Category: Ray Hanania

Deir Yassin Remembered recites names of murdered Gazans

August 25, 2014April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Deir Yassin Remembered recites names of murdered Gazans By Ray Hanania More than 2,100 Palestinians have been murdered by Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip since the Israeli military assault was launched on July 8. The vast majority are civilians and were intentionally targeted by Israeli soldiers and missile strikes, a common practice that…

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Obama, Kerry mourn murdered journalist James Foley

August 20, 2014October 13, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Obama, Kerry mourn murdered journalist James Foley By Ray Hanania President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry issued a blistering attack against the religious terrorist organization ISIS over the brutal beheading of independent journalist James Foley. Foley, 40, was murdered by ISIS, killed by a terrorist who covered his face but spoke with fluent British…

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Lincolnwood Mayor defends display of Palestine Flag in Chicago suburb

August 15, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

The Mayor of Lincolnwood Illinois, Gerald Turry, defended the decision of the Human Relations Commission to rebuff complaints from a handful of activists demanding that the Palestine Flag be removed from a display of ethnic national flags placed on Lincoln Avenue in the north suburban Chicago community. Lincolnwood has displayed ethnic flags representing the various…

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Palestine Flag will remain on display in Chicago suburb, village rules

August 13, 2014April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

By Ray Hanania An effort to respect the ethnic diversity of residents who live in the tiny suburb of Lincolnwood, Illinois just north of Chicago exploded into hate rhetoric and name calling when protesters demanded that the suburb remove the Palestine Flag from its display of flags along Lincoln Avenue. The flag display was started…

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Why Smith defeated Tlaib in Michigan legislative Democratic primary

August 11, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

By Ray Hanania Dennis Denno, the chief of staff to Michigan State Senator Virgil Smith said that Smith defeated fellow Democratic challenger State Rep. Rashida Tlaib because she lacked strong connections to the senate district in a radio interview Friday on Yahala Voice “Talk of the Town” Radio.. Tlaib represented a nearby State House seat…

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Wise, University of Illinois guilty of violating Illinois Hate Crimes Laws in Salaita firing?

August 8, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Wise, University of Illinois guilty of violating Illinois Hate Crimes Laws in Salaita firing? By Ray Hanania A “Hate Crime” occurs when a victim is intentionally singled out because of his or her identity. Isn’t that what happened this week to Dr. Steven Salaita, a Palestinian professor who was fired because he criticized the government…

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University of Illinois fires professor for expressing views critical of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza

August 7, 2014October 13, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

University of Illinois fires professor for expressing views critical of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza McCarthyism on the rise in America against American Arabs and Muslims By Ray Hanania Dr. Steven G. Salaita, a well-known and highly regarded writer and author in the American Arab community, was fired from his teaching job at the University…

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Rashida Tlaib still has a future in politics

August 6, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Rashida Tlaib still has a future in politics By Ray Hanania State Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-6th MI) lost her bid to unseat incumbent Virgil Smith in the Michigan State Senate’s 4th District Democratic Primary Election Tuesday August 5. Tlaib’s fate eliminates a legislator who championed community rights and was a strong voice for American Arabs. It…

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Amash wins GOP endorsement; Tlaib loses bid; Baydoun makes strong showing

August 6, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Amash wins GOP endorsement; Tlaib loses bid; Baydoun makes strong showing By Ray Hanania When it comes to American Arab politics, Metro Detroit and Southeastern Michigan are the center of the world. And this week, the districts there saw several important election contests with some winning, others losing and still others receiving encouragement to continue their…

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In final vote before primary election, Amash votes for America over Israel

August 5, 2014October 13, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

In final vote before primary election, Amash votes for America over Israel Congress increases American taxpayer debt to assist Israel By Ray Hanania In his last vote Friday before returning to his 3rd Congressional district to face-off against a wild-rhetoric challenger in the Republican Primary this week, U.S. Rep. Justin Amash cast a vote for…

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What does it cost to buy a U.S. Senator? Not much!

August 4, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

What does it cost to buy a U.S. Senator? Not much! How about a few of them, say 33? By Ray Hanania What does it cost to buy a United States Senator? You would think it might be an expensive proposition. But it really is not, especially if you happen to be a foreign country with a…

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National Press Club condemns Iran for journalist detention, but is silent on Israel’s killing of journalists

July 31, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

National Press Club condemns Iran for journalist detention, but is silent on Israel’s killing of journalists By Ray Hanania In a lucid example of the moral bankruptcy and bias of the mainstream American news media, the National Press Club issued a press release this week which condemned the Government of Iran for its detention of a…

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Why American Arabs and Muslims need their own news blog

July 30, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Why American Arabs and Muslims need their own news blog By Ray Hanania The Huffington Post is one of the internet’s top ranked news blogs. And yet when you read through the HuffPo’s postings today, you notice that while the rest of the world is focused on the Israeli siege of Gaza and the massacre…

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Sharon and Hamas: How the Likud Bloc Mid-wifed the Birth of Hamas

July 27, 2014October 9, 2023 rayhanania 2 Comments

Sharon and Hamas: How the Likud Bloc Mid-wifed the Birth of Hamas by Ray Hanania (January 2003) (Click here to view PDF with sourced footnote citations.) Hamas is considered one of Israel’s greatest threats, but the Islamic terrorist organization found its beginnings in the misguided Israeli effort to encourage the rise of a religious alternative that would undermine…

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Tlaib-Smith: Michigan Democrats gear up for 4th Senate District battle

July 25, 2014January 9, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Tlaib-Smith: Michigan Democrats gear up for 4th Senate District battle By Ray Hanania (Updated) Michigan is in the homestretch of a tough election battle between an longtime political dynasty and an up-and-coming American Arab legislator. Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib, 37, is in a fight for her political life, although even if she doesn’t win the…

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Israel Broadcast Authority refuses to broadcast names of dead Palestinian children

July 24, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israel Broadcast Authority refuses to broadcast names of dead Palestinian children By Ray Hanania Reminiscent of the vicious racist policies of the Apartheid Government of South Africa, the Israeli Broadcast Authority rejected an advertisement that would have read aloud over Israeli radio the names of Palestinian children murdered by Israeli soldiers in their brutal assault…

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Media Twists Facts to Make Israel Look Good in Conflict With Palestinians

July 10, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Media Twists Facts to Make Israel Look Good in Conflict With Palestinians By Ray Hanania If your only source of news on the conflict between Israel and Palestine is the biased, anti-Arab mainstream American news media, I can understand why you so easily believe that Israel is merely defending itself against rocket attacks from the…

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Ziyad Liquid Jameed and Middle East holidays

July 1, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Ziyad Liquid Jameed and Middle East holidays By Ray Hanania Jameed is a critical ingredient to many high quality Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food recipes and it has a fascinating history that is often misunderstood. Literally translated from Arabic to English to mean “hardened,” Jameed is made from the Ewe, the female goat or sheep…

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