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The Black List and This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai

October 5, 2017August 20, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The BLACK LIST is WHERE FILMMAKERS & WRITERS MEET online. “This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai” is this writer’s first Black List Script. By Eileen Fleming The Black List just launched a service to host and index screenplays on The Black List database for $25.00 a month per script. The scripts are…

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Spec Script, Spies and Vanunu Mordechai

September 29, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

A spec script is written by a writer with hope that the script will be optioned and purchased by a producer, production company, or studio. “This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai” is this writer’s first spec script. Norway announced on Friday that Vanunu has been offered asylum, two years after his wife applied. The current restrictions…

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All you Need to Know about Algerian Political Harvest Season

September 29, 2017September 29, 2017 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

All you Need to Know about Algerian Political Harvest Season It seems when there is chaos among the Arabs, there is always an Algerian exception, analysts are saying but not this time. By Abdennour Toumi A quarter-century ago, before the Sidi-Bouzid revolt in Tunisia sparked the Arab Spring in 2010, disaffected youth in the populated…

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Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians 40,000 Palestinians Collectively Punished after Har Adar Attack Israeli violates civil rights of Palestinians. On Tuesday, 26 September, Nimer Mahmoud Jamal, 37, from Beit Surik carried out an attack in the settlement of Har Adar, killing a Border Police officer and two settlement security guards: Sgt. Solomon…

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Americans for Peace Now urge firing of Ambassador Friedman

September 28, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Americans for Peace Now urge firing of Ambassador Friedman APN to Trump: Fire Ambassador Friedman! Americans for Peace Now (APN) is calling on President Trump to recall US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman for making statements that blatantly contradict long-held United States policy, as well as objective facts and international law. Ambassador Friedman continues to…

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Everyday Items reflect stereotypes of “Them”

September 27, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Everyday Items reflect stereotypes of “Them” Exhibition helps viewers identify, resist subtle hate messages Stereotypes: Martin Luther King, Jr. said it eloquently – “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Prejudice and hate are not only reflected in the current political climate; they have long been promoted through items as innocuous as a souvenir…

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Israel arrests Palestinian journalist in West Bank

September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli security forces arrest Palestinian journalist in West Bank Israeli security forces should immediately release Palestinian journalist Abdul Rahman Awad, a correspondent in Ramallah for the Hamas-affiliated Palestinian news agency Safa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Israeli forces yesterday morning arrested Awad at his home in the village of Budrus, 19 miles (31…

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Profile: Sam Jammal’s candidacy in California Congressional race

September 27, 2017 rayhanania 1 Comment

Profile: Sam Jammal’s candidacy in California Congressional race Arab Americans on the Ground: Sam Jammal on challenging a 24-year incumbent and getting involved. The Arab American Institute looks at the candidacy of Sam Jammal in the 39th Congressional race in Orange County, in California By Rawan Elbaba As a young college student, Sam Jammal had…

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12-year old Gaza Palestinian challenges Guinness Record

September 26, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

12-year old Gaza Palestinian challenges Guinness Record By Ahmad Hasaballah Yousef al-Bahtini, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy from Gaza City, is preparing to enter the Guinness Book of World Records to break a record 20 meters in a body wrapped in a ball in 14 seconds. The test will be held in the Jordanian capital.

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Archive: A very special Oscar night

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

A very special Oscar Night One of my personal favorite topics is the movie industry and the racism and bias that the industry allows based on politics. This incident involving Vanessa Redgrave back in 1978 impacted my life and characterized the injustices of the American media on so many levels By Ray Hanania (Originally published…

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Syrian journalist murdered with mother in Turkey

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Syrian journalist murdered with mother in Turkey Orient News English reported that their English language editor Halla Barakat was found murdered in her apartment with her mother this morning in Turkey. Barakat was a fierce critic of the violence in Syria and was investigating war crimes there. She was investigating abuses and torture of prisoners…

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Palos Township official apologizes to Arabs, Muslims

September 20, 2017December 4, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Palos Township official apologizes to Arabs, Muslims Sharon Brannigan, a trustee in the Chicago suburb of Palos Township, offended Arabs and Muslims with broad stroke comments about immigration that pointed a finger at their race and religion. But Brannigan apologized this week, reiterating apologies she issued twice before saying that she is not anti-Arab, anti-Muslim…

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Algeria: Something Is Not Right Happened in Raïs

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Algeria: Something Is Not Right Happened in Raïs In Algeria politics is not local, but vocal, therefore the nights of horror of August and September, 1997, still haunt the dreams of the population. By Abdennour Toumi About 18 miles south of Algiers located in the countryside of the Municipality of Sidi-Moussa, a massacre took place…

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Kennedy promises to uphold Arab, Muslim rights

September 16, 2017September 17, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Kennedy promises to uphold Arab, Muslim rights Illinois gubernatorial candidate Christopher Kennedy told a gathering of influential Arab and Muslim community activists Saturday that he would defend their rights as Americans and respect their cultural and religious identities. Kennedy said when his family immigrated to America, they faced the same racism and discrimination now facing…

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American Arabs need to better document their history

September 16, 2017September 16, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

American Arabs need to better document their history By Ray Hanania During my entire consciousness as an American of Arab heritage, I have always tried to document the experiences of my family, friends and organizations I have been involved with regarding Arab American history. The truth is American Arabs do a poor job of documenting…

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American Arabs endorse Kennedy for Governor

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 rayhanania 1 Comment

American Arabs endorse Kennedy for Governor Chris Kennedy is leading as the candidate of choice for American Arabs and Muslims in Illinois. Kennedy has shown a sensitivity to issues facing American Arabs among which is access and engagement in state government. Under incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner, American Arabs have been marginalized and targeted with punitive…

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How “The Vietnam War” by Ken Burns and We Americans and the USS LIBERTY can unite Americans

September 14, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments

The Vietnam War began on Nov 1, 1955 and officially ended on Apr 30, 1975 “The Vietnam War” is also an 18 hour 10-episode PBS documentary premiering on Sunday In the midst of The Vietnam War was The Six Day War and the USS LIBERTY By Eileen Fleming It took Ken Burns and Lynn Novick 10…

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Israel’s ‘Cyber Unit’ illegally censors social media posts

September 14, 2017April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Israel’s ‘Cyber Unit’ illegally censors social media posts The ‘Cyber Unit’, part of the Israeli State Attorney’s Office, collaborates with social media platforms – including U.S.-based giants Facebook and Twitter – to censor users’ posts, but has no legal authority to do so. Israel’s state attorney’s office is running a “Cyber Unit” which, in collaboration…

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