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Christian Orthodox prepare for Easter celebrations

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Christian Orthodox prepare for Easter celebrations Easter is a special holiday for Christians because more than Christmas, it brings Christians closer to their faith. Although both Easter and Christmas are commercialized by big business and greed, Easter resonates more. Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter after mainstream Christians, mainly because the Orthodox remain on the old Julian…

Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, religion, Syria, Turkey

Mordechai Vanunu: Nuclear Whistleblower or Tool?

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Last week Adam Raz wrote for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, “Thirty years after the espionage case that rocked Israel and exposed its nuclear secrets, it can be asked whether Mordechai Vanunu is actually tool in the hands of vested interests.” The top three definitions of “tool” at the Urban Dictionary are: A guy with a hugely over-inflated ego, Someone whose…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs

April 1, 2018April 2, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs Jewish Voice for Peace, one of several Jewish American organizations that advocates for peace based on compromise and justice between Palestinians and Israelis, reports that Facebook is actively censoring posts by Palestinians and pro-Palestinian users, while ignoring racist and hate-filled posts from pro-Israel extremists. Facebook has a history of…

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Martin Luther King Jr. and a Palestinian American

April 1, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Khaled Diab was a 1948 Palestinian Muslim refugee who realized the American dream, learned to forgive his enemy and live as a brother to all. Martin Luther King Jr. taught, “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love….

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Human rights groups protest Israeli government killings

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Human rights groups protest Israeli government killings Adalah, Al Mezan demand immediate criminal investigation of Israeli killings in Gaza on Land Day. Israeli military officials publicly stated in advance of the protests that the army would employ weapons and tactics that violate international – and even Israeli – law. Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and…

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Time for Churches to join protests against Israeli oppression

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 Maria Khoury 13 Comments

Time for Churches to join protests against Israeli oppression The killing of 15 Palestinians who were among thousands of demonstrators protesting against Israel’s government atrocities and discrimination is a reminder that more needs to be done. The stories are not being reported fully in the mainstream news media as Israel continues to abuse Palestinian rights….

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Maria Khoury, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, racism

Resurrecting Mary Magdalene, Old Crones, Antichrists and Holy Wisdom

March 31, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

Mary Magdalene was a Jewish follower of Jesus who traveled with him, witnessed his public torture, crucifixion and resurrection. Mary Magdalene disappeared from the New Testament Gospels immediately after she reported to the male disciples that she had seen Jesus three days after his dying on a wooden cross. By Eileen Fleming Mary Magdalene is named at least 12…

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Dubai Press Club announces agenda for 17th Arab Media Forum

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Dubai Press Club announces agenda for 17th Arab Media Forum Dubai Press Club (DPC) today (March 27, 2018) announced the agenda for the 17th edition of the Arab Media Forum (AMF), which will be held under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin…

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Saudi Crown Prince challenges false images of Arabs

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Saudi Crown Prince challenges false images of Arabs Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman took on the toughest four issues and questions thrown at every Arab World leader by the mainstream American news media and effectively slammed them out of the park like grand slam home run in a World Series baseball game. But Salman’s…

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France’s War on Terror and De-radicalization Policy: The Lone Wolf Spectrum

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

France’s War on Terror and De-radicalization Policy: The Lone Wolf Spectrum Both the French national leaders and the Muslims alike are missing the point on this complex thematic, because the dialectical debate is whether France/Europe should focus on the young Arab and Muslim generation leaders on the field. By Abdennour Toumi Last Friday a lone…

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Israeli troops detain Palestinian reporter at border crossing

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli troops detain Palestinian reporter at border crossing Israeli security forces should immediately release Bakr Abdel Haq, a correspondent for the Palestinian Authority’s broadcaster Palestine TV, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Israeli troops on March 23 arrested Abdel Haq, who is based in the West Bank city of Nablus, at the al-Karama border…

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Arab American win’s nomination to serve on 13th Judicial District

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Arab American win’s nomination to serve on 13th Judicial District Arab American Associate Judge Sam Betar III won the backing of voters on March 20, 2018 to represent the Democratic Party as their candidate for the 13th Judicial District in Cook County in the November 6, 2018 General Election. Judge Betar, one of the first…

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El-Sayed slams Detroit for water shut-offs

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

El-Sayed slams Detroit for water shut-offs Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate for Michigan governor, issued the following statement regarding threats by Detroit officials to shut off water to more than 17,000 homes. “There is no life without water. And yet, the City of Detroit shuts off water to thousands of Detroiters every year. Next month, up…

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Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Intercepts 7 Ballistic Missiles Fired by the Iranian-Backed Houthi Militia. Iran uses terrorism to bolster instability in the region including from Yemen. Iranian-Houthi rockets targeted civilian areas. Dramatic video of missiles fired captured Col. Turki Al Maliki, the Spokesperson for the Coalition Forces to Support the…

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How can Israel be a ‘democracy’ while allowing racism?

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

How can Israel be a ‘democracy’ while allowing racism? Discrimination in Israel is a reality that the mainstream American news media, Israelis and many American supporters of Israel, including politicians, ignore. Israel has adopted 65 laws that specifically discriminate against non-Jewish citizens inside Israel, some openly and others creating loopholes and exceptions that justify discrimination…

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Palestinian Museum opens in New Haven

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

First Palestinian museum in US to open in Connecticut Wafa News Agency — NEW HAVEN, March 25, 2018 (WAFA) – For the first time ever, a museum displaying the history, art and culture of the Palestinian people is expected to open within a few days in Woodbridge, an outskirt of New Haven in Connecticut, being…

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March for Our Lives A-Changin’ Our Times and Sounds of Silence

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

March For Our Lives is a USA youth driven grassroots movement who on Saturday delivered a wake up call to every elected official that the time has come to support common sense gun laws or face being voted out of power. By Eileen Fleming On Saturday more than 800 protests in every American state and…

Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Opinion

John Bolton Neo-Con, Neo-Christian VS The Sermon on The Mount

March 23, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments

John Bolton’s ascension to national security is alarming to those with a memory of recent history. John Bolton claims to be a Lutheran, but he also is a Neo-Christian meaning one who reinterprets Christianity to conform with Neo-Con philosophy that promotes responding with military means to international conflicts. By Eileen Fleming When POTUS Trump announced…

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