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Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine

Posted on April 24, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine
Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine

Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine By Ray Hanania I came across a really stupid letter in the Columbia Dispatch newspaper this morning. Letter writer Barbara Doll (“U.S. is inconsistent in reaction to Crimea,” April 8) compared Israel’s presence in Palestine to Russia taking over Crimea. There is no comparison. Assuming…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again

Posted on April 19, 2014September 24, 2018 By Maria Khoury 1 Comment on Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again
Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again

Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again By Maria C. Khoury, Ed.D. We have just celebrated the Miracle of the Holy Fire in Taybeh in a most magnificent way at the outskirts of our village approximately  5:30 pm local time on this Great and Holy Saturday while waiting all afternoon when this…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Maria Khoury, Palestine & Jordan, religion, Spotlight

Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary

Posted on April 14, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary
Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary

Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary Weeping Icon symbolizes the suffering of Christians in the Holy Land, Pastor of Church says By Ray Hanania St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Chicago’s west suburb of Cicero will hold a special service on Tuesday April 22 to honor…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, religion

Vanunu’s Family Affair and US-Israeli Reality-Check: Nukes and ‘Peace Talks’

Posted on April 4, 2014August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 3 Comments on Vanunu’s Family Affair and US-Israeli Reality-Check: Nukes and ‘Peace Talks’

Vanunu’s Family Affair and US-Israeli Reality-Check: Nukes and ‘Peace Talks’ By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News   Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday the U.S. is questioning its role in the Israeli-Palestine peace talks, noting it was “reality-check time” for negotiators from both parties. In the past week, Israel cancelled the…

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Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, News, Palestine & Jordan

Coalition claims victory over Silverstein anti-Arab hate legislation

Posted on April 2, 2014June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Coalition claims victory over Silverstein anti-Arab hate legislation

Coalition claims victory over Silverstein anti-Arab hate legislation State Senate Committee rejects Silverstein bill to censor American critics of foreign country April 2, 2014, Chicago – Yesterday afternoon, the Senate Judiciary Committee of the Illinois Senate rejected Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 59, proposed by Senator Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago), that urged Illinois university and college presidents…

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Activism, American Arabs, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

Jordan King Abdullah II urges building on privatization review panel findings

Posted on April 2, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Jordan King Abdullah II urges building on privatization review panel findings

Jordan King Abdullah II urges building on privatization review panel findings AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday stressed the importance of building on the outcome of the Privatisation Evaluation Committee (PEC) report by utilising its results in drawing up economic strategies, and boosting the partnership between the public and the private sectors. During…

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Arab World, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Contrast between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activism

Posted on April 1, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Contrast between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activism

Contrast between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activism By Ray Hanania It is amazing to watch the activists on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Clearly, the pro-Israel activists have their act together while the pro-Palestinian groups martyr themselves as an excuse for failure. During the past few months, pro-Israel lobbyists and PACs, including the villainous AIPAC,…

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Free Pollard, Free Vanunu and Reevaluate Allies

Posted on April 1, 2014August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 3 Comments on Free Pollard, Free Vanunu and Reevaluate Allies

Free Pollard, Free Vanunu and Reevaluate Allies By Eileen Fleming The New York Times reported that Jonathon J. Pollard’s release could be part of a deal that includes “the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including citizens of Israel, and a partial freeze on construction in West Bank settlements.” Officials involved in the Israeli-Palestinian “peace…

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Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Press Release: Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands

Posted on March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Press Release: Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands

Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands Israeli – Palestinian Public Negotiating Congress in Almog Junction April 10-11, 2014 The Israeli and Palestinian leaderships apparently do not have a working strategy to cope with their conflict. So, the time has come for the two peoples to take matters into their own hands! On April…

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Activism, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

Baby son who slain Judge Raed Zeiter tried to help dies in Amman hospital

Posted on March 30, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Baby son who slain Judge Raed Zeiter tried to help dies in Amman hospital

Baby son who slain Judge Raed Zeiter tried to help dies in Amman hospital By Ali Younes Alaedinne Zeiter, the 5-year-old comatose son of Jordan’s magistrate judge who was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on March 10, Raed Zeiter, was pronounced dead in a Jordanian hospital in Amman from brain injuries that he suffered few weeks before…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, News, Palestine & Jordan

Saudi denial of visa for Israeli journalist not the real issue

Posted on March 29, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudi denial of visa for Israeli journalist not the real issue

Saudi denial of visa for Israeli journalist not the real issue By Ray Hanania (Creators Syndicate, March 28, 2014. Click here to read the Arabic version of this column) This week, the mainstream American news media went berserk when it was disclosed that the Washington Bureau chief of the Israeli Jerusalem Post was denied an…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, News Media, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Palestinian Land Day and West Bank Oil

Posted on March 26, 2014August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Palestinian Land Day and West Bank Oil

Palestinian Land Day and West Bank Oil By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to the Arab Daily News   LAND DAY commemorates the killing of six Palestinians, wounding of 96 and arrests of 300 on 30 March 1976, when Israeli forces reacted with violence to a spontaneous peaceful demonstration by Palestinians over the confiscation of 5,500 acres…

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Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Israel: “ We never apologized to the Jordanians”

Posted on March 26, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes No Comments on Israel: “ We never apologized to the Jordanians”

Israel: “ We never apologized to the Jordanians” Jordanian officials: “ Whatever the Israelis said, we considered it an apology” By Ali Younes In the aftermath of the murder of judge Raed Zeiter on March 10,  Jordanians reacted with angry  protests demonstrations against  their government’s reaction which was described by protesters as “ cowardice” ,…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Palestine & Jordan

Did Islamic terrorists crash the Malaysian plane MH370?

Posted on March 25, 2014April 13, 2019 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Did Islamic terrorists crash the Malaysian plane MH370?

Did Islamic  terrorists crash the Malaysian plane MH370? By Ali Younes and Sadallah Mahmoud The answer to that question in the minds of many, is Yes. But now that the mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines MH370 is declared resolved  after search efforts have found evidence of wreckage  debris in the southern Indian ocean, the real…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

End the Silencing of Mordechai Vanunu and Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions

Posted on March 25, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments on End the Silencing of Mordechai Vanunu and Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions

End the Silencing of Mordechai Vanunu and Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News The current restrictions that deny Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower, Mordechai Vanunu his RIGHT to leave Israel expire May 18, 2014.   However, this April 21st marks ten years to the day Vanunu emerged from 18 years…

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Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Remember the USS Liberty’s MD in honor of National Dr. Day 2014

Posted on March 23, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Remember the USS Liberty’s MD in honor of National Dr. Day 2014

Remember the USS Liberty’s MD in honor of National Dr. Day By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News In 1990, an act of Congress established every March 30th to be National Dr. Day; to recognize physicians, their work, and their contributions to society and the community. One reason, I ran for US HOUSE…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate

Posted on March 21, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate

Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate By Ray Hanania Senate Bill 3017, introduced by State Sen. Ira Silverstein to protect Israel from American citizens expressing their constitutional rights to criticize a foreign country, failed to be called for a vote last week, suggesting that it might dies, opponents of…

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American Arabs, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Facebook Memorial Page set up for Justice for Raed Zeiter

Posted on March 21, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 3 Comments on Facebook Memorial Page set up for Justice for Raed Zeiter

Facebook Memorial Page set up for Justice for Raed Zeiter By Ray Hanania A memorial page honoring Raed Zeiter, the Jordanian Judge who was murdered by Israeli soldiers on March 20, 2014 at the King Hussein/Allenby Bridge crossing between Jordan and the Israeli Occupied West Ban of Palestine, has been created to put pressure on…

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