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#AbandonBiden leadership hosts Conference in Chicago Saturday Dec. 30, 2023

Posted on December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on #AbandonBiden leadership hosts Conference in Chicago Saturday Dec. 30, 2023
#AbandonBiden leadership hosts Conference in Chicago Saturday Dec. 30, 2023

#AbandonBiden leadership hosts Conference in Chicago Saturday Dec. 30, 2023 #AbandonBiden campaign hosts conference in Chicago where Arab and Muslim American leaders will discuss their reaction to President Joe Biden’s support of the genocide and warcrimes committed by Israel against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. The conference will be held in Chicago Saturday, Dec….

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Biden’s contradictory policies on war crimes in Sudan and Gaza

Posted on December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Biden’s contradictory policies on war crimes in Sudan and Gaza
Biden’s contradictory policies on war crimes in Sudan and Gaza

Biden’s contradictory policies on war crimes in Sudan and Gaza The hypocrisy of the United States is clearest during the administration of President Joe Biden. On the one hand, Biden has declared violence in Sudan which has resulted in thousands of civilian casualties as a “war crime.” But Biden is afraid to make the same…

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Sonia Anne Khalil campaigns for Illinois State House 36th District

Posted on December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Sonia Anne Khalil campaigns for Illinois State House 36th District

Sonia Anne Khalil campaigns for Illinois State House 36th District Longtime Arab American activists Sonia Anne Khalil announced on December 10, 2023 her candidacy to seek the Democratic Party domination for the Illinois Legislative 36th House seat next year. Khalil is the leading candidate in the Democratic Primary for the 36th House seat in the…

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CAIR-LA Demands Santa Ana Mayor Issue Apology for Biased Behavior During City Council Meeting  

Posted on December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on CAIR-LA Demands Santa Ana Mayor Issue Apology for Biased Behavior During City Council Meeting  

CAIR-LA Demands Santa Ana Mayor Issue Apology for Biased Behavior During City Council Meeting The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today demanded that Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua issue an apology for her biased actions during a recent Santa Ana City Council meeting.    On Tuesday, Dec. 5,…

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Israeli snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza

Posted on December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza
Israeli  snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza

Israeli snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza On Monday Dec. 11, 2023, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) surgeon was injured inside Al-Awda hospital in north Gaza by a shot fired from outside the facility. Our colleagues report snipers surrounding the hospital, firing on those inside. Al-Awda has been under total siege…

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CAIR Condemns Israeli Executions of Wounded, Unarmed Palestinian in West Bank  

Posted on December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on CAIR Condemns Israeli Executions of Wounded, Unarmed Palestinian in West Bank  
CAIR Condemns Israeli Executions of Wounded, Unarmed Palestinian in West Bank  

CAIR Condemns Israeli Executions of Wounded, Unarmed Palestinian in West Bank The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned what it called the latest “Israeli war crime of the day” after video surfaced reportedly showing Israeli forces opening fire on a group of unarmed Palestinian civilians…

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Arab and Muslim American voters face a “simple choice” between Biden’s inhumanity and Trump’s edgy politics

Posted on December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab and Muslim American voters face a “simple choice” between Biden’s inhumanity and Trump’s edgy politics
Arab and Muslim American voters face a “simple choice” between Biden’s inhumanity and Trump’s edgy politics

Arab and Muslim American voters face a “simple choice” between Biden’s inhumanity and Trump’s edgy politics President Joe Biden’s abandonment of humanity and support for the massacre of thousands of civilians in the Gaza Strip, providing weapons and political cover for Israel’s indiscriminate massacres, has provoked Arab and Muslim American voters to abandon him in…

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Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words

Posted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words
Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words

Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words The biased American news media is using the lexicon handed to it by Israel’s propaganda efforts, portraying the Israeli “hostages” in what the media and Israel describes falsely as an exchange for Palestinian “prisoners.” The majority of so-called Palestinian prisoners…

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Muslim American woman challenges unresponsive Congressman Sean Casten in March 19 Democratic primary

Posted on November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Muslim American woman challenges unresponsive Congressman Sean Casten in March 19 Democratic primary
Muslim American woman challenges unresponsive Congressman Sean Casten in March 19 Democratic primary

Muslim American woman challenges unresponsive Congressman Sean Casten in March 19 Democratic primary By Ray Hanania Congressman Sean Casten, who has failed to live up to his promises to outreach and include Arab and Muslim Americans in the last election, is being challenged in th March 19, 2024 Democratic Primary election by healthcare activist Mahnoor…

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More than 50 journalists killed in Israel-Gaza war

