Category: Palestine & Jordan

Palestinian awarded $1 million from education foundation

March 15, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

London foundation recognizes the struggle of Palestinians awarding its annual $1 million Global Teacher Prize to a Palestinian teacher who works with children under the oppression of the brutal Israeli military occupation. By Ray Hanania The Varkey Foundation named Palestinian teacher Hana Al Hroub as the recipient of this year’s $1 million “Global Teacher Prize” in education….

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Israelis kill girl in Gaza, but media doesn’t care

March 12, 2016March 12, 2016 Mohammed Asad 3 Comments

The Israelis killed a Palestinian girl Saturday in the Gaza Strip, but because the victim wasn’t Jewish and the target of a knife attack, or was killed by an Israeli with a guitar, no one cares. The only victims the mainstream news media and the Israelis care about are Israelis killed or injured by knife…

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Sanders edge in Michigan may be due to Arab support

March 10, 2016October 30, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Bernie Sanders won the important Michigan Primary Tuesday (March 8) and a big part of his victory can be directly attributed to support he received mainly from Muslim Americans and Arabs in Wayne County. But Donald Trump still carried the state with overwhelming support from Chaldeans, Middle East Christians. The two communities have been separated…

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International Women’s Day, Alfred Nobel and Mother’s Day

March 8, 2016September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

International Women’s Day began in the early 1900’s as a Socialist political event, primarily in Europe and especially in the Soviet Bloc. By Eileen Fleming International Women’s Day has lost much of its political flavor however, the political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations still runs strong. Among the women who raised…

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A Third Way, a film that offers hope

March 1, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Can Palestinians and Israelis come together to make peace? It’s a difficult question to find an answer to, but filmmaker Harvey Stein explores this difficult but important topic in his new film “A Third Way.” By Ray Hanania I met Israeli filmmaker Harvey Stein during my foray into the contentious world of Israeli-Palestinian peace in…

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Jordan backdrop for three Oscar nominees

February 29, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan served as the backdrop for three Oscar nominated films in this year’s Academy Awards. Jordan has a long history as a setting for movies including Lawrence of Arabia, The Hurt Locker, Indiana Jones and the Lost Crusade and Zero Dark Thirty. This years entries include Martian, Theeb and A War. As…

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Mordechai Vanunu Reports Latest News at Twitter

February 25, 2016October 30, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

Mordechai Vanunu reports his latest news at Twitter on Wednesday By Eileen Fleming Mordechai Vanunu, Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower TWEETED his latest news: @VanunuMordechai Feb 24 The latest news. The Supreme court had order the Prosecutors,To gave their answer on this case,no late than Apr’21s. With the publication of Heroes, Muses and the Saga of…

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BDS Activists Combat BDS ACT of 2016

February 25, 2016September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The Combatting BDS Act of 2016 seeks to encourage and authorize state legislation to divest state funds from companies that boycott Israel. By Eileen Fleming The Combatting BDS Act of 2016 [S. 2531/H.R. 4514] was introduced on 10 February 2016. On Tuesday in Colorado human rights activists seized their First Amendment rights to enlighten their…

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US promises more aid for Syrian refugees

February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 rayhanania 3 Comments

President Barack Obama promised more financial support to help ease the burden and the suffering of the refugees fleeing the violence by the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the by Russian soldiers in a meeting Wednesday with King Abdullah II of Jordan. By Ray Hanania President Barack Obama promised more financial support to help ease the…

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Hunger striker al-Qiq held without trial, justice

February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 rayhanania 1 Comment

Palestinian journalist imprisoned without trial or justice by Israel continues hunger strike to expose Israel’s civil rights abuses, violence and oppression. Muhammed al-Qiq symbolizes the enduring struggle against Israel’s brutality By Bettejo Indelicato A Palestinian prisoner on hunger striker becomes more than the individual their tortured body encompasses. The hunger striker, in this case Muhammad al-Qiq (Mohammed…

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Algerians salute Palestinian football team

February 20, 2016February 20, 2016 Mohammed Asad 5 Comments

Algerians salute Palestinian football team Algerian football players and fans salute the struggle of the Palestinian people during a soccer match between the Algerian Olympic football team and the Palestinian Football team, played in Algeria. By Mohammed Asad Palestinians in the Gaza Strip watch on big screens a friendly football (soccer) match between the Palestinian…

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Netherlands hosts Islamic display at embassy

February 20, 2016April 29, 2017 Mohammed Asad 1 Comment

Netherlands hosts Islamic display at embassy Netherlands embassy in Gaza opens a historical and cultural display of Islamic scripts and artifacts By Mohammed Asad The Embassy of the Netherlands opened an historical exhibition of a collection of Islamic scripts and information related to the Koran which Muslims scholars trace to ancient times. The Ambassador of the Netherlands…

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Palestinian Journalist’s hunger strike enters 87th day

February 19, 2016September 29, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Palestinian Journalist Muhammad al-Qiq’s Hunger Strike Enters 87th Day inside of Israeli Hospital Martyrdom is staring down 33 year old Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq as he somehow clings to life after, what is nearing, three months of starvation in protest of his illegal imprisonment by Israel. By Dezeray Lyn In HaEmek hospital in Afula, al-Qiq…

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Obit: Boutros-Ghali, veteran Egyptian diplomat dies

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 rayhanania 1 Comment

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, veteran Egyptian diplomat, dies Boutros Boutros-Ghali, veteran Egyptian diplomat and the first United Nations Secretary-General from Africa, passed away today at the age of 93. He is being praised for guiding the Organization through the tumultuous early 1990’s and for helping shape the UN’s response to post-Cold War realities, drafting a seminal report…

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University of Illinois at Chicago endorses BDS

February 17, 2016April 13, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

University of Illinois at Chicago Student Government votes unanimously to divest from Israeli occupation The Undergraduate Student Government Assembly of the University of Illinois at Chicago voted unanimously on Monday (February 15th, 2016) to pass a resolution urging the university to divest from corporations profiting off of the Israeli occupation and other human rights violations….

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OEWG and Mordechai Vanunu’s Valentines Update

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

OEWG stands for Open Ended Working Group By Eileen Fleming On Monday 22 February, world governments have the opportunity to participate in the Open Ended Working Group “taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations” in Geneva, Switzerland. Through resolution 67/56 the UN General Assembly decided in December 2012, to convene an OEWG to develop proposals for…

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Christian Arab, Chaldean Arabian omelettes

February 13, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

Christian Arab, Chaldean Arabian omelette pita sandwiches. An unusual breakfast sandwich of egg omelettes, cheese, pita bread and your favorite meat (bacon, ham or lamb slices) By Ray Hanania Christian Arabs throughout the Middle East and the Levant and Chaldeans, Middle East Christians mainly from Iraq, often enjoy a breakfast sandwich omelette prepared with flat…

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Palestinians urge Oscars reject Israel trip swag

February 11, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Palestinian groups calls on Oscar nominees at this year’s Academy Awards to reject the “Israel propaganda trip” valued at over $50,000 that is included in this year’s “swag bags” Palestinian human rights activists are calling on Oscar nominees not to accept travel vouchers supplied by the Israeli government as part of the gift bag that…

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