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SodaStream Recalls Carbonating Bottles Due to Injury Hazard

Posted on February 22, 2017September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on SodaStream Recalls Carbonating Bottles Due to Injury Hazard

SodaStream Recalls Carbonating Bottles Due to Injury Hazard SodaStream Recall Summary from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Name of Product: Carbonating bottles, SodaStream Hazard:  The bottles can burst under pressure, posing an injury hazard to the user or bystanders. Remedy: Refund Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled carbonating bottles and contact SodaStream for…

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President Trump, speak out against Anti-Semitism

Posted on February 21, 2017February 22, 2017 By Mike Ghouse No Comments on President Trump, speak out against Anti-Semitism

SHORTEST LETTER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | to be hand delivered on Friday Dear Mr. President, We the people of many faiths and no faith, Christians, Jews, Muslims, LGBT Communities, Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, Bahai’s, Jains, Native Americans, Pagans, Immigrants and fellow Americans are asking you to consider the following or something like…

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The Source of Muslim Extremism

Posted on February 21, 2017February 22, 2017 By Mike Ghouse No Comments on The Source of Muslim Extremism

The Source of Muslim Extremism By Mike Ghouse Contemporary Muslim Scholar Hamza Yusuf writes, “This insidious disease has a source, and that source must be identified, so we can begin to inoculate our communities against it.” Indeed, that source is clear. Hamza Yusuf knows it and Muslims know it. We just did not want to deal…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Mike Ghouse, religion, Terrorism

Israel’s annexation law imperils peace

Posted on February 21, 2017February 21, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel’s annexation law imperils peace

Israel imperils Palestinian statehood by formalizing annexation of West Bank The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) unequivocally condemns Israel’s recent move that further entrenches its creeping settlement-building apparatus. CIHRS, along with local and international human rights groups, have warned several times of Israel’s de facto annexation policy of the West Bank. This policy…

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The Day of Glory will come, Be Blonde & Govern

Posted on February 18, 2017February 18, 2017 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on The Day of Glory will come, Be Blonde & Govern

The Day of Glory will come, Be Blonde & Govern This is the first time in French Political history a woman has run for a high office in the Republic as a seriously viable candidate for President who could win. By Abdennour Toumi On the road to the Élysée Palace, Ms Le Pen, Far-right party…

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The New York Times and the One-State Two-State Vanunu Blues #ThisAmerican #Reporter

Posted on February 17, 2017September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on The New York Times and the One-State Two-State Vanunu Blues #ThisAmerican #Reporter

The New York Times OPED, “One-State Two-State Blues” by Roger Cohen is eliciting hundreds of comments This American Reporter’s Comment was NOT approved Thus it follows here By Eileen Fleming Friday’s The New York Times opinion piece by Roger Cohen had garnered 45 comments by the time this reporter submitted hers. As of this writing,…

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Experts to reveal Israel lobby’s impact on US policy

Posted on February 17, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Experts to reveal Israel lobby’s impact on US policy

Experts to reveal Israel lobby’s impact on US policy The March 24 all-day conference “The Israel Lobby and American Policy” at the National Press Club will feature the following speakers: Wajahat Ali is a journalist, writer, lawyer, award-winning playwright, TV host, and consultant. Ali will discuss the intersection of pro-Israel organizations and donors and Islamophobia…

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UN Chief urges Students to strengthen Egypt

Posted on February 17, 2017February 17, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on UN Chief urges Students to strengthen Egypt

UN Chief urges Students to strengthen Egypt Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ address at Cairo University, “Facing Global Challenges, Finding Hope in Youth”, in Cairo today (Feb. 15, 2017): Let me say first of all how grateful I am for this invitation to be here at the same university as one…

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Trump opens door to “One State,” riles Israelis

Posted on February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump opens door to “One State,” riles Israelis

Trump opens door to “One State,” riles Israelis President Donald Trump riled Israelis on the right, center and left when he spoke with reporters at a press conference Wednesday with rightwing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While Arabs and Palestinian activists were incensed over Trump distancing himself from the Two State Solution and the typical and…

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Trump resists condemnation of Two-States, predicts peace deal

