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Biden weaponizes anti-Semitism to smother criticism of Israel

Posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Biden weaponizes anti-Semitism to smother criticism of Israel
Biden weaponizes anti-Semitism to smother criticism of Israel

Biden weaponizes anti-Semitism to smother criticism of Israel On Monday, February 3, the Biden Administration announced that it “embraces and champions” the so-called International Holocaust Remembrance Allaince (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, according to a State Department official. AMP recognizes the material and violent existence of anti-Semitism, exemplified most recently in the nazi garb worn at…

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Israel continues policy of forcibly transferring Palestinians

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel continues policy of forcibly transferring Palestinians
Israel continues policy of forcibly transferring Palestinians

Israel continues policy of forcibly transferring Palestinians On Monday Feb. 1, 2021, another massive demolition at Khirbet Humsah; today, troops began extensive training among homes and fields of Masafer Yatta residents  Israel has taken two unusally broad measures this week as part of its ongoing efforts to forcibly transfer Palestinian communities in order to take…

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Arab and Muslim Americans denounce brutal Hanukkah attack

Posted on December 31, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Arab and Muslim Americans denounce brutal Hanukkah attack
Arab and Muslim Americans denounce brutal Hanukkah attack

Arab and Muslim Americans denounce brutal Hanukkah attack Arab and Muslim Americans were quick to express outrage over an attack that injured five people at the home of a Hassidic Rabbi near New York that received international news media coverage. Statements came from across the country and from Arab government representatives. By Ray Hanania Arab…

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Podcast: Arab Radio on Netanyahu, elections, Tlaib and Gaza

Posted on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Podcast: Arab Radio on Netanyahu, elections, Tlaib and Gaza
Podcast: Arab Radio on Netanyahu, elections, Tlaib and Gaza

Podcast: Arab Radio on Netanyahu, elections, Tlaib and Gaza Arab Radio on Gaza, Israeli & Palestinian Elections, Trump’s assault on free speech. December 13, 2019 WNZK AM 690 Radio Live; The Arab street Radio and Podcast  #ArabRadio #Podcast Arab Radio on Gaza, Israeli & Palestinian Elections, Trump’s assault on free speech. December 13, 2019 WNZK AM…

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Jewish groups slam Trump over anti-Semitic trope

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Jewish groups slam Trump over anti-Semitic trope
Jewish groups slam Trump over anti-Semitic trope

Jewish groups slam Trump over anti-Semitic trope Americans for Peace Now (APN) Outraged by Trump’s “Disloyalty” Comments  Americans for Peace Now is outraged by President Trump’s statement suggesting that the vast majority of American Jews are disloyal, and strongly condemns it. This outrageous, anti-Jewish slur fans the flames of Jew hatred in the US and…

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Tlaib following in the footsteps of Paul Findley

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Tlaib following in the footsteps of Paul Findley
Tlaib following in the footsteps of Paul Findley

Tlaib following in the footsteps of Paul Findley America has always been under the powerful political thumb of the Israeli lobby, which has most U.S. Congressmen, Senators and politicioans in a headlock of political servitude. Americans are not allowed to criticize Israel, a foreign country, and when they do, they are demonized, libeled, slandered and…

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The Squad VS Ethnocracy by Trump and Tribe

Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on The Squad VS Ethnocracy by Trump and Tribe
The Squad VS Ethnocracy by Trump and Tribe

The Squad refers to House Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. and llhan Omar, D-Minn. An ethnocracy is the opposite of a democracy that arises when one particular group seizes control of the government in order to enforce a regime of privilege over a multi-ethnic or multi-religious society. By Eileen Fleming The Squad of…

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

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Pelosi has 513,949 reasons to make Omar apologize for “Benjamin” comment
Pelosi has 513,949 reasons to make Omar apologize for “Benjamin” comment

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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Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder

Posted on May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 By rayhanania 3 Comments on Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder
Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder

Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder The mainstream news media rarely covers Palestinian government and community activities, unless they can spin them as a negative and critical news report. When they do, they exaggerate the controversies, add words and phrases that were never there, and use them to underscore why Israelis are…

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65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel

Posted on January 27, 2018January 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on 65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel
65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel

65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel Israel has 65 laws that directly discriminate against Christians and Muslims or that are used to justify discrimination in every level of life against non-Jewish citizens of Israel. Some of the laws were founded during the British Mandate and were denounced by Jews in…

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Muslim group condemns growing anti-Semitism

Posted on February 23, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Muslim group condemns growing anti-Semitism

Muslim group condemns growing anti-Semitism USCMO vehemently condemns the growing wave in anti-Semitism in the US and the desecration of a Jewish cemetery The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of several leading national and local Muslim organizations and institutions, strongly condemns the growing wave in anti-Semitism in the US, and the desecration…

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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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Media ignores Christian, Muslim rights in UNESCO assault

Posted on October 18, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Media ignores Christian, Muslim rights in UNESCO assault
Media ignores Christian, Muslim rights in UNESCO assault

Media ignores Christian, Muslim rights in UNESCO assault The failure of the Arab and Islamic Worlds to engage in professional communications has allowed Israel and the biased mainstream American news media to twist and shout falsely against Christian and Muslim rights in Israel, occupied Palestine and in occupied Jerusalem. The accusations against UNESCO are false….

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Retailers pull racist anti-Arab costumes for Halloween

Posted on October 28, 2015October 31, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Retailers pull racist anti-Arab costumes for Halloween
Retailers pull racist anti-Arab costumes for Halloween

Every year, racist anti-Arab costumes find their way into the marketplace in America that are sold to children to use for the annual holiday celebration of Halloween. This year costumes included a racist face of an Arab and an Israeli military uniform carrying an Uzi sub-machine gun symbolizing Israel’s military terrorism against Palestinian civilians By…

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Bad Islamic Books need to be shelved

Posted on June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 By Mike Ghouse 3 Comments on Bad Islamic Books need to be shelved
Bad Islamic Books need to be shelved

Don’t jump to conclusions, it is not the Muslim thing to do. Muslims never had the freedom to speak out, even though freedom of speech is one of the greatest values of Islam. Quran positively asserts on freedom – there is no compulsion, period! In the 1400 years of our history, we did not get…

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Charlie Hebdo, terrorism and the debate on morality

Posted on January 10, 2015June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Charlie Hebdo, terrorism and the debate on morality
Charlie Hebdo, terrorism and the debate on morality

By Ray Hanania When human life is lost, it is difficult to have an unemotional discussion about the issues that might be involved when morality clashes with emotions. That’s what happened when a group of terrorists murdered 12 people in an attack on the offices of a satire newspaper in Paris last week, and then…

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