Category: Palestine & Jordan

Christian Orthodox prepare for Easter celebrations

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Christian Orthodox prepare for Easter celebrations Easter is a special holiday for Christians because more than Christmas, it brings Christians closer to their faith. Although both Easter and Christmas are commercialized by big business and greed, Easter resonates more. Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter after mainstream Christians, mainly because the Orthodox remain on the old Julian…

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Mordechai Vanunu: Nuclear Whistleblower or Tool?

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Last week Adam Raz wrote for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, “Thirty years after the espionage case that rocked Israel and exposed its nuclear secrets, it can be asked whether Mordechai Vanunu is actually tool in the hands of vested interests.” The top three definitions of “tool” at the Urban Dictionary are: A guy with a hugely over-inflated ego, Someone whose…

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Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs

April 1, 2018April 2, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs Jewish Voice for Peace, one of several Jewish American organizations that advocates for peace based on compromise and justice between Palestinians and Israelis, reports that Facebook is actively censoring posts by Palestinians and pro-Palestinian users, while ignoring racist and hate-filled posts from pro-Israel extremists. Facebook has a history of…

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Martin Luther King Jr. and a Palestinian American

April 1, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Khaled Diab was a 1948 Palestinian Muslim refugee who realized the American dream, learned to forgive his enemy and live as a brother to all. Martin Luther King Jr. taught, “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love….

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Human rights groups protest Israeli government killings

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Human rights groups protest Israeli government killings Adalah, Al Mezan demand immediate criminal investigation of Israeli killings in Gaza on Land Day. Israeli military officials publicly stated in advance of the protests that the army would employ weapons and tactics that violate international – and even Israeli – law. Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and…

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Time for Churches to join protests against Israeli oppression

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 Maria Khoury 13 Comments

Time for Churches to join protests against Israeli oppression The killing of 15 Palestinians who were among thousands of demonstrators protesting against Israel’s government atrocities and discrimination is a reminder that more needs to be done. The stories are not being reported fully in the mainstream news media as Israel continues to abuse Palestinian rights….

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Resurrecting Mary Magdalene, Old Crones, Antichrists and Holy Wisdom

March 31, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

Mary Magdalene was a Jewish follower of Jesus who traveled with him, witnessed his public torture, crucifixion and resurrection. Mary Magdalene disappeared from the New Testament Gospels immediately after she reported to the male disciples that she had seen Jesus three days after his dying on a wooden cross. By Eileen Fleming Mary Magdalene is named at least 12…

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Israeli troops detain Palestinian reporter at border crossing

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli troops detain Palestinian reporter at border crossing Israeli security forces should immediately release Bakr Abdel Haq, a correspondent for the Palestinian Authority’s broadcaster Palestine TV, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Israeli troops on March 23 arrested Abdel Haq, who is based in the West Bank city of Nablus, at the al-Karama border…

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How can Israel be a ‘democracy’ while allowing racism?

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

How can Israel be a ‘democracy’ while allowing racism? Discrimination in Israel is a reality that the mainstream American news media, Israelis and many American supporters of Israel, including politicians, ignore. Israel has adopted 65 laws that specifically discriminate against non-Jewish citizens inside Israel, some openly and others creating loopholes and exceptions that justify discrimination…

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Palestinian Museum opens in New Haven

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

First Palestinian museum in US to open in Connecticut Wafa News Agency — NEW HAVEN, March 25, 2018 (WAFA) – For the first time ever, a museum displaying the history, art and culture of the Palestinian people is expected to open within a few days in Woodbridge, an outskirt of New Haven in Connecticut, being…

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John Bolton Neo-Con, Neo-Christian VS The Sermon on The Mount

March 23, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments

John Bolton’s ascension to national security is alarming to those with a memory of recent history. John Bolton claims to be a Lutheran, but he also is a Neo-Christian meaning one who reinterprets Christianity to conform with Neo-Con philosophy that promotes responding with military means to international conflicts. By Eileen Fleming When POTUS Trump announced…

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Lipinski, only one of 15 Illinois candidates to benefit from AIPAC

March 22, 2018March 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Lipinski, only one of 15 Illinois candidates to benefit from AIPAC In the heated battle for the 3rd Congressional District in the March 20, 2018 Democratic Primary, which has one of the largest concentrations of Arab American voters in the country, incumbent conservative Dan Lipinski squeaked out a slim victory over liberal challenger Marie Newman….

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350 Palestinians to be homeless when Israel destroys Umm al-Hiran village

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

350 Palestinians to be homeless when Israel destroys Umm al-Hiran village Another example of how Israel’s racism targets non-Jews, intentionally. 350 people to be left homeless when Israel demolishes entire Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in April. Adalah calls on Israeli attorney general, Israel Land Authority to postpone eviction of Bedouin Arab residents and demolition of…

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Chicagoland’s Arabs learn first lesson in real politics

March 21, 2018November 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Chicagoland’s Arabs learn first lesson in real politics Though divided over political races, Chicago’s Arab American community has come together as a powerful force that can no longer be taken for granted by elected officials and local governments. The heated battle between conservative Democratic Congressman Dan Lipinski and liberal Democratic challenger Marie Newman created the…

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Congresswoman McCollum urges end to Israeli abuses of children

March 19, 2018September 29, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Congresswoman McCollum urges end to Israeli abuses of children Congresswoman Betty McCollum met with leaders of the American Muslims for Palestine to reiterate her support of legislation to promote Palestinian rights and force Israel to end its abuse of Palestinian children. McCollum, a Democrat from Minnesota, is the sponsor of House Resolution 4391 which prevents…

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Masters of War and Christian Zionism

March 11, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

In “Masters of War” Bob Dylan sang about those who lie and deceive, build guns, death planes, big bombs and hide behind masks, desks, and walls. Dylan concludes they will find that when death takes its toll, all the money they made will never buy back their soul. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS is an unincorporated…

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Podcast: Arab radio on the Oscars, Census and more

March 10, 2018March 10, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Podcast: Arab radio on the Oscars, Census and more Radio host Ray Hanania talks with listeners in Detroit, Dearborn, Chicago and around the country on “Fight back” on the monthly radio show “Yalla! Fight Back” broadcast on the 2nd Friday over every month. Listeners discuss the bias of the Academy Awards and the the hypocrisy…

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To: The Associated Press and Washington Post Re: Israel’s WMD and Mordechai Vanunu

March 8, 2018August 20, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The Washington Post’s banner proclaims “Democracy Dies in Darkness”. On Thursday a WaPo headline read: “For Pyongyang, Mideast offers cautionary nuclear tale” with a bullet point titled “ISRAEL’S DENIABLE DETERRENT” Because The Washington Post does not allow republishing their article; and as this reporter’s response could die in the darkness at The Washington Post we…

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