Posted on February 15, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump resists condemnation of Two-States, predicts peace deal

Trump resists condemnation of Two-States, predicts peace deal President Donald Trump held a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offering enthusiastic support for Israel and a stronger approach against threats from Iran, hesitation on campaign promises to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem, but wavered when pressed on the issue of abandoning…

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“Love Trumps Hate” only fueling his success

Posted on February 14, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on “Love Trumps Hate” only fueling his success

“Love Trumps Hate” only fueling his success Hillary Clinton lost the November 2016 election by focusing her message on attacking Donald Trump and believing that there was no way the people would accept his message of change. The truth was there was no way they would accept her message, which was empty, undefined and wrapped in…

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Saudi-led Coalition takes steps to safeguard civilians in Yemen

Posted on February 13, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudi-led Coalition takes steps to safeguard civilians in Yemen

Saudi-led Coalition takes steps to safeguard civilians in Yemen Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen: Safeguarding Civilians Remains Foremost Priority In a statement issued today, the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen restated its commitment to protecting civilians in Yemen and underscored the steps the alliance has taken to avoid causalities in an ongoing war…

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LAHC to honor Tom Watkins at annual gala

Posted on February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on LAHC to honor Tom Watkins at annual gala

LAHC to honor Tom Watkins at annual gala LAHC to present Tom Watkins with the Excellence & Great Achievements Award during Annual Gala LAHC is pleased to announce that Mr. Tom Watkins, President and CEO of Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority-DWMHA is the recipient of the 2017 Excellence and Great Achievements Award. This honor will…

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ADC challenges Countering Violent Extremism program

Posted on February 13, 2017October 13, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on ADC challenges Countering Violent Extremism program

ADC challenges Countering Violent Extremism program ADC Reaffirms Position on CVE/CIV; Prepares for Legal Fight. Says changes to name to “Countering Islamic Violence” will be worse ADC reaffirms our steadfast opposition to the government program known as Countering Violent Extremism (CVE).  Since the inception of the program ADC has never wavered on our opposition to…

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Valentines Day and The Resistance #RevolutionaryLove #WomensMarch #LoveArmy #1BillionRising #MoralResistance

Posted on February 13, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Valentines Day and The Resistance #RevolutionaryLove #WomensMarch #LoveArmy #1BillionRising #MoralResistance

Valentines Day has been reclaimed as a Day of Revolutionary Love Revolutionary Love is The Call of our times LOVE is a verb By Eileen Fleming On Monday Jane Fonda wrote: Day of Revolutionary Love, Day of Rising – Tuesday, Feb 14th People of faith and moral conscience, reclaim Valentine’s Day as a Day of Revolutionary…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Health

Israel forges ahead to silence Muslim prayers

Posted on February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel forges ahead to silence Muslim prayers

Israel forges ahead to silence Muslim prayers Israel moves forward with proposed ‘Muezzin Law’ aimed at silencing call to prayer at mosques across the country. Adalah demands lawmakers vote against law targeting rights of Muslim citizens with blanket categorization of mosque calls to prayer as ‘unreasonable noise’ An Israeli ministerial committee voted yesterday, 12 February 2017,…

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Arab World, Israel, News, Press Releases

Trump reinforces relations with Arab World

Posted on February 12, 2017February 12, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump reinforces relations with Arab World

Trump reinforces relations with Arab World President Trump continued to reinforce American relations with leaders in the Arab World speaking with the President of Iraq and the Emirs of Kuwait and Qatar. The telephone calls come with days of Trump meeting with Israel’s rightwing Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and as Israeli public opinion continues to swing…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Arab World Politics, Bloggers, Commentary, Iraq, Middle East, News, Politics, Ray Hanania

Reply to Mordechai Vanunu Question for Netanyahu and Trump

Posted on February 12, 2017September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Reply to Mordechai Vanunu Question for Netanyahu and Trump

This week in D.C. Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump will meet In the interest of The World can Mordechai Vanunu get a response from them: To his post at Facebook? By Eileen Fleming On February 4th Israel’s nuclear whistle blower wrote at his Facebook Wall “Vanunu Mordechai” Here is what many people are saying:—–This…

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