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BDS protestors confront Israeli shipping line in Tampa The following is a write up of the Block the Boat Tampa picket and protest which was held in the morning hours of October 11th at the Port of Tampa against the ZIM ship, Alabama. At 5:30 am, activists, community organizers, local labor union members and representatives…
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Hundreds of Israeli public figures urge British Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine Gush Shalom, Israel. Press Release, October 13, 2014 Embed from Getty Images 363 Israeli public figures have signed a letter to the Members of the British Parliament, calling upon them to vote in favor of British recognition of a Palestinian State, to be…
ISIL plans to attack Baghdad and Saudi Arabia, source close to its top leaders says By Ali Younes Embed from Getty Images A source very close to the senior leadership of the “Islamic State” also known as ISIS or ISIL, told the Arab Daily News over the weekend from Amman Jordan that ISIL has an…
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Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes US Pledges $212 million during conference this week in Cairo By Mohammed Asad with Ray Hanania Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip await word from the reconstruction conference being held in Cairo, Egypt of Arab World leaders on when they might see the rebuilding of…
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The Voice of Salah e-Eddine Haunts Kobani By Abdennour Toumi (Suruç, Turkey) After more than two weeks’ resistance, ISO militants have taken over neighboring villages southwest of Kobani (Aïn-el-Arab) forcing an exodus of northern Syria’s ethnic Kurdish population across the border to the southern city of Suruç in Şanliurfa province. As a result the Turkish military has…
Hanania publishes new book, PoweR PR, offering communications strategies for Minorities Veteran syndicated columnist and former award winning Chicago City Hall political reporter Ray Hanania released his newest book this week called “PoweR PR: Ethnic Activist’s Guide to Strategic Communications & challenging the biased Mainstream Media” intended to help minorities and ethnic groups that have been marginalized and excluded from the “Biased Mainstream…
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PLO Ashrawi urges Britain to recognize Palestine State A few days ahead of the British parliamentary vote on the recognition of the State of Palestine, PLO Executive Committee member, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, met with correspondents from British media outlets in Palestine to reiterate the official call of the PLO for all states to recognize the…
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President Obama Support a FREE Vanunu END Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions By TNT/Telling Nuclear Truths To be delivered to President Barack Obama We thank you for your March 2014 declassification of 45 years of top-secret documents revealing cabinet secretaries and senior advisers to then President Richard Nixon acceding to Israel becoming a “threshold nuclear state.” We…
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Palestinians enjoy the Eid al Adha despite devastation caused by Israel By Mohammed Asad Palestinians maintained their everyday lives even in the aftermath of the 51-day Israeli military war that killed more than 2,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians and including more than 500 children fatalities. These photographs show how Palestinians are determined to continue their lives and traditions…
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AHRC expresses serious concern regarding case of Palestinian-American activist Rasmea Odeh The American Human Rights Council (AHRC) expresses its serious concern regarding the government proceedings against Ms. Rasmea Odeh, a long- time Arab- American community activist. Ms Odeh is a well known and well respected Arab American leader and activist who served the community in…
Hanan Ashrawi & Archbishop Atallah Hanna headline HCEF 16th Annual Conference Full Program of Events has been finalized!!! You are all invited to register for the Conference & Awards Banquet! The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation is proud to share the complete program for the 16th international Conference! We are optimistic that 16th International Conference: “Together in Faith for the Common Good” will…
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AIPAC Controlled Congress vis-a vis HOUSE Reps. O’Rourke, Engel and Royce By Eileen Fleming On Thursday the Jewish Daily FORWARD admitted “It took only one wrong vote to teach a freshman Democrat from Texas how sensitive, and even wrathful, the Jewish community can be when it comes to Israel. “But the real story of what…
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Podcast Mayoral candidate Fioretti vows to re-establish Chicago Arab Advisory Commission Fioretti promises to recognize and work with Chicago’s rich racial and ethnic diversity that Mayor Emanuel has abandoned By Ray Hanania Chicago Mayoral candidate Robert “Bob” Fioretti said that one of his first acts as mayor will be to re-establish the role of the city’s “vibrant and…
Annual Taybeh OktoberFest forced to cancel, organizers say Taybeh Brewing Company, Taybeh, Ramallah, Palestine Taybeh Oktoberfest Press Release; Nadim Khoury / David Khoury October 3, 2014 The Taybeh Brewing Company regrets to announce that the harsh conditions of Palestine have led to the decision to cancel the 10th Annual Taybeh Oktoberfest 2014. The Taybeh Beer family expresses…
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The Third Eye Medical Science and #YogaNidra By Eileen Fleming There is a lot of controversy over the importance of the Pineal Gland. What medical science knows is – it is the source of Melatonin. –John S. Fleming, MD The Amrit Yoga Institute writes: Modern science now confirms what yogis discovered thousands of years…
AHRC welcomes the 26th Global Report on Fighting Impunity The American Human rights Council (AHRC) welcomes the publishing of the 26 Global Report on Fighting Impunity prepared by International Rehabilitation Center that was released on Monday September 29, 2014. The UN General Assembly proclaimed June 26 as the annual “International Day in Support of Victims…
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Video: Kansas City Chiefs Abdullah penalized for being Muslim By Ray Hanania You can jump around after you make a touch down. You can do the chicken dance wide-knee-walk after you make a touch down. You can even run with the football high in the air in one hand yelling and screaming after you make…
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Podcast: Who’s Who in Iraq, Syria conflicts Discussion with Ali Younes, Ray Hanania Sept. 9, 2014 (09-26-14) The Editors of The Arab Daily News discuss the various factions and political forces involved in the wars and violence taking place in Iraq and Syria. Who’s who in the conflict? Younes and Hanania discuss the regime of…