Category: Video

Video: ‘Gaza Fights for Freedom’: An antidote to Israel’s criminal propaganda

November 26, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Video: ‘Gaza Fights for Freedom’: An antidote to Israel’s criminal propaganda A new film by Abby Martin documents a people seeking dignity and basic rights, and ends with an appeal for BDS. Source Palestine Updates This debut feature film by journalist Abby Martin began while reporting in Palestine, where she was denied entry into Gaza by…

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B’Tselem-produced documentary “Of Land and Bread” premieres at IDFA

November 24, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

B’Tselem-produced documentary “Of Land and Bread” premieres at IDFA The first full-length documentary film produced by B’Tselem, “Of Land and Bread,” directed by the head of the organization’s video department, Ehab Tarabieh, premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) Sunday Nov. 24, 2019. The world premiere included additional screenings scheduled later this…

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Canadians for Justice and Peace in Palestine release new video series

September 5, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Canadians for Justice and Peace in Palestine release new video series Previously we wrote to you in detail about our new video series titled Oppression 101. With this series, we hope to make it easier for you to share the brutality of Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians with your friends. Today, we release Oppression 101…

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New film “For Sama” documents a Syrian family under siege

July 25, 2019July 26, 2019 B. Nimri Aziz No Comments

New film “For Sama” documents a Syrian family under siege Intimacies From An Awful War. “For Sama” by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. Film review By B. Nimri Aziz If you think you’ve seen enough of conflict, especially the war in Syria, you haven’t. From love of nation and loathing of military rule, from inchoate hope…

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Iraqi American Woman Wins IndieFEST International Film Awards

May 18, 2019June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Iraqi American Woman Wins IndieFEST International Film Awards Iraqi born filmmaker Weam Namou wins a prestigious Award of Excellence from the IndieFEST Film Awards (women filmmaker category) for her latest production with and Eric Hoffer, the award-winning author of 13 books. The award will be given for Weam Namou’s exciting feature documentary, The Great American…

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New documentary “Jihadists” explores extremist movement

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

New documentary “Jihadists” explores extremist movement New documentary “Jihadists” travels deep into Jihadi controlled territory to reveal the inner workings of extremist Islam, on DVD & Digital April 2, Directed by François Margolin & Lemine Ould Salem While the impending defeat of Islamic State’s caliphate is being celebrated by media pundits, the ideology of Islamic extremism that…

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Congresswoman McCollum stands out as principled voice on human rights

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Congresswoman McCollum stands out as principled voice on human rights Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in regards to her bill, the Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Detention of Palestinian Children Act, H.R. 4391. Video of Congresswoman McCollum’s remarks can be seen here. Congresswoman McCollum’s full remarks are below: Mr. Speaker,…

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Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Intercepts 7 Ballistic Missiles Fired by the Iranian-Backed Houthi Militia. Iran uses terrorism to bolster instability in the region including from Yemen. Iranian-Houthi rockets targeted civilian areas. Dramatic video of missiles fired captured Col. Turki Al Maliki, the Spokesperson for the Coalition Forces to Support the…

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Controversial Israeli film “Foreign Land” in U.S. in March

February 11, 2018February 11, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Controversial Israeli film “Foreign Land” in U.S. in March Israeli officials denounce the film and promote censorship, urging Israelis not to view it, show it or support it, which means everyone should see this documentary [Updated] The film tells how Israeli society slips into extremism from the personal viewpoint of an Arab actor and a…

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Apartheid Israeli government imposes collective punishment on Hizma

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Apartheid Israeli government imposes collective punishment on Hizma Over 7,000 people collectively punished: Israel imposes harsh restrictions on access to village of Hizma For more than a week, the Israeli military has been severely restricting access into and out of the Palestinian village of Hizma in the West Bank, apparently in response to stone-throwing along…

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Israel arrests 16 year old girl who slapped soldiers entering her home

December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Israel arrests 16 year old girl who slapped soldiers entering her home Sixteen-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Arrested by Israeli Army in West Bank Village of Nabi Saleh December 19, Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestinian Territories – The Israeli army arrested 16-year-old Palestinian human rights activist Ahed last night during a night raid at her home in the…

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Gutierrez stands with Palestinian activist Haneen Zoubi

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Gutierrez stands with Palestinian activist Haneen Zoubi U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez spoke strongly in defense of Palestinian Rights this week introducing visiting Palestinian-Israeli Knesset member Haneen Zoubi at a fundraiser for the Jerusalem Fund held on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Attendees raised more than $100,000 at the event to support medical relief efforts for victims…

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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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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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We Americans on a Mission from God with a Message @POTUS Trump: How to MAGA

May 19, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Establish every June 8 to be known as USS Liberty Remembrance Day We Americans submit the following way for POTUS Trump to earn RESPECT as an American for LIBERTY By Eileen Fleming Ten years after beginning my mission from God in support of the USS LIBERTY a nationwide grass roots movement has rooted dedicated to…

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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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Earth Day, Science Marches and Earth Day Church

April 21, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Earth Day was birthed in 1970, after the massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969 Earth Day created public support for the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Earth Day spurred the passage of the Clean Air Act, the Water Quality Improvement Act, the Endangered Species Act and other environmental laws. By Eileen Fleming Earth…

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