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Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC Washington D.C. Attorney Martin McMahon filed a lawsuit against Netanyahu and Trump and 17 other defendants in February 2020 accusing them of denying the civil and human rights of Palestinians in Israel and in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Jerusalem. McMahon held…

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Tickets available for conference Israel’s lobby

December 28, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Tickets available for conference Israel’s lobby The “Transcending the Israel Lobby at Home and Abroad” conference (IsraelLobbyCon) takes place all day on May 29, 2020, in Washington, DC, at the National Press Club ballroom. The conference will feature the following speakers: Gideon Levy is a columnist for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. In his keynote speech he…

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Arab Radio: Ray Hanania and Ali Younes on Arabs running for Congress in 2020

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Radio: Ray Hanania and Ali Younes on Arabs running for Congress in 2020 Broadcast on 11-08-19 live on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit, Michigan and podcast at TheArabStreet,org. Ray Hanania, Special US Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper, and Ali Younes, reporter with AlJazeera, discuss the various Arab Americans who are running either…

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Pelosi has 513,949 reasons to make Omar apologize for “Benjamin” comment

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Pelosi has 513,949 reasons to make Omar apologize for “Benjamin” comment #Benjamins #ProIsraelPACS #BuyingCongress No wonder #NancyPelosiwas so quick to hammer Congresswoman #IhlanOmar to apologize over her accurate claims that the pro-Israel lobby buys influence in the U.S. Congress through millions in donations “Benjamins” (100 dollar bills). Here’s the list: By Ray Hanania This week,…

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ADC Stands With Congresswoman Ilhan Omar!

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

ADC Stands With Congresswoman Ilhan Omar! The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) unequivocally condemns all attacks and mischaracterizations against Representative Ilhan Omar for her outspoken position in support of Palestinian human rights. It is absurd that Representative Omar is being targeted for exercising her legal right to question the influence of AIPAC, one of the most…

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Lipinski, only one of 15 Illinois candidates to benefit from AIPAC

March 22, 2018March 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Lipinski, only one of 15 Illinois candidates to benefit from AIPAC In the heated battle for the 3rd Congressional District in the March 20, 2018 Democratic Primary, which has one of the largest concentrations of Arab American voters in the country, incumbent conservative Dan Lipinski squeaked out a slim victory over liberal challenger Marie Newman….

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Media Inquiry To Clinton Trump Stein Johnson RE: USS Liberty

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 Eileen Fleming No Comments

What Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Jill Stein and Gary Johnson have in common is: Their individual Press Offices have failed to respond to this Media Inquiry regarding the USS LIBERTY emailed on July 24, 26 and 27: Dear Presidential Candidates, Thank you for your swift response to this YES or NO Question: Do you support…

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Muslims urge government to review AIPAC status

March 22, 2016 Managing Writer 7 Comments

As promoter of Israeli policy in US, AIPAC should register as a Foreign Agent Leaders of the organization American Muslims for Palestine urged the U.S. Government to review the activities of AIPAC, the foreign Israel lobby, to determine if it should be treated as a foreign agent and be scrutinized more closely. As the annual…

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Israel’s influence on America focus of March 18 conference

November 9, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

How much influence does Israel have on America? And, is it good or bad? Those will be among the questions addressed at a conference March 18, 2016 at the National Press Club in Washington DC, hosted by the prestigious Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy group “Israel’s Influence: Good or Bad for America?” is the…

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Iran Deal and the Real Deal: Israel’s WMD and AIPAC

July 17, 2015June 12, 2019 Eileen Fleming No Comments

This week AIPAC’s executive director, Howard Kohr ordered his staff to cancel their summer vacations in response to the Iran Deal which has been welcomed by the International community except for Israel. By Eileen Fleming On Monday, the U.N. Security Council is scheduled to vote on a resolution circulated to council members Wednesday…

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Washington Report hosts major conference on Israeli lobby

July 12, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs parent organization, the American Educational Trust, and the Institute for Research: Middle East Policy organized a national conference last April in Washington D.C. The conference included several prominent speakers with vast firsthand insight on the power of the Israeli Lobby and AIPAC. It was so important that the Washington…

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Hillary Clinton for President United States of Zionism

July 6, 2015September 24, 2018 Eileen Fleming No Comments

In her July 2nd declaration, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wrote Israeli-American businessman and donor Haim Saban, expressing “alarm” over BDS and affirming her dedication to always “stand up for Israel” if she becomes president. By Eileen Fleming In 2006, Dr. Ilan Pappe informed this reporter: When Zionism began in the 19th century it…

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Don’t Expect Middle East Peace to Be a Presidential Campaign Issue

April 16, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

As the American presidential campaign gets into swing, there will be a big focus on the battle among the larger field of conservative and extremists Republicans like Cruz, Rand, Rubio and maybe a half dozen more, and they won’t be talking Middle East peace. But neither will Hillary Clinton or any Democrats who challenge her….

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Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Crash Course in Apartheid Israeli Style

April 12, 2015August 20, 2019 Eileen Fleming 5 Comments

By Eileen Fleming Last week on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, US Sen. Elizabeth Warren talked about government corruption and how the power of one in solidarity with people of like mind can change government policy. The Democrat from Massachusetts represents one of the largest and most influential Jewish communities in the country. American…

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SHUT DOWN AIPAC: The Israeli Drain on US Tax Dollars

February 27, 2015June 12, 2019 Managing Writer No Comments

“The explanation for America’s impotent and morally bankrupt policy is the political clout of the Israel lobby. Barack Obama knows that if he were to side with the Palestinians in Gaza or criticize Israel’s actions in any way, he would face a firestorm of criticism from the lobby and his chances of getting Congressional approval…

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel stumbles in re-election bid

February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Rahm Emanuel has been Chicago’s most anti-Arab mayor, for no real reason. On Tuesday, February 24, many American Arab voters and activists celebrated Emanuel’s failure to win the 50 percent of the votes he needed to win re-election and that he has been forced into a run-off against pro-Arab Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. It’s the first time in Chicago…

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Children with PTSD in Gaza: AIPAC and MLK in USA

August 11, 2014September 24, 2018 Eileen Fleming No Comments

Children with PTSD in Gaza: AIPAC and MLK in USA By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News Palestinian health officials report that since Israel’s Operation Protective Edge began on July 8th, more than 1,900 people including at least 450 children have been killed. More than 9,000 civilians including at least 3,000 children…

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In final vote before primary election, Amash votes for America over Israel

August 5, 2014October 13, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

In final vote before primary election, Amash votes for America over Israel Congress increases American taxpayer debt to assist Israel By Ray Hanania In his last vote Friday before returning to his 3rd Congressional district to face-off against a wild-rhetoric challenger in the Republican Primary this week, U.S. Rep. Justin Amash cast a vote for…

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