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US Israel Nuclear Entanglements and Occupation of Palestine #FreeVanunu #FreePalestine

March 18, 2015September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

By Eileen Fleming Decades of US Israel nuclear entanglements and occupation of Palestine have reaped a tangled mass impeding movement. Once anyone or thing is entangled; extrication does not come easily but is possible. From Jerusalem on Monday, The New York Times reported, Netanyahu Says No to Statehood for Palestinians…Mr. Netanyahu’s chief challenger, Isaac Herzog of…

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Israel’s Arabs not used to Democracy

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

The concept of Democracy and its power of voting is still a new concept for Arabs in Arab World and especially in Israel where they live as an oppressed, discriminated minority. But they still need to reconcile their actions with their admiration for the movement led by the late Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. By…

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New book details forced marriage of Arab woman

March 13, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

“A Pissed off Saint” finds strength; Middle Eastern woman offers hope through journey to freedom in her book “A Pissed off Saint.” According to the U.S. Department of State, approximately 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year. In order to break the silent struggle of these men, women and children, a survivor of this…

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Zoabi seeks to force Israel to be a real Democracy

March 13, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli Arab politician Haneen Zoabi is critical of Israel’s growing fanaticism, but she believes that Israel can be changed to become a true Democracy. Zoabi is one of five Israeli Arabs serving in the Knesset and leading the new Joint List which has brought together under one party list all of the major Israeli Arab political…

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Rasmea Odeh sentenced to 18 months prison

March 12, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

A Detroit jury found Rasmea (Rasmieh) Odeh, 67, guilty of lying on her U.S. immigration forms after more than a year of harassment and persecution by the pro-Israel lobby. The judge in the case refused to allow Odeh to address issues of Israel’s abuse of Palestinian civilians and narrowed the trial to only the issue of…

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Family Maters: Addictions and Yoga #SuicidePrevention #JimKaz

March 12, 2015September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

By Eileen Fleming VENTURA, Ca.- Before the brother of the first non-Arab reporter for The Arab Daily News committed suicide on Feb. 11, James A. Kasmir wrote about his struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and prescription drug addictions in short stories, plays, poems and autobiographical files in a computer at Straight Up. Straight Up is…

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Chicago painter leaves mark in United Arab Emirates

March 10, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Chicago painter leaves mark in United Arab Emirates American artist Anastasia Mak is known for her bright expressionist paintings of world destinations, including Rome, Istanbul, Paris, and her home Chicago. Thanks to collaboration between Al Qasimi Foundation and the U.S. Mission in the United Arab Emirates, she can now add UAE-inspired works to her portfolio,…

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Obama names Rob Malley as special adviser

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Obama names prominent Middle East diplomat Rob Malley as the Special Assistant to Middle East, North African and Gulf Region. The appointment was immediately attacked by pro-Israel extremist groups led by the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), a group with a history of racist anti-Arab bashing that represents the interests of a foreign country, Israel. (Updated)…

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The Difficult is the Path Itself, discrimination in France

March 7, 2015 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

By Abdennour Toumi — Paris – France The “Charlie” spirit still haunts France’s politicians, media, academicians and streets. France pre-January 7/15 is no longer France post-January 11/15. Meanwhile on the avenues, in the banlieues (suburbs), and Sunday markets everything seems to be going at a normal pace, and life moves on. Still the tension is…

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AHRC urges DHS to designate Yemen for Temporary Protected Status

March 4, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

(Dearborn, MI) March 4, 2015 – The American Human Rights Council (AHRC) urges the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), namely DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, to designate Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1254a, the Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to…

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Responding to Netanyahu and The New York Times Re: Vanunu, Israel’s WMD and Occupation Palestine

March 4, 2015September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

By Eileen Fleming On Wednesday Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower marked the 7th anniversary of the establishment of his YouTube Channel: Vanunu Mordechai Joined Mar 4, 2008-Mar-4-2015.and my words still very clear and strong,without any answers,still waiting to real freedom.freedom of speech and freedom of movements,from this the only Non democracy state in the middl east…

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Banksy British artist spotlights devastation in Gaza

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 Mohammed Asad No Comments

British graffiti artist known only as Banksy has helped bring some life to the people of the Gaza Strip who have been living in devastation as a result of Israel’s blockade of international aide to help the more than 100,000 civilians left homeless by Israeli military brutality and terrorist attacks. By Mohammed Asad The anonymous…

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Sarah Houssayni offers new book on Shiite life in Lebanon

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Lebanese author Sarah Houssayni provides insight into the life and challenges of Shiite residents in the suburbs of Beirut in her new book, “Fireworks.” Fireworks, the debut novel from Lebanese-born Sarah Houssayni, transports readers to the Shiite suburbs leveled and devastated during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War. Quite literally a tale of war and peace, the book…

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Sunday of Orthodoxy Celebrated in Taybeh, Palestine

March 2, 2015March 2, 2015 Maria Khoury No Comments

Photo Array: Practicing the traditions of the Christian religion in the birthplace of Christianity, Palestine, with some of the remaining Christians who survive the pressures of the Middle East conflict. Children taught to honor their religious history at celebration in Taybeh, Palestine. By Maria C. Khoury, Ed. D. Today was a glorious celebration for the…

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Congress and Media must address Israel’s WMD and State Torture of Vanunu

February 28, 2015September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

By Eileen Fleming President Obama’s timely declassification of this 1987 report on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program and Aljazeera’s SPY CABLES must be the final straw to force USA Media and Congress to end their cooperation in Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions and State torture of Mordechai Vanunu. This Tuesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress…

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SHUT DOWN AIPAC: The Israeli Drain on US Tax Dollars

February 27, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

“The explanation for America’s impotent and morally bankrupt policy is the political clout of the Israel lobby. Barack Obama knows that if he were to side with the Palestinians in Gaza or criticize Israel’s actions in any way, he would face a firestorm of criticism from the lobby and his chances of getting Congressional approval…

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Big Pharma, John Oliver and Ventura California #JimKaz

February 27, 2015September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

By Eileen Fleming Professor of psychiatry and medicine at Duke University Medical Center, Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy wrote for The Wall Street Journal regarding America’s growing epidemic of Psychiatric drug prescriptions for infants and toddlers: “The causes are debatable but our culture of ‘a pill for every temper tantrum’ is one culprit….We also need to…

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Nadia Hilou: In praise of a brave Christian Palestinian woman

February 27, 2015March 2, 2015 rayhanania 1 Comment

Nadia Hilou, a lone Arab-Israeli Christian voice for families and children, was vilified and attacked by extremists in the Arab community in the Middle East and in the United States because she dared to work for peace from inside the system. Hilou was the first Arab Christian woman to serve in the Knesset and as…

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