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On the campaign trail in Turkey

May 27, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

On the Campaign Trail with AKParti Candidate Mr. Yüksel YENI in northwestern Anatolia. By Abdennour Toumi Bursa, Turkey — On Saturday I got aboard the AKParti “conquer caravan” for two days on the campaign trail with Mr. Yüksel YENI touring the province of Bursa in the Marmara region of northwestern Anatolia. Bursa is the fourth most populous city…

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US cracks down on FIFA to avenge criticism of Israel

May 27, 2015August 20, 2019 rayhanania 2 Comments

Days after officials at the Federation of International Football Associations announced plans to allow a vote on whether or not to allow Israel to remain in the association, the United States launched a widespread prosecution against’s FIFA’s international leadership in Zurich Switzerland. That will teach FIFA for cracking down on Israeli racism By Ray Hanania The U.S….

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Netanyahu thanks U.S. for blocking a Nuclear Weapons Free Middle East

May 24, 2015 USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments

By Eileen Fleming On Saturday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to thank the U.S. for blocking a decision that would task the UN secretary general with convening an international conference on making the Middle East a nuclear weapons-free zone by March 2016. U.S. Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller…

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Egyptian death sentences violate Democracy, freedom

May 23, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Voices are rising slowly against the growing injustices and undemocratic tyranny that claims to be wrapped in Democracy. But increasing death sentences handed down by Egypt’s politically driven judicial system and oppressive government are putting Democracy and freedom to shame. Among the condemned is Dr. Emad Shahin, visiting professor of public policy at Georgetown University in…

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Camel racing revival draws crowds in Gulf

May 23, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Camel racing, representing bedouin Arab culture, is increasingly drawing tourists and crowds in Dubai and the Gulf region. Once popular int he 1980s, the sport of camel racing is seeing a revival. For a truly authentic experience in the UAE, look no further than the camel race. The cacophony of car horns, shouts and thud of…

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Fox & Fiends The Comic Strip: Sex, Lies and TV hate

May 23, 2015May 23, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Fox & Fiends is a new comic strip from The Arab Daily News that lampoons the vicious slander and lies on the FOX Cable TV morning show “Fox & Friends” starring propagandists Brian Kilmeade, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Steve Doocy. By Ray Hanania Fox & Fiends is a new comic strip from The Arab Daily News…

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Why Aden is so Important?

May 21, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

By Gamal Gasim Several weeks have passed since the beginning of the Saudi-led military operation against the forces of the Houthis-Saleh alliance. While Saleh has made a pretense of looking for a political solution, his forces have joined the Houthis for intense fighting in Aden, Taiz, and Mareb. The Saleh and Houthi forces have indicated…

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Nick Rahall ends 38 years in U.S. Congress

May 21, 2015October 2, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Veteran American Arab congressman retires from his West Virginia congressional district after serving 38 years representing Americans and American Arabs. Rahall is the longest serving American Arab in politics and most admired in public life. His voice for principle and justice will be missed By Ray Hanania When I first got involved in politics in the early…

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Mordechai Vanunu Weds Norwegian Professor in Jerusalem

May 20, 2015September 29, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

By Eileen Fleming On Wednesday at Facebook’s Free Mordechai Vanunu Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower wrote: “Vanunu Married Kristine,in The Redeemer church,Jerusalem ,May 19.2015.“ The headline in Norway read Vanunu giftet seg med norske Kristin and the following is excerpted from Google Translate: It was yesterday morning that the two said yes to…

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Illinois Governor Rauner can do the right thing

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner can do the right thing and support Middle East peace by rejecting a bill sponsored by pro-Israel activist Il Rep. Sara Feigenholtz and urge the Illinois General Assembly to support peace based on Two-States, non-violence and the respect of human rights. Rauner can also take a strong stand to defend the…

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Strangled: Gaza Collapsing in the Grip of a Humanitarian Crisis

May 20, 2015 Mohammed Asad 1 Comment

The results of a comprehensive report prepared by the Euromid Observer for Human Rights about the repercussions of the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, which enters its ninth year next June By Mohammed Asad It has been nine months since Israel agreed to a ceasefire that ended its third and most massive military…

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President USS LIBERTY Veterans Association Addresses Congress

May 20, 2015September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 4 Comments

By Eileen Fleming Forty-eight years after Israel’s attack, survivor and President of the USS LIBERTY Veterans Association, Ernie Gallo is no longer waiting for an act of congress; but is leading others to get Congress to act. On Monday Gallo’s following Letter was hand-delivered to the Orlando offices of Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio….

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Turkish Opposition: It’s the Economy Stupid

May 19, 2015 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

By Abdennour Toumi Ankara, Turkey — Turkish parliamentary elections on June 7th are fast approaching, the streets are decorated with parties’ banners, and daily candidate caravans furrow the districts with blaring loud speakers, seeking the vote for their constituency. The operation has already begun in Turkish communities abroad. It’s a “sports” contest on a national scale, yet this…

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Jordanian Military court accuses Journalist of undermining country

May 16, 2015May 20, 2017 Ali Younes No Comments

Jordanian Military court accuses Journalist of undermining country By Ali Younes He was designated by the military prosecutor as a “special case” and “very dangerous criminal” thus he was led in and out court with his hands tied behind his back, his legs,neck and waist shackled in iron making him looking like the movie character…

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The Real Nakbah

May 14, 2015May 19, 2015 Jafar Ramini No Comments

By Jafar M Ramini These are very difficult times for us. We Palestinians are going through an emotional upheaval that stirs our hearts and squeezes our tear ducts. For it was on May 15th 1948 that the Jewish terrorist armies attacked many villages and towns in Palestine destroying over 600 of them and driving around…

Intel, Israel’s largest employer, pressed for Fair Employment

May 14, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Intel, the multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, is being pressed to sign the Holy Land Principles— a corporate code of conduct for American companies doing business in Israel-Palestine. The 8-point set of Principles is based on the Mac Bride Principles that have proven so effective in Northern Ireland. Fr. Sean Mc Manus, originally…

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State of Palestine and Nakba 67

May 14, 2015 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

By Eileen Fleming On Wednesday The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognized the State of Palestine. The treaty signals that the Holy See has switched its diplomatic recognition from the Palestine Liberation Organization to the State of Palestine and it concerns the activities of the Catholic Church in Palestinian territory. As of…

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Criticism of the foreign country Israel is NOT anti-Semitism

May 14, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Supporters of the foreign government of Israel are using their influence in local governments to bully and intimidate and label critics of Israel as “anti-Semitic,” introducing laws that undermine the American Constitutional right of free speech of Americans who challenge Israel’s extremist policies that oppress Christian and Muslims in Israel and in the Occupied West Bank…

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