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Tyrant, the most racist program on TV

Posted on August 11, 2016August 15, 2016 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Tyrant, the most racist program on TV

The FX Series Tyrant which features many Arab actors and actresses is the most racist and viciously anti-Arab series on Television. The series, which is in its second season, is the work of an anti-Arab hater and Israeli producer Howard Gordon and writer Gideon Raff. The show was rumored to have been cancelled after last season’s…

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Palestinians salute Black Lives Matter movement

Posted on August 11, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians salute Black Lives Matter movement

Palestinians Salute the Movement for Black Lives Emphasizing Common Struggle against Racial Oppression Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) responds to Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) policy platform: “We pledge to firmly and consistently stand in solidarity with our black sisters and brothers in the United States and around the world by supporting the demands and…

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UAE first to win 2016 Olympic Medal for Arab World

Posted on August 10, 2016September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on UAE first to win 2016 Olympic Medal for Arab World

UAE first to win 2016 Olympic Medal for Arab World The United Arab Emirates became the first Arab country to win a medal in the Olympic competitions in Rio in Brazil. Sergiu Toma, who was born in Moldova in the former Soviet Union and has been a UAE citizen for many years, won the Bronze Medal…

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Mordechai Vanunu 30 Yrs Israel’s Nuclear Hostage

Posted on August 9, 2016September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mordechai Vanunu 30 Yrs Israel’s Nuclear Hostage

A hostage is understood to be a person taken by force to secure the taker’s demands; or one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence. Mordechai Vanunu Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower responded to Israel’s July 4 indictment against him by publishing the icon above at his Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Channels titled “The Last Hostage”…

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Palestinians protest Israeli detention of World Vision rep

Posted on August 8, 2016 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Palestinians protest Israeli detention of World Vision rep

Palestinians protest Israeli detention of World Vision rep By Mohammed Asad Palestinian demonstrators hold posters of Mohammad El Halabi, World Vision’s manager of operations in Gaza who was accused by Israel of funneling millions of dollars in aid money to Hamas, during a protest in solidarity with El Halabi, organised by foundations and societies benefiting…

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Palestinian group banned by Israel performs protest show

Posted on August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Palestinian group banned by Israel performs protest show

Palestinian group banned by Israel performs protest show By Mohammed Asad Palestinian band Dawaween, who were denied access to perform at a festival in Jerusalem, deliver a performance as part of a protest against the denial in Beit Hanun, near the Erez crossing point with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip on August 6, 2016….

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USS Indianapolis and USS Liberty: Men of Courageous Endurance

Posted on August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on USS Indianapolis and USS Liberty: Men of Courageous Endurance

The USS Indianapolis was hit by two Japanese torpedoes and sank within minutes a few days before the United States nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Of the 1,196 aboard, about 900 made it into the water before the ship sank. Shark attacks began at sunrise and continued for five days until the remaining 317 were accidentally discovered on…

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Washington Report magazine needs support

Posted on August 3, 2016January 9, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Washington Report magazine needs support

Washington Report on Middle Affairs launches fundraising drive to raise $40,000 to cover printing and its book section. The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs is one of the most informative publications in America on Middle East issues. No other publication offers the depth and detail on issues related to the Arab World, Muslims and the…

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Olympic politics and the Arab World

Posted on August 3, 2016September 25, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Olympic politics and the Arab World

The Arab World first entered athletes in the Olympics in 1912 and the number of Arabs competing in the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics continues to increase. But political hurdles by the West and Israel have continued to undermine fair competition and one country in particular has been the target, Palestine. By Ray Hanania…

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Hunger strike escalates for prisoner Bilal Kayed

Posted on August 3, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Hunger strike escalates for prisoner Bilal Kayed

“Freedom or Death:” Palestinian Political Prisoner Bilal Kayed’s Hunger Strike Escalates. Palestinian political dissident remains in Israeli Gulag in failing health in protest of Israeli brutality By Dezeray Lyn In Barzilai hospital in Ashkelon, historic Palestine, shackles hold fast to the right hand and left foot of Palestinian political prisoner Bilal Kayed. The 34-year-old has been on a…

