Category: Ray Hanania

The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace Former Palestinian official and now Birzeit University professor Ghassan Khatib guests on The Arab Street Arab radio show with host Ray Hanania. The Arab Street Radio show is broadcast live in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio on the 2nd Friday of each month…

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Federal Court in Arizona blocks anti-BDS law targeting Israel critics

September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Federal Court in Arizona blocks anti-BDS law targeting Israel critics U.S. Federal District Court Judge Diane J. Humetewa Friday suspended an Arizona State law that has been spreading across America like a cancer that singles out critics of Israel for special punishment. The Law targets anyone who “boycotts” Israel for any reason denying them the ability…

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Oslo and the peace process were never really the problem

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Oslo and the peace process were never really the problem Critics who assert that the Oslo Peace Accords failed because they were flawed are actually the extremists who engaged in a campaign to block the success of the Oslo Peace Accords. The very people attacking the Oslo Peace Accords and the Two-State Solution are the…

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World leaders laugh as Trump addresses United Nations

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

World leaders laugh as Trump addresses United Nations The United Nations General Assembly burst into laughter after President Trump declared during a speech at the United Nations Sept. 25, 2018 that America’s military is “more powerful than it has ever been before” and postured that “less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than…

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Podcast Interview with David Abitbol of Jewlicious.com

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Podcast Interview with David Abitbol of Jewlicious.com Yalla! Fight Back is a part of the US Arab Radio Network hosted by Laila Alhusini … in an effort to energize and empower Arab Americans to stand up for their rights … for more information go to my website at www.Hanania.com … Click this link or use the…

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Israel targets civilians, destroys Gaza’s al-Mishal Theater

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israel targets civilians, destroys Gaza’s al-Mishal Theater Israel launched a terrorist attack Sunday that targeted the popular civilian entertainment center, the Said al-Mishal (Meshal) Theater in the Gaza Strip. The terrorist attack by Israel was denounced widely by Palestinian cultural leaders while voices in the Arab World were silent. The racist mainstream American news media…

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Tlaib slips through Black divide to win Congressional seat

August 9, 2018February 1, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Tlaib slips through Black divide to win Congressional seat Rashida Tlaib was able to win the office for U.S. Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in a large part because of support from activists like filmmaker Michael Moore and allies of Bernie Sanders, but mainly because her African American rivals split the Black vote decisively reducing their…

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Tlaib primary builds Palestinian presence in Congress

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Tlaib primary builds Palestinian presence in Congress Although there is much focus on the fact that Rashida Tlaib is Muslim, and is touted as the “first Muslim woman” to be elected to Congress this November, her Arab heritage is of much more significance. As a Palestinian Arab, Tlaib could find herself in an unusual caucus…

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Left doesn’t care about Muslims, only uses them as wedge

July 17, 2018September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Left doesn’t care about Muslims, only uses them as wedge Activists on the Left often claim that they champion the rights of others including Muslims and sometimes Arabs, but the truth is they really don’t support us. They just don’t mind using us for their own political agendas. Activists on the Left have been no…

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70 years of Arab World failure needs new strategy

June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

70 years of Arab World failure needs new strategy Palestinians should reject rejectionism and get out of the way of the Trump train wreck that promises to achieve little except open the door to more dramatic and widespread changes. The Arab World’s and Palestinian strategies of rejectionism has led us to this place of failure….

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Trump slammed for policies on immigrant children, and UN

June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Trump slammed for policies on immigrant children, and UN President Trump came under fire this week for a series of policy slips ranging from the mishandling of immigrant children to his administration’s rejection of the fundamental principles of human rights. Ironically, the mishandling and abuse of immigrant children at the border is in fact a…

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World denounces Israel for brutality in Gaza Strip

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

World denounces Israel for brutality in Gaza Strip The United Nations General Assembly spoke out powerfully against Israeli atrocities including the intentional killing and maiming of civilian protestors who are outside of Israel’s borders. Vicious Nikki Haley gets slapped down by members of the United Nations criticizing her hypocrisy to denounce violence against civilians around the…

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Arab Radio Podcast: Iraqi Artist Michael Rakowitz

June 8, 2018April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Radio Podcast: Iraqi Artist Michael Rakowitz Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz talks about his efforts to recreate Iraqi art and iconic heritage lost to war and ISIS/ISIL violence in this interview on Yalla! Fight Back live Arab Radio Friday June 8, 2018 with host Ray Hanania. You can listen to the podcast using the…

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US Embassy protestors attacked by Israeli police

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

US Embassy protestors attacked by Israeli police Israeli Knesset member among citizens in Israel attacked by Israeli police as they protested against the relocation of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem. Dozens of Israeli Arabs and protestors were injured, while in Gaza more than 52 civilians were killed by Israeli sniper fire…

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Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns A study by one of the world’s largest PR companies, Burson-Marsteller, of Arab young people in 16 countries in the Levant, Gulf and North Africa offers disturbing insight into the regional concerns and the powerful influence of the mainstream Western news media. Not surprisingly, the further away Arab…

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Putting Amal before Nakba in next 70 years

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Putting Amal before Nakba in next 70 years Changing the movement after 70 years to liberate Palestine, moving forward beyond the Nakba to Amal, from tragedy to hope. The Palestinians need to reassess their strategies moving forward, silence the fanatics and extremists, and build a new communications network to help the public and world see…

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Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 rayhanania 3 Comments

Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder The mainstream news media rarely covers Palestinian government and community activities, unless they can spin them as a negative and critical news report. When they do, they exaggerate the controversies, add words and phrases that were never there, and use them to underscore why Israelis are…

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Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman defines the moderate voice

April 27, 2018April 29, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman defines the moderate voice As the occupation of Palestine approaches 70 years this week, Palestinians and champions of justice need to carefully distinguish between extremists and moderates, and to reject blanket attacks against people because they are Israeli or Jewish. The BDS movement is two movements: an extreme movement against Jews…