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Save the Children urges end to Gaza blockade Save the Children welcomes with relief the much-needed ceasefire agreement between the Israeli government and Palestinian representatives. We hope this will be sustained and ensure the well-being of children in Gaza and Israel. Over the last seven weeks, an average of 12 children were killed and 77 were injured every…
Obituary: US Astronaut who placed satellite for Arab League dies Former NASA astronaut Steven R. Nagel, who served as a mission specialist on his first space shuttle flight, pilot on his second and commanded his final two, died Aug. 21 after a long illness. He was 67 years old. After his last shuttle flight, Nagel became deputy director…
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Burj Al Arab Presents ‘Best of the Burj’ Signature Dream Experience A tribute to 15 years of world class luxury To celebrate its 15 years, Burj Al Arab, the World’s Most Luxurious Hotel, has unveiled its ‘Best of the Burj’ – a special offer that includes Rolls-Royce Phantom pick-up, a luxurious suite, six-course degustation dinner…
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Holy Myrrh-Streaming Iveron Icon of Hawaii in Phoenix This Weekend Icon Connected to Numerous Miracles The Holy Myrrh-Streaming Iveron Icon of Hawaii will be on display August 30th through September 1st at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Phoenix, Arizona. This event is open to the public. The Icon features an image of the Holy…
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Shallal says door not closed to another political run for office By Ray Hanania Washington D.C. businessman and activist Anas “Andy” Shallal said he is not adverse to running for office again, saying his recent run for mayor of Washington D.C. was “successful” even though he failed to win the nomination of the Democratic Party…
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Deir Yassin Remembered recites names of murdered Gazans By Ray Hanania More than 2,100 Palestinians have been murdered by Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip since the Israeli military assault was launched on July 8. The vast majority are civilians and were intentionally targeted by Israeli soldiers and missile strikes, a common practice that…
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Palestinian Children return to school as Israeli war crimes continue By Mohammed Asad The start of the school year began normally in the Palestinian territories except on the Gaza Strip where Israeli military war crimes targeting civilians and destroying civilian homes and property continues. Many believe the Israeli Army is intentionally targeting civilians and destroying civilian…
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Sex, Stem Cells, ALS #IceBucketChallenge By Eileen Fleming As of Saturday morning, The ALS Association had received $62.5 million in donations compared to $2.4 million during the same time period last year (July 29 to August 23). On Saturday morning three friends unexpectedly stopped in and one of them is being worked up for ALS…
By Mohammed Asad with Eileen Fleming On Thursday three more Palestinian children were killed in the Gaza Strip according to Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qodra, “The three children, aged 7, 8 and 11, were killed in an Israeli strike in eastern Gaza City.” Israel also killed 17 Palestinians including three commanders of the Ezzeddin al-Qassam, the…
Obama, Kerry silent on murdered Gaza children, civilians in latest war crime By Mohammed Asad (EDITOR’S NOTE: Warning, some photos may be too gruesome to view, except for President Obama, John Kerry or War Criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and his Israeli rightwing supporters): President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, who each held separate press conferences…
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Obama, Kerry mourn murdered journalist James Foley By Ray Hanania President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry issued a blistering attack against the religious terrorist organization ISIS over the brutal beheading of independent journalist James Foley. Foley, 40, was murdered by ISIS, killed by a terrorist who covered his face but spoke with fluent British…
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Palestinian civilians determined to rebuild lives in face of Israeli Gaza war crimes By Mohammed Asad Palestinian civilians returned to their destroyed homes and properties during a brief truce in the Israeli war crimes against civilian areas of the Gaza Strip. Israel’s military forces, the “IDF,” have intentionally targeted civilians as witnessed by the devastation of…
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Chicago Sister Cities International Awarded Best Overall Sister City Program Chicago Sister Cities International (CSCI) received Sister Cities International’s (SCI) 2014 Best Overall Program Award for a city with a population more than 500,001 at the SCI 58th Annual Conference in San Jose, California this month. The 2014 SCI Best Overall Program Award recognizes sister…
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UNICEF launches Global Appeal for Displaced Syrian Children through Western Union’s Education for Better Fund As part of today’s World Humanitarian Day focus, a renewed appeal to support education for Syrian children has been issued by Western Union, (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, and A World at School, a global education initiative, to…
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Israel’s Security, Palestine’s Liberation and All that Jazz By Eileen Fleming Israels security, Palestine’s Liberation: Monday at midnight in Cairo the current cease-fire talks are due to end. On Sunday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would only accept a proposal for a long-term cease-fire if Israel’s security needs were met. A senior Israeli official said….
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HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR’S DESCENDANTS massacred by Israel in Gaza: In a not so uncommon twist, a Holocaust survivor returned his Holocaust Award to the “State of Israel” this week after announcing that the family of one of his descendants, a nephew, were among the 2,000 civilians massacred by Israel’s war crimes assault against the Gaza Strip. Hank…
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The Mayor of Lincolnwood Illinois, Gerald Turry, defended the decision of the Human Relations Commission to rebuff complaints from a handful of activists demanding that the Palestine Flag be removed from a display of ethnic national flags placed on Lincoln Avenue in the north suburban Chicago community. Lincolnwood has displayed ethnic flags representing the various…
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Palestinian Jewish Martyr Jesus was never a Christian By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News Until my first trip to both sides of The Wall in the so called Holy Land I was a ‘church lady’ who taught Sunday School to middle and high school students at an Episcopal Church. After my…
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