Category: racism

Israel blocks Christians from visiting grave sites

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Israel blocks Christians from visiting grave sites Israel blocks Palestinian grandmother from visiting father’s grave in Christian cemetery. Israeli army expelled residents, demolished Galilee village in 1948; Adalah demands all displaced residents of Ma’alul be allowed to visit family graves, now surrounded by Israeli military base. For years, Israel has been preventing Salwa Salem-Copty, a Christian…

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Illinois Governor Rauner promises to turn in names of Arab activists to Israel

November 2, 2017April 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Illinois Governor Rauner promises to turn in names of Arab activists to Israel Racist Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner promises to provide Israel, a foreign country, with intelligence information on American citizens living in Illinois as a part of anti-Terrorism security measures. The Governor made the promises during a weeklong visit to Israel this week. By…

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ACLU challenges discriminatory laws banning boycott of Israel

October 11, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

ACLU challenges discriminatory laws banning boycott of Israel USCPR Welcomes ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Anti-BDS Law The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights welcomes the American Civil Liberties Union’s landmark lawsuit, filed today, challenging an anti-boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) law in the state of Kansas for its violation of the First Amendment. The Kansas law…

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Colin Kaepernick’s and the NFL’s selfish disrespect for America

October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Colin Kaepernick’s and the NFL’s selfish disrespect for America Colin Kaepernick and other mostly minority NFL and sports players have refused to stand in respect during the playing of the American National Anthem claiming they are protesting racism in America. But what they really are doing is nothing except promoting themselves in a selfish exploitation…

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Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians 40,000 Palestinians Collectively Punished after Har Adar Attack Israeli violates civil rights of Palestinians. On Tuesday, 26 September, Nimer Mahmoud Jamal, 37, from Beit Surik carried out an attack in the settlement of Har Adar, killing a Border Police officer and two settlement security guards: Sgt. Solomon…

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Palos Township official apologizes to Arabs, Muslims

September 20, 2017December 4, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Palos Township official apologizes to Arabs, Muslims Sharon Brannigan, a trustee in the Chicago suburb of Palos Township, offended Arabs and Muslims with broad stroke comments about immigration that pointed a finger at their race and religion. But Brannigan apologized this week, reiterating apologies she issued twice before saying that she is not anti-Arab, anti-Muslim…

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Kennedy promises to uphold Arab, Muslim rights

September 16, 2017September 17, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Kennedy promises to uphold Arab, Muslim rights Illinois gubernatorial candidate Christopher Kennedy told a gathering of influential Arab and Muslim community activists Saturday that he would defend their rights as Americans and respect their cultural and religious identities. Kennedy said when his family immigrated to America, they faced the same racism and discrimination now facing…

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Israel’s ‘Cyber Unit’ illegally censors social media posts

September 14, 2017April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Israel’s ‘Cyber Unit’ illegally censors social media posts The ‘Cyber Unit’, part of the Israeli State Attorney’s Office, collaborates with social media platforms – including U.S.-based giants Facebook and Twitter – to censor users’ posts, but has no legal authority to do so. Israel’s state attorney’s office is running a “Cyber Unit” which, in collaboration…

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Kennedy defends Illinois Muslims in opening mosque

September 1, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Kennedy defends Illinois Muslims in opening mosque Christopher Kennedy, the candidate for Illinois Governor in the March 2018 Democratic primary and the son of the late U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, this week denounced plans to block the opening of a mosque in a suburb of Chicago. By Ray Hanania Christopher Kennedy is someone who…

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Producers examining abuse of Blacks in Israel need funding

August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Producers examining abuse of Blacks in Israel need funding We urgently need your support. Existence is Resistance is raising funds for the filming of our new documentary Black in the Holy Land. This film will examine the lives and experiences of the various black communities throughout Palestine and the settler state of Israel. We are…

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A letter from a reader on the Brannigan controversy

August 13, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

A letter from a reader on the Brannigan controversy A reader writes asking about the protests by Muslims in suburban Chicagoland against Republican Palos Township trustee Sharon Brannigan and comments she has made in the past criticizing Muslims. By Ray Hanania Sharon Brannigan has published views and opinions that have angered many Muslims in the…

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Israel wipes out non-Jewish village, replaces with Jewish only plans

August 8, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Israel wipes out non-Jewish village, replaces with Jewish only plans No non-Jews allowed: New Israeli town of Hiran, to be built upon ruins of Bedouin village, is open to Jewish residents only contrary to state’s representations before Supreme Court Hiran planned for construction in place of Bedouin town of Umm al-Hiran; state had earlier committed:…

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Media exploitation of discrimination and human rights

May 25, 2017September 29, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Media exploitation of discrimination and human rights The news media is often harsh when addressing issues of civil and human rights in the Arab and Muslim Worlds, but they always seem to come up with excuses in their failure to address civil and human rights violations right here in America and in the West. Clearly, the…

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Boim murder was tragic, but Corrie murder is even worse

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Boim murder was tragic, but Corrie murder is even worse David Boim and Rachel Corrie were born only months apart, but their cases couldn’t be more distinct when it comes to the issues of justice, fairness and righteousness. Boim, a 17 year old with dual American and Israeli citizenship, was killed by Hamas militants in 1996 as he…

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Arab Knesset leader denounces Israeli racism

May 7, 2017May 11, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Knesset leader denounces Israeli racism The Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Ahmad Tibi, a Palestinian Israeli elected to the Knesset representing Israel’s oppressed Arab minority, told an American audience on Friday May 5, 2017 that Israel’s government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racist, discriminatory and practices Apartheid in the military occupation of the West Bank, Gaza…

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Arab American journalists face industry bias

May 4, 2017September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Arab American journalists face industry bias Arab American journalists continue to be targeted by racism and discrimination that dominate the mainstream American news media. America’s journalism industry is driven by an unethical and unprofessional growing trend by American media outlets to exclude any voices that are critical of Israel. It’s the main reason why there are so…

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Arab News & YouGov expose US ignorance of Middle East

May 1, 2017May 11, 2017 rayhanania 2 Comments

Arab News & YouGov expose US ignorance of Middle East A new poll by the Arab News and YouGov.com has exposed a major flaw in the understanding that Americans have of the Middle East. This is remarkable because in the past two years, more Americans have died because of the Middle East than in any other…

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Holocaust remembrance does not contradict Arab morals

April 30, 2017May 1, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Holocaust remembrance does not contradict Arab morals Too often, people allow their emotions to take control of their reason and their inner humanity to turn anger into something more. Blame. Hate. Racism. That happens often with Jews and Arabs when it comes to the Holocaust, one of the greatest inhumanities. Some extremists use the Holocaust as…

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