … this interview has been rescheduled, hopefully for the following Friday March 22. We will post a notice. Daoud is traveling and won’t be able to make the call. However, tune in to the radio show. We’ll be talking…
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The New York Times opinion piece by Bret Stephens headline proclaimed, “Ilhan Omar Knows Exactly What She Is Doing”. Because Bret Stephens got so much wrong he inspired this fact-filled opinion piece by a ‘self-described progressive’. By Eileen Fleming Bret Stephens is a former editor in chief of The Jerusalem Post and an Opinion columnist…
An overwhelming response to Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s performance of “Shallow” at the Academy Awards was the assumption that the two were in love and lust. “The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love unconditionally as a dog.”- M.K. Clinton By Eileen Fleming In a post Academy Awards…
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Jussie Smollett hoax, Chicago Mayoral Election, & Israeli war crimes on Ray Hanania Podcast #RayHananiaPodcast #JussieSmollett #ChicagoMayoralElection #IsraeliWarCrimes This week’s Ray Hanania Podcast reviews the past week’s events, issues and my recent columns in the Regional News newspaper, The Reporter and Southwest News-Herald on Jussie Smollett; my columns in the @ArabNews on the Oscar win…