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Temporary Protected Status extended for Syrian refugees

Posted on August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Temporary Protected Status extended for Syrian refugees

Temporary Protected Status extended for Syrian refugees Syrian refugees given extension for protected status in the United States. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has redesignated Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and extended the existing TPS designation for the country from Oct. 1, 2016, through March 31, 2018. This allows eligible nationals of Syria…

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Middle East Recipes: Stuffed Grape Leaves

Posted on July 31, 2016September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Middle East Recipes: Stuffed Grape Leaves

Shesh Besh Arab-Israeli recipes: Lamb and rice Stuffed Grape Leaves recipe. Aaron Hanania and Ray Hanania make stuffed grape leaves and show you how you can make it too, whether you are Arab, Israeli, Palestinian or Jewish. It’s one of the most popular Mediterranean food recipes. Video and story By Aaron Hanania and Ray Hanania Your…

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Republicans, Democrats ignore Arab rights

Posted on July 30, 2016September 21, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Republicans, Democrats ignore Arab rights

Republicans, Democrats ignore Arab rights Neither Democrat Hillary Clinton nor Republican Donald Trump have spoken out in favor of the rights of Arabs and Palestinians, although Clinton claims to embrace “Muslims,” while Trump has called for restrictions to weed out Islamic terrorists from among Muslim immigrants who come to America. The issue of “Arab rights” has been…

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Palestinian Oktoberfest in Taybeh Sept. 24, 25

Posted on July 30, 2016September 24, 2018 By Maria Khoury 1 Comment on Palestinian Oktoberfest in Taybeh Sept. 24, 25

Palestinian Oktoberfest in Taybeh coming September 24 and 25. This is one of Palestine’s most favorite cultural events at one of its most favorite villages. By Maria C. Khoury, Ed. D. Every time my husband  David Khoury starts up a new project, I sort of get a deeper culture shock.  It has been over twenty-three years…

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Media Inquiry To Clinton Trump Stein Johnson RE: USS Liberty

Posted on July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Media Inquiry To Clinton Trump Stein Johnson RE: USS Liberty

What Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Jill Stein and Gary Johnson have in common is: Their individual Press Offices have failed to respond to this Media Inquiry regarding the USS LIBERTY emailed on July 24, 26 and 27: Dear Presidential Candidates, Thank you for your swift response to this YES or NO Question: Do you support…

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Fissured world politics doesn’t need leaked pipes

Posted on July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Fissured world politics doesn’t need leaked pipes

Fissured World Politics Doesn’t Need Leaked Pipes. WikiLeaks introduces an effective actor in conflictual media-politics relations, it has become an actor in the sense that it has provided information to the public about their politicians’ intentions and actions. By Abdennour Toumi Although bizarre, does one remember how the global community welcomed the new Millennium? With a…

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Turkish government comes to aid of Palestinians

Posted on July 23, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Turkish government comes to aid of Palestinians

Photo array. Turkish government comes to aid of Palestinians.  By Mohammed Asad Palestinians receive Turkish aid at an aid distribution centre in Gaza city, on July 2016. The aid, consisting of flour, sugar and rice, was allowed into the Palestinian territory via Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing and will be stored in warehouses run by Gaza’s…

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USS Liberty Veterans & 49 years Post Traumatic Stress

Posted on July 21, 2016July 21, 2016 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on USS Liberty Veterans & 49 years Post Traumatic Stress

USS Liberty Veterans are teaching Americans how to help treat Post Traumatic Stress and End 49 years of USA Govt. Coverup On the 49th anniversary of Israel’s June 8 attack on America’s then premier Spy-Ship which killed 34 Americans and physically wounded 70% of the crew, USS Liberty Veteran, Donald Pageler told the crowd in Berkeley,…

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