Posted on November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on More than 50 journalists killed in Israel-Gaza war
More than 50 journalists killed in Israel-Gaza war

More than 50 journalists killed in Israel-Gaza war The first month of the Israel-Gaza war is now the deadliest month for journalists since CPJ began documenting journalist fatalities in 1992. As of November 21, CPJ’s investigations showed at least 53 journalists and media workers were among more than 14,000 killed since the war began on October 7—with more than 13,000…

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On World Children’s Day, Israel has turned Gaza into a Graveyard for Children:

Posted on November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on On World Children’s Day, Israel has turned Gaza into a Graveyard for Children:
On World Children’s Day, Israel has turned Gaza into a Graveyard for Children:

On World Children’s Day, Israel has turned Gaza into a Graveyard for Children: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the world’s peace-loving community in recognizing the World’s Children Day that falls annually on November 20. The World Children’s Day is an occasion to commemorate the Declaration of the Rights of the Child that was…

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Doctors Without Borders condemns deliberate deadly attack on convoy of staff and family members in Gaza

Posted on November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Doctors Without Borders condemns deliberate deadly attack on convoy of staff and family members in Gaza
Doctors Without Borders condemns deliberate deadly attack on convoy of staff and family members in Gaza

Doctors Without Borders condemns deliberate deadly attack on convoy of staff and family members in Gaza One person was killed and one was injured in an attack today on a convoy of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff members and their families who had been attempting to evacuate from northern Gaza. The person who…

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Peace Now: Attempt for the Establishment of a New Settlement in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City

Posted on November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Peace Now: Attempt for the Establishment of a New Settlement in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City
Peace Now: Attempt for the Establishment of a New Settlement in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City

Peace Now: Attempt for the Establishment of a New Settlement in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City There is growing concern over an attempt to seize one of the last undeveloped plots in Jerusalem’s Old City for the establishment of a new settlement. In recent days, representatives of a Jewish-Australian businessman and his partners…

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CPJ expresses grave concern over 4th communications blackout in Gaza

Posted on November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on CPJ expresses grave concern over 4th communications blackout in Gaza
CPJ expresses grave concern over 4th communications blackout in Gaza

CPJ expresses grave concern over 4th communications blackout in Gaza The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is highly alarmed by widespread reports of a communications blackout in Gaza due to a fuel shortage. CPJ urgently calls on the Israeli and Egyptian governments to allow humanitarian assistance, including fuel, to reconnect journalists in Gaza with the…

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Arab World, Israel, Journalism, Media Bias, News, NewsWire, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Arab American Comedy Festival, 209th Anniversary National Tour returns to New York roots

Posted on November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab American Comedy Festival, 209th Anniversary National Tour returns to New York roots

Arab American Comedy Festival, 209th Anniversary National Tour returns to New York roots Year-Long Comedy Extravaganza Comes to The Town Hall on November 19th with Diverse Headliners including Ramy Youssef and a Fireside Chat with Tony Shalhoub The New York Arab American Comedy Festival (NYAACF) is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a year-long tour supported…

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Nearly 100 Organizations Join ADC in Demanding TPS/DED for Palestinians

Posted on November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Nearly 100 Organizations Join ADC in Demanding TPS/DED for Palestinians
Nearly 100 Organizations Join ADC in Demanding TPS/DED for Palestinians

Nearly 100 Organizations Join ADC in Demanding TPS/DED for Palestinians The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and nearly 100 human rights, civil rights and civil liberties, immigrant rights, faith based organizations, and ADC’s Volunteer TPS/DED Lawyers Working Group sent a request to Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging them…

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Terrorist groups involved at pro-Israel demonstration in Washington D.C.

Posted on November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Terrorist groups involved at pro-Israel demonstration in Washington D.C.
Terrorist groups involved at pro-Israel demonstration in Washington D.C.

Terrorist groups involved at pro-Israel demonstration in Washington D.C. American political leaders close their eyes to the presence and involvement of terrorist organizations that participated in the pro-Israel protests held in Washington D.C. that attacked Christian and Muslim Arabs who are calling for an end to the violence. The Pro-Israel protestors demanded tougher violence against…

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Patients and medical staff trapped in hospitals under fire in Gaza

Posted on November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Patients and medical staff trapped in hospitals under fire in Gaza
Patients and medical staff trapped in hospitals under fire in Gaza

Patients and medical staff trapped in hospitals under fire in Gaza Attacks must stop now Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) demands as Israeli military attacks Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza Strip Hospitals in Gaza have been under relentless bombardment over the past 24 hours. Al-Shifa Hospital complex, the biggest health facility where staff for Doctors…

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