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Mordechai Vanunu: Cases of Libel and Extortion Security and Press

Posted on March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mordechai Vanunu: Cases of Libel and Extortion Security and Press

By Eileen Fleming   Israel’s internal Security Agency is best known by the acronym Shabak or Shin Bet and is similar to the FBI. This report argues Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower’s cases of libel and extortion against them by way of definition: Libel is defamation by written words which becomes a criminal act when published. Extortion…

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Racism plays hard in Israeli elections

Posted on March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Racism plays hard in Israeli elections

Netanyahu’s party took the most seats in the Israeli Knesset election by using a last minute racist push that is similar to the efforts to prevent Blacks from winning office in America. But the key is while Obama and Europe have stood up to Netanyahu’s racism and Apartheid-like policies, where is the Arab World to stand…

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US Israel Nuclear Entanglements and Occupation of Palestine #FreeVanunu #FreePalestine

Posted on March 18, 2015September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on US Israel Nuclear Entanglements and Occupation of Palestine #FreeVanunu #FreePalestine

By Eileen Fleming Decades of US Israel nuclear entanglements and occupation of Palestine have reaped a tangled mass impeding movement. Once anyone or thing is entangled; extrication does not come easily but is possible. From Jerusalem on Monday, The New York Times reported, Netanyahu Says No to Statehood for Palestinians…Mr. Netanyahu’s chief challenger, Isaac Herzog of…

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Israel’s Arabs not used to Democracy

Posted on March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel’s Arabs not used to Democracy

The concept of Democracy and its power of voting is still a new concept for Arabs in Arab World and especially in Israel where they live as an oppressed, discriminated minority. But they still need to reconcile their actions with their admiration for the movement led by the late Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. By…

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Zoabi seeks to force Israel to be a real Democracy

Posted on March 13, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Zoabi seeks to force Israel to be a real Democracy
Zoabi seeks to force Israel to be a real Democracy

Israeli Arab politician Haneen Zoabi is critical of Israel’s growing fanaticism, but she believes that Israel can be changed to become a true Democracy. Zoabi is one of five Israeli Arabs serving in the Knesset and leading the new Joint List which has brought together under one party list all of the major Israeli Arab political…

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Rasmea Odeh sentenced to 18 months prison

Posted on March 12, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Rasmea Odeh sentenced to 18 months prison

A Detroit jury found Rasmea (Rasmieh) Odeh, 67, guilty of lying on her U.S. immigration forms after more than a year of harassment and persecution by the pro-Israel lobby. The judge in the case refused to allow Odeh to address issues of Israel’s abuse of Palestinian civilians and narrowed the trial to only the issue of…

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Obama names Rob Malley as special adviser

Posted on March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Obama names Rob Malley as special adviser

Obama names prominent Middle East diplomat Rob Malley as the Special Assistant to Middle East, North African and Gulf Region. The appointment was immediately attacked by pro-Israel extremist groups led by the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), a group with a history of racist anti-Arab bashing that represents the interests of a foreign country, Israel. (Updated)…

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Responding to Netanyahu and The New York Times Re: Vanunu, Israel’s WMD and Occupation Palestine

Posted on March 4, 2015September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Responding to Netanyahu and The New York Times Re: Vanunu, Israel’s WMD and Occupation Palestine

By Eileen Fleming On Wednesday Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower marked the 7th anniversary of the establishment of his YouTube Channel: Vanunu Mordechai   Joined Mar 4, 2008-Mar-4-2015.and my words still very clear and strong,without any answers,still waiting to real freedom.freedom of speech and freedom of movements,from this the only Non democracy state in the middl east…

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Banksy British artist spotlights devastation in Gaza

Posted on March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Banksy British artist spotlights devastation in Gaza

British graffiti artist known only as Banksy has helped bring some life to the people of the Gaza Strip who have been living in devastation as a result of Israel’s blockade of international aide to help the more than 100,000 civilians left homeless by Israeli military brutality and terrorist attacks. By Mohammed Asad The anonymous…

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Sunday of Orthodoxy Celebrated in Taybeh, Palestine

Posted on March 2, 2015March 2, 2015 By Maria Khoury No Comments on Sunday of Orthodoxy Celebrated in Taybeh, Palestine
Sunday of Orthodoxy Celebrated in Taybeh, Palestine

Photo Array: Practicing the traditions of the Christian religion in the birthplace of Christianity, Palestine, with some of the remaining Christians who survive the pressures of the Middle East conflict. Children taught to honor their religious history at celebration in Taybeh, Palestine. By Maria C. Khoury, Ed. D.  Today was a glorious celebration for the…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Maria Khoury, News, Palestine & Jordan, religion

Congress and Media must address Israel’s WMD and State Torture of Vanunu

Posted on February 28, 2015September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Congress and Media must address Israel’s WMD and State Torture of Vanunu

By Eileen Fleming   President Obama’s timely declassification of this 1987 report on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program and Aljazeera’s SPY CABLES  must be the final straw to force USA Media and Congress to end their cooperation in Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions and State torture of Mordechai Vanunu. This Tuesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress…

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SHUT DOWN AIPAC: The Israeli Drain on US Tax Dollars

Posted on February 27, 2015June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on SHUT DOWN AIPAC: The Israeli Drain on US Tax Dollars
SHUT DOWN AIPAC: The Israeli Drain on US Tax Dollars

“The explanation for America’s impotent and morally bankrupt policy is the political clout of the Israel lobby. Barack Obama knows that if he were to side with the Palestinians in Gaza or criticize Israel’s actions in any way, he would face a firestorm of criticism from the lobby and his chances of getting Congressional approval…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Sami The-Bedouin

Nadia Hilou: In praise of a brave Christian Palestinian woman

Posted on February 27, 2015March 2, 2015 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Nadia Hilou: In praise of a brave Christian Palestinian woman
Nadia Hilou: In praise of a brave Christian Palestinian woman

Nadia Hilou, a lone Arab-Israeli Christian voice for families and children, was vilified and attacked by extremists in the Arab community in the Middle East and in the United States because she dared to work for peace from inside the system. Hilou was the first Arab Christian woman to serve in the Knesset and as…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Israel, News, Obits, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Israeli Settler attacks on Christian & Muslim Holy sites

Posted on February 26, 2015June 12, 2019 By Maria Khoury 3 Comments on Israeli Settler attacks on Christian & Muslim Holy sites

Israeli settlers and Jewish extremists vandalizing and defacing Christian and Muslim holy sites under Israeli control. What is the government of Israel doing to stop this? By Maria C. Khoury, Ed. D. Every day I wake up and stare at the new illegal Israeli settlement right in front of my kitchen window. It has been…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Maria Khoury, News, Palestine & Jordan

A Nonviolent Action to Stamp Out Extremism and Violence

Posted on February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on A Nonviolent Action to Stamp Out Extremism and Violence
A Nonviolent Action to Stamp Out Extremism and Violence

Using postage stamps, the Arab World can protest in a non-violent manner against the murder of civilians, including Americans by Israel’s settlers and military. They can Stamp Out Violence and Stamp Out Extremism. By Ray Hanania The failure of the Arab world to engage in strategic communications and effective public relations has made all Arabs an…

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Honoring USS Liberty’s Dr. Kiepfer and USS Liberty Vets

Posted on February 25, 2015March 31, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Honoring USS Liberty’s Dr. Kiepfer and USS Liberty Vets

By Eileen Fleming   [Kerrville, Texas] USS Liberty’s lone physician, Dr. Richard Kiepfer, entered eternity last Friday from his home adorned with icons of St. Francis of Assisi. Kiepfer was the Chief Medical Officer and only physician on the USS Liberty during Israel’s brutal attack on America’s premier spy ship as it navigated in international…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Editors Picks, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Pro-Israel students launch hate campaign against Muslims, Arabs

Posted on February 24, 2015October 13, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Pro-Israel students launch hate campaign against Muslims, Arabs
Pro-Israel students launch hate campaign against Muslims, Arabs

The racist nature of the extremist pro-Israel movement against BDS is widely known, but to be supported by pro-Israel professors and university administrators is an obnoxious escalation in fomenting hate crimes against Muslims. These pro-Israel activists are responsible for the rising Islamophobia and racist hate spreading across America that has resulted in the murder of innocent…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Bias of American mainstream news media on Israel and Iran

Posted on February 23, 2015February 25, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Bias of American mainstream news media on Israel and Iran
Bias of American mainstream news media on Israel and Iran

You can better appreciate the bias of the mainstream American news media when you look closely at the issue of Israel, Iran and Nuclear weapons. No country has been more violent than Israel and yet Israel wants you to look closely at Iran. And while Israel wants the world to closely scrutinize Iran’s nuclear ambitions,…

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