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America’s 19th 9/11, Stand or Fall

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on America’s 19th 9/11, Stand or Fall
America’s 19th 9/11, Stand or Fall

Donald Trump and Joe Biden will commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in rural Pennsylvania where one of the hijacked planes crashed in a field.  The following is this American’s commemoration of 11 September 2001.  By Eileen Fleming “United we stand, divided we fall” is a phrase used to inspire unity and collaboration of individuals…

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Jane Fonda: Actress, Activist and Muse #StandingRock #Palestine #Gaza #Vietnam #BabyBoomer #health #spirituality

Posted on December 16, 2016September 25, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Jane Fonda: Actress, Activist and Muse #StandingRock #Palestine #Gaza #Vietnam #BabyBoomer #health #spirituality
Jane Fonda: Actress, Activist and Muse #StandingRock #Palestine #Gaza #Vietnam #BabyBoomer #health #spirituality

Jane Fonda turns 79 years young this December 21 By Eileen Fleming Jane Fonda is the muse-meaning source of inspiration for this article but she began to inspire this American baby-boomer in 1971. I was a junior in high school when Jane Fonda starred in “KLUTE” and inspired me to cut my waist length hair…

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A Free Vanunu Ends The Legend of Vanunu and The Final Chapter

Posted on December 4, 2016October 30, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on A Free Vanunu Ends The Legend of Vanunu and The Final Chapter

Nuclear Whistle Blower Mordechai Vanunu’s July 4th trial reconvenes on 22 December Vanunu has been growing his legend at FaceBook where he wrote: After 30 years in Israel prison the new trial started [on 4 July 2016] from the big trial of exposing Israel Atomic weapons secrets [in 1986-87] to new chargers about moving apartment…

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Mordechai Vanunu 30 Yrs Israel’s Nuclear Hostage

Posted on August 9, 2016September 25, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Mordechai Vanunu 30 Yrs Israel’s Nuclear Hostage
Mordechai Vanunu 30 Yrs Israel’s Nuclear Hostage

A hostage is understood to be a person taken by force to secure the taker’s demands; or one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence. Mordechai Vanunu Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower responded to Israel’s July 4 indictment against him by publishing the icon above at his Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Channels titled “The Last Hostage”…

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Middle East Recipes: Stuffed Grape Leaves

Posted on July 31, 2016September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Middle East Recipes: Stuffed Grape Leaves
Middle East Recipes: Stuffed Grape Leaves

Shesh Besh Arab-Israeli recipes: Lamb and rice Stuffed Grape Leaves recipe. Aaron Hanania and Ray Hanania make stuffed grape leaves and show you how you can make it too, whether you are Arab, Israeli, Palestinian or Jewish. It’s one of the most popular Mediterranean food recipes. Video and story By Aaron Hanania and Ray Hanania Your…

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USS Liberty Vets with Friends of Sabeel on 911 about 8 June 1967

Posted on June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on USS Liberty Vets with Friends of Sabeel on 911 about 8 June 1967
USS Liberty Vets with Friends of Sabeel on 911 about 8 June 1967

Friends of Sabeel in North America/FOSNA is a non-profit Christian ecumenical organization seeking justice and peace in the Holy Land through nonviolence and education. By Eileen Fleming On this September 11, Friends of Sabeel in Colorado will open the doors at Denver’s Augustana Lutheran Church at 3 PM and honor the USS Liberty Veterans by…

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Orlando’s PULSE and a Global Response

Posted on June 15, 2016June 15, 2016 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Orlando’s PULSE and a Global Response

The Pulse was known as Orlando’s Premiere Gay Ultra Lounge, Nightclub, and Bar until Omar Mateen and his AR-15 terrorized patrons early Sunday morning killing 49 and injuring 53. By Eileen Fleming The Pulse and Orlando will never be the same because of Omar Mateen’s tortured soul and “hatred of gay people” Mateen regularly visited…

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Israel’s Nuclear Time-Bomb, Vanunu Humanrights #LetsTalkNukes

Posted on April 28, 2016October 30, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Israel’s Nuclear Time-Bomb, Vanunu Humanrights #LetsTalkNukes

Israel’s nuclear time-bomb exposed in ultrasound examination of Dimona reactor: 1,537 defects seen in the aluminum core By Eileen Fleming In April a Scientific forum in Tel Aviv released the ultrasound examination of Israel’s Nuclear reactor which revealed 1,537 defects in the aluminum core of the Dimona. On Tuesday, Israel’s Haaretz reported: Fears for the condition of…

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Useful Stooges, News Tips and Mordechai Vanunu

Posted on April 4, 2016August 20, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Useful Stooges, News Tips and Mordechai Vanunu

On Monday the Useful Stooges asked: What’s the Arab Daily News? Because of a Google Alert for “Eileen Fleming” this reporter learned I had been tagged in the anonymously written post “The “peace troubadour”: a follow-up” at the Useful Stooges Word Press site which noted The Arab Daily News article Abrahamic Reunion at the Golan Heights…

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Gratitude, Missions, Departures and History’s sake

Posted on January 5, 2016January 5, 2016 By Eileen Fleming 3 Comments on Gratitude, Missions, Departures and History’s sake
Gratitude, Missions, Departures and History’s sake

With gratitude to YOU for reading this Senior Non-Arab Correspondent for USA’s The Arab Daily News this post serves as my Leave of Absence Notice. By Eileen Fleming When my baby brother James A. Kasmir died by suicide last February, I embarked upon a mission to help end the stigma of mental illness in the…

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HaaretzQ Conference Addresses US Israel Special Relationship

Posted on December 14, 2015December 15, 2015 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on HaaretzQ Conference Addresses US Israel Special Relationship
HaaretzQ Conference Addresses US Israel Special Relationship

On Sunday at the HaaretzQ conference in New York, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power admitted that Israel’s, “Continued settlement growth raises questions about Israel’s long-term objectives… By Eileen Fleming On Sunday December 13th at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, HaaretzQ with New Israel Fund Conference engaged an Israeli-American discussion about our…

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Daesh: Social Media War on ISIS and BS

Posted on December 7, 2015December 8, 2015 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Daesh: Social Media War on ISIS and BS
Daesh: Social Media War on ISIS and BS

Daesh is another word for ISIS and an acronym for the Arabic phrase al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham meaning Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. By Eileen Fleming ISIS militants hate the word Daesh because “it is similar to the Arabic words ‘Daes’, ‘one who crushes something underfoot’ and ‘Dahes’, translated as ‘one who sows…

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Iran-Israel Deal and Mordechai Vanunu’s Supreme Court Appeal

Posted on October 20, 2015August 20, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Iran-Israel Deal and Mordechai Vanunu’s Supreme Court Appeal
Iran-Israel Deal and Mordechai Vanunu’s Supreme Court Appeal

Sunday marked the official “adoption day” for the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” better known as the Iran deal. Mordechai Vanunu returns to Israel’s Supreme Court for the 8th time on Monday, October 26, appealing to end the over eleven years of restrictions denying his right to leave the State.   By Eileen Fleming  …

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Mordechai Vanunu House Arrest Ends and Israel Wins at UN

Posted on September 17, 2015September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on Mordechai Vanunu House Arrest Ends and Israel Wins at UN
Mordechai Vanunu House Arrest Ends and Israel Wins at UN

On Thursday Mordechai Vanunu’s house arrest in virtual solitary was lifted after 7 days without Internet or phone. Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme will “continue to monitor his situation.” By Eileen Fleming On Thursday The International Atomic Energy Agency’s General Conference voted down a resolution proposed by the Arab nations, which called…

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Vanunu gets 7 day’s House Arrest and Journalism’s Role

Posted on September 10, 2015October 30, 2018 By Eileen Fleming 5 Comments on Vanunu gets 7 day’s House Arrest and Journalism’s Role
Vanunu gets 7 day’s House Arrest and Journalism’s Role

Israel’s Army radio reported on Thursday that Mordechai Vanunu had been arrested in the early hours of September 5, after giving an interview in Hebrew on Channel 2, “in defiance of the terms under which he was released in 2004.” The interview had been cleared for broadcast by the military censor, but Israel’s nuclear whistle…

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Will US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Respond?

Posted on September 3, 2015September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Will US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Respond?
Will US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Respond?

The U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation is the largest and most diverse coalition of hundreds of groups and organizations working to change U.S. policy toward Palestine/Israel to support human rights, international law, and equality.   By Eileen Fleming with contribution from Hal   The US Campaign will be holding its 14th Annual National…

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9/11 Plus 14

Posted on September 1, 2015September 1, 2015 By Eileen Fleming 2 Comments on 9/11 Plus 14
9/11 Plus 14

On That Day we called 9/11, fourteen years ago everything changed except how we think! By Eileen Fleming There is no agreement on the number of people that have been killed so far in the ‘War on Terror’ as it has been defined by the Bush Administration to include the war in Afghanistan, the war…

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Solitary Confinement ‘Sanctified’ State Torture

Posted on August 10, 2015November 8, 2018 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on Solitary Confinