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Dubai welcomes company that drives Palestinian destruction in Israel

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Dubai welcomes company that drives Palestinian destruction in Israel

Increasingly, Dubai is demonstrating how profit and greed can overcome principle and justice, opening its doors without a whimper or a protest to allow Caterpillar, a company with a 60 year history of supporting Israel’s destruction of Palestinian homes, lands and lives to establish a base there. Caterpillar announced this week that it is building a…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Wives bear children of husbands held in Israeli gulag

Posted on May 9, 2015September 29, 2018 By Mohammed Asad 1 Comment on Wives bear children of husbands held in Israeli gulag

At least two dozen wives of Palestinian political detainees held in Israel’s gulag of concentration camps and detention centers have had babies from their husbands’ sperm smuggled out of the brutal system which has been condemned with using torture. By Mohammed Asad The wives of Palestinian detainees in Israel’s large gulag detention system carry their babies who were born using…

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Detroit radio on anti-Muslim & anti-Arab hatred

Posted on May 8, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Detroit radio on anti-Muslim & anti-Arab hatred

Ray Hanania hosts TheArabDailyNews.com Detroit radio show every 2nd Friday of the month on 690 AM Detroit Radio and 700 AM Radio in Washington DC from 8 until 9 am EST. In this episode, Hanania takes phone calls from listeners on every topic that includes: the racism of Charlie Hebdo Magazine and why are Israelis…

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Mordechai Vanunu Reports Israel Renews Human Rights Restrictions 12th year

Posted on May 8, 2015September 29, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Mordechai Vanunu Reports Israel Renews Human Rights Restrictions 12th year

 By Eileen Fleming On Thursday Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu reported: May 7.2015 The latest news in my case, the Freedom again was postponed. The freedom we are waiting for, it did not come, and instead, I got the renew of restrictions, for the 12th year since 2004.  Paying a libel suit to the Israel…

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Algerians Remember Massacres of May, 1945

Posted on May 7, 2015 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Algerians Remember Massacres of May, 1945

After fighting for the independence of Europe, Arabs and Muslims in the Middle East were massacred by the military forces of their alleged Western nation allies, such as on May 8, 1945 when French soldiers clased with Muslims who were celebrating the collapse of the Nazi regime in Germany By Abdennour Toumi Ankara, Turkey — One…

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Maureen Abood details her love affair with Lebanese food

Posted on May 6, 2015 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Maureen Abood details her love affair with Lebanese food

Veteran Lebanese American Arab writer Maureen Abood has just released her debut book and of course, it is about the richness of Lebanese and Arab foods. “Rose Water & Orange Blossoms” is not just a book of recipes but the story of Arabian life which revolves around great tasting foods By Ray Hanania Michigan writer…

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The Mother of Mother’s Day

Posted on May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on The Mother of Mother’s Day

By Eileen Fleming The genesis of Mother’s Day in the U.S.A. began with Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker who organized for a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community.   Fifteen years later, Julia Ward Howe, a Boston poet, pacifist, suffragist, and author of the lyrics to the “Battle Hymn of…

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Double standards and pro-Israel hypocrisy slam al-Jazeera America

Posted on May 5, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Double standards and pro-Israel hypocrisy slam al-Jazeera America

Al-Jazeera America has faced one major political hurdle after another as it tries to break through the politically motivated bias that dominates the often biased and racist mainstream American news media which prioritizes pro-Israel news above facts. Now, the allegations of one obscure employee is being used to challenge the professionalism of the news organization which provides the…

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The Pursuit of Happiness in the Arab World

Posted on May 2, 2015 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on The Pursuit of Happiness in the Arab World

Do Arabs in the Middle East and Arab World have an apathetic attitude towards life and the pursuit of happiness? The growing problem of litter throughout is one sign they don’t care much about their societies at all By Abdennour Toumi Ankara, Turkey — Spring is here! It brings the aroma of fresh flowers, mowed grass and…

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Sister Cities links Palestinians, Israelis & Jordanians over water

Posted on May 1, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Sister Cities links Palestinians, Israelis & Jordanians over water

Jordan River Valley and Great Lakes Region Linked through Sister Waters Agreement coordinated through the Sister Cities Program and Midwest and Middle East municipal mayors Mayors and city officials from across the Great Lakes and the Jordan River Valley signed a pioneering agreement this month linking their communities through a “Sister Waters” partnership. In October…

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Arab Gulf sees rise in Tourism

Posted on May 1, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Gulf sees rise in Tourism

Arab Gulf sees rise in tourism by more than 2 percent with revenues up more than 10 percent, according to UrbaCon Construction & Trading. Visiting the desert is now an attractive alternative in the agenda of a seasoned tourist, a location which is becoming increasingly developed with high-end ecofriendly resorts, luxurious shopping malls, five-star hotels,…

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California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez vows justice for Alex Odeh

Posted on April 30, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez vows justice for Alex Odeh

California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez vows justice for Alex Odeh, American Palestinian Arab activist murdered in 1985 when he opened the doors of his ADC offices at 1905 East 17th Street, Santa Ana. The murder has remained unsolved and American Arabs continue to ask “Why?” Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez of California delivered remarks this week in the House…

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Chicagoland stores battle for growing Middle Eastern market

Posted on April 29, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Chicagoland stores battle for growing Middle Eastern market

This week, another major grocery retailer entered the battle for the growing Middle Eastern food market in Chicagoland offering a wide range of Arab food products. The past half century has seen Arab food migrate from the shelves of small ethnic neighborhood food stores to the premium shelves of the largest national chains. Chicagoland has been no exception, just…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Food, Ray Hanania

Why the Muslim Brotherhood group is crucial to the survival of Jordan

Posted on April 29, 2015February 13, 2026 By Ali Younes No Comments on Why the Muslim Brotherhood group is crucial to the survival of Jordan

By Ali Younes As the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood organization (MB) is getting ready to hold a celebration in Amman this coming Friday for the 70 years anniversary of its founding in Jordan, a new confrontation between the group and the Jordanian government is looming on the horizon. Ever since the group announced that it will…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary

Heated Rhetoric at 2015 NPT Review Conference

Posted on April 28, 2015September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Heated Rhetoric at 2015 NPT Review Conference

By Eileen Fleming (Washington/New York)—On Monday Iran led the call by non-aligned nations for Israel to give up its nuclear weapons as the 2015 NPT Review Conference got underway. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif insisted that the 120-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is demanding that “Israel, the only one in the region that has neither…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

US Census will “test” using Middle East in count

Posted on April 27, 2015June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on US Census will “test” using Middle East in count

American Arabs have been urging the U.S. Census for years to include a category that will help empower America’s growing Arab community. But racism among public officials has stood in the way. But Census officials said this week that they will “test” using a new category to include American Arabs “Middle East and North Africa” this…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Turkey: Chess or Backgammon, Stalemate

Posted on April 27, 2015April 29, 2015 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Turkey: Chess or Backgammon, Stalemate

Three-day International Symposium held in Ankara, Turkey explores the challenges facing Syria, its history, politics, and foreign policy, hosted by the SDE Institute of Strategic Thinking in collaboration with Yildirim Beyazit University. Also explored, the Armenian Massacre, the Western divisions of the Arab World, and the Kurdish movement for statehood By Abdennour Toumi Ankara, Turkey —…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Arab World Politics, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Syria

Using American Tax Dollars to Undermine Civil Rights

Posted on April 23, 2015April 29, 2015 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Using American Tax Dollars to Undermine Civil Rights
Using American Tax Dollars to Undermine Civil Rights

Pro-Israel activists and elected officials who put a foreign country’s interests before the interests of Americans are behind a widespread campaign to extend an Israeli law that could jail any Israeli who criticizes Israel or advocates a boycott of Israel to now include Americans. The Israeli law, approved in 2011, and the American laws are based…

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