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Israel’s rejection of Arafat Street reflects rejection of peace

Posted on March 15, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel’s rejection of Arafat Street reflects rejection of peace

Israel’s rejection of Arafat Street reflects rejection of peace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped in this past week to force residents of an Israeli city consisting of mostly Muslim and Christian Palestinians to remove a street sign etected to honor the late Palestinian President Yasir Arafat. Click here to read Ray Hanania’s column on this…

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Israelis, Palestinians protest Jerusalem Marathon

Posted on March 15, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Israelis, Palestinians protest Jerusalem Marathon

Israelis and Palestinians will protest in the Jerusalem Marathon This upcoming Friday, 17th of March, the Jerusalem Marathon will be held, marking 50 years to the “unification” of the city. Palestinian public committees along with Free Jerusalem group are organizing a protest in front of the marathon. We wish to remind the residents and the…

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Al Jazeera: Palestinians debate impact of Diaspora efforts

Posted on March 14, 2017March 15, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Al Jazeera: Palestinians debate impact of Diaspora efforts

Al Jazeera: Palestinians debate impact of Diaspora efforts Veteran Arab American journalist Ali Younes explores the challenges facing the Palestinian Diaspora in his most recent feature on the recent gathering of Palestinian activists in Istanbul. Click here to read the Al Jazeera Feature. Ali Younes, an award winning professional journalist who has traveled throughout the Middle…

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Fighting oppressive taxes in Cook County

Posted on March 14, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Fighting oppressive taxes in Cook County

Fighting oppressive taxes in Cook County SW News Group Column March 9, 2017. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle bashed former President Todd Stroger when she ran against him for proposing outrageous hikes in taxes including the sales tax. But as soon as she got to office, she raised the taxes, too. Even worse. The…

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Apartheid Israel seeks to expel non-Jewish Knesset member

Posted on March 14, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Apartheid Israel seeks to expel non-Jewish Knesset member

Apartheid Israel seeks to expel non-Jewish Knesset member Israel, which has continued to embrace more racist and Apartheid policies under extremist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, moved this week to expel a non-Jewish member of the Israeli Knesset for criticizing racist Israeli policies against Christians and Muslims. The Israeli Knesset is using the Apartheid “Expulsion Law”…

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Meditating on Soul Whispers and Yoga Nidra Communities

Posted on March 13, 2017October 30, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Meditating on Soul Whispers and Yoga Nidra Communities

Meditating means to think deeply or focus one’s mind for a period of time in silence Yoga Nidra offers an effortless way to meditate The term Yoga Nidra comes from two Sanskrit words, yoga meaning union or one-pointed awareness, and nidra which means sleep.   By Eileen Fleming As a spiritually driven political activist, I…

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Reward offered in burning down of Michigan mosque

Posted on March 12, 2017September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Reward offered in burning down of Michigan mosque

Reward offered in burning down of Michigan mosque CAIR-MI Seeks Arson Probe of Mosque Fire, Offers Reward for Info on the burning down of the Ypsilanti Islamic Center Saturday March 11, 2017 The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today asked local, state and federal fire investigators and law enforcement authorities to probe…

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Journalists for Human Rights supports Syrian media

Posted on March 10, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Journalists for Human Rights supports Syrian media

Journalists for Human Rights supports Syrian media Journalists for Human Rights Launches Project to Strengthening an Independent Syrian Media Sector Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is delighted to announce the launch of its newest program: a two-year pilot project working with Syrian journalists, supported by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The project, based in…

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Martin Luther King, Tom Hayden and April 4 2017

Posted on March 10, 2017September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Martin Luther King, Tom Hayden and April 4 2017

Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4 1968  Rev. King and Tom Hayden are inspiring commitments to action for this April 4 By Eileen Fleming At UCLA’s Royce Hall on 19 February 2017, family and friends CELEBRATED THE LIFE OF TOM HAYDEN: A COMMITTED MAN Jane Fonda wrote: Tom died last October surrounded by…

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The Hypocrisy of the anti-Trump protestors

Posted on March 8, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on The Hypocrisy of the anti-Trump protestors

The Hypocrisy of the anti-Trump protestors Critics of President Trump are loud in voicing their anger at his suspension of immigration from six predominantly Muslim nations, but are deafly silent in standing up against the same kind of oppression because it is sponsored by Israel By Ray Hanania The hypocrisy of the anti-Trump protestors is amazing…

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A Day Without a Woman and the USS LIBERTY

Posted on March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on A Day Without a Woman and the USS LIBERTY

Wednesday’s Day Without a Woman strike is spotlighting women’s economic power and contributions to society in paid and unpaid labor. On this Day Without a Woman, this American woman labors in love for the USS LIBERTY By Eileen Fleming On the first women’s day in 1909, 15,000 women marched through the streets of New York demanding…

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Trump issues new restrictions on immigrants

Posted on March 6, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump issues new restrictions on immigrants

Trump issues new restrictions on immigrants President Donald Trump this week unveiled a new Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration from six countries with Muslim majorities, dropping Iraq and easing restrictions on Syrian refugees. Critics insist it is a “Muslim ban” By Ray Hanania President Donald Trump this week unveiled a new Executive Order to temporarily suspend…

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US sitcom showcases American Arab character

Posted on March 6, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on US sitcom showcases American Arab character

US sitcom showcases American Arab character A new comedy sitcom on CBS TV showcases an American Arab character played by well known standup comedian Maz Jobrani, and includes some major stars in the comedic entertainment circuit. The show Superior Donuts is getting some strong reviews in its first season By Ray Hanania A new comedy sitcom…

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Wikipedia Censors Mordechai Vanunu and “The Samson Option” May Provide an Explanation

Posted on March 6, 2017August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Wikipedia Censors Mordechai Vanunu and “The Samson Option” May Provide an Explanation

Wikipedia censored quotes by Mordechai Vanunu within minutes Wikipedia claimed “we don’t need a quote farm from unreliable sources” The Samson Option: Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy may help explain Wikipedia Censorship By Eileen Fleming On Sunday ‘SamPhillips1948’ responded to a Wikipedia call at Mordechai Vanunu’s page for “additional citations for verification” under…

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Trump’s war on the mainstream news media should be our war, too

Posted on March 4, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump’s war on the mainstream news media should be our war, too

Trump’s war on the mainstream news media should be our war, too SW Newspaper Group March 2, 2017 By Ray Hanania I’m not a big fan of the mainstream news media, which I define as the national press, (excluding the local community media). President Trump’s attacks on the mainstream news media are justified and we…

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Israel’s Nuclear Weapons, Senator Schumer The Fourth Estate and Vanunu Mordechai #Vanunu

Posted on March 3, 2017April 13, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons, Senator Schumer The Fourth Estate and Vanunu Mordechai #Vanunu

When asked about Israel’s nuclear weapons at the National Press Club Senator Chuck Schumer replied: “Go read the newspapers about that” By Eileen Fleming A day before President Donald Trump addressed his first joint session of Congress, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer spoke at the National Press Club on…

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The Hypocrisy of the anti-Trump haters

Posted on March 2, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on The Hypocrisy of the anti-Trump haters

The Hypocrisy of the anti-Trump haters Nothing exposes hypocrisy of anti-Trump activists than rejection of Keith Ellison. When the Democrats and the anti-Trump haters  have put meaning in their words but instead chose to expose their hypocrisy by back-stabbing the candidacy of the First Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison to become the DNC Chairman. They “love” Muslims…

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Media and Trump Are State of Emergencies #CorporatistGlobalistMedia MUST #KickHimToTheCurb #JonStewart

Posted on February 28, 2017February 28, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Media and Trump Are State of Emergencies #CorporatistGlobalistMedia MUST #KickHimToTheCurb #JonStewart

Media is the main means of mass communication be it corporate broadcasting and publishing Or the Free Flow of Info through the World Wide Web Because The Media was not asking my questions after 11 September 2001 this American became media By Eileen Fleming I became media in 2005 after my first of eight mind blowing,…

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