Category: Palestine & Jordan

Israeli officer convicted of brutally beating Palestinian released

November 21, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

No justice in Israel for Christians or Muslims, which is why Israel is increasingly being identified by its own actions as an Apartheid State. Palestinian “suspects” are murdered and brutalized with no justice, while Israeli “suspects” are soft-peddled and whitewashed by Israel’s judicial system to hide the truth about today’s Israeli society. By Ray Hanania…

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Terrorism media coverage in Paris/West vs Beirut/Arabs

November 20, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Why is there a difference between the coverage by the mainstream Western and American news media of the terrorism in Paris on Friday Nov. 13 compared to the absence of media coverage of the terrorism in Beirut the day before? The reasons involve a twisted form of journalism applied by Western journalists that distinguishes between…

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Bernie Sanders offers reasoned approach to Middle East peace

November 19, 2015April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

For a long time, I supported the election of Hillary Clinton as President. I supported her against Barack Obama and for a longtime believed we needed to elect her to help restore reason and sanity to dealing with the Middle East. But the Clintons’ views on the Middle East have changed much and I believe…

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Are anti-Muslim, anti-Arab stereotypes driving views on Paris terrorism

November 18, 2015November 20, 2015 rayhanania 1 Comment

In my weekly column at Creators Syndicate, this week, I analyze the factors that may be driving what I believe is the racism that is driving the Western response to terrorism in Paris and Beirut. Why is Daesh/ISIS terrorism in Paris different from Daesh/ISIS terrorism in Beirut? By Ray Hanania It’s a hot topic these…

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Palestinians protest Israeli violence with creative talents

November 18, 2015 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Palestinians protest Israeli violence with creative talents By Mohammed Asad Palestinian youths play music and paint murals during an event to show solidarity with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem, in Gaza city on November 18, 2015. The surge in violence across Israel, Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been fueled in…

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New Book: Understanding the suicide bomber phenomena

November 17, 2015November 17, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

New Book: “The Making of a Palestinian Suicide Bomber” by Author Mitri I. Musleh analyzes why suicide bombings exist, how to stop them They make the international news all the time, and yet they’re still an enigma to Western culture. The world became more accustomed to suicide bombers after the World Trade Center attacks on…

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IMAGINE a Thanksgiving of Real Peace: Paix, Salaam, Shalom

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Thanksgiving season took a left to the liver on Friday night in the worst peacetime attack in France since World War Two. By Eileen Fleming Friday night in France three Islamic State jihadist cells coordinated near simultaneous attacks in bars, a concert hall and soccer stadium in unconscionable acts of revenge for French military action…

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Paris violence: ISIS terrorists need to be stopped

November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

The horrific atrocities committed by ISIS (Daesh) in Paris this week are outrageous acts of terrorism that must be confronted by the world. The world needs to understand the true nature of this terrorist group and look at it beyond the normal madness of stereotypes and religious racism By Ray Hanania This week, in what…

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Israel continues to provoke violence through violence

November 13, 2015February 10, 2017 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Israeli military and armed settlers and civilians have been provoking more protests from Palestinians by targeting Palestinian protesters with lethal force. Dozens more civilian protesters have been seriously injured by Israeli gunfire By Mohammed Asad The Palestinian Ministry of Health report that 20 civilian protesters against Israel’s illegal settlements and against Israel’s military violence were…

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Freedom for Pollard and Vanunu

November 11, 2015June 12, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

According to a bill proposed in the Knesset on Tuesday, Israel will pay for its agent Jonathan Pollard’s “reasonable living conditions” for the rest of his life following his expected release after 28 years of a 30-year prison sentence on November 20. The conditions for Pollard’s parole have not yet been revealed; but it’s expected…

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Fighting Back: An Answer to the Escalation

November 10, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

By Dezeray Lyn Since October 1st from Gaza to the OPT, casualties are rising almost daily as are injuries, arrests, raids and the outrageous closure of the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in Hebron along with segregated Shuhada Street by military order. A crisis within a crisis is slowly devouring the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in Israeli military…

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Israel’s influence on America focus of March 18 conference

November 9, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

How much influence does Israel have on America? And, is it good or bad? Those will be among the questions addressed at a conference March 18, 2016 at the National Press Club in Washington DC, hosted by the prestigious Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy group “Israel’s Influence: Good or Bad for America?” is the…

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Palestinian killed by Israeli assault in Gaza

November 6, 2015April 29, 2017 Mohammed Asad No Comments

By Mohammed Asad A Palestinian civilian was killed Friday during an Israeli terrorist assault against Palestinian civilian targets in Khan Younes. Another 40 Palestinian civilians were injured, including 19 live ammunition. Witnesses said the Israelis attacked a peaceful protest against the occupation and the continued Israeli killings.

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Yitzhak Rabin and The Red House of Zionism

November 6, 2015November 7, 2015 USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments

Twenty years ago Yigal Amir an Orthodox Jewish extremist changed the course of history when he shot Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in the back; But the seeds that fueled his passion for supremacy began germinating on 10 March 1948 in a Tel Aviv house that was painted red. By Eileen Fleming As Israel descends…

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Major radio franchise declares war on truth in trip to Israel

November 4, 2015May 1, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Major radio franchise declares war on truth in trip to Israel American radio network declares war on truth and will visit Israel to shore up its propaganda assault against Christian Palestinians and Muslim Palestinians who are under siege in the Israeli Occupied West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem By Ray Hanania The mainstream American news media…

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Eyewitness to Israeli brutality in Palestine

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Israel’s government is engaging in a cover-up to conceal their atrocities, expelling human rights activists and human rights monitors. The public must speak out! By Bettejo Indelicato My worst nightmare for the Palestinians of the West Bank has become their reality. Crazed illegal settlers and zealous Israeli Occupation Soldiers commit unconscionable crimes against women, children,…

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Michelle Obama pens blog on Middle East trip

November 2, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

First Lady Michelle Obama is traveling to Qatar and Jordan and penned this first blog post about the State Visit from November 1 through November 7, 2015. Mrs. Obama will post daily on her trip. This is her first post By First Lady Michelle Obama (Nov. 2, 2015, Qatar, UAE) — This post is part…

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Israel Must Free Mordechai Vanunu in 90 Days

November 1, 2015March 31, 2017 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

On Friday Mordechai Vanunu wrote regarding his 8th Supreme Court Appeal, “I had a court hearing on [October 26, 2015]. We appealed all the restrictions. I even spoke to the Judges. They gave to the police 90 days to end their investigation for last arrest, after that they will decide.” Vanunu also wrote, “Without Freedom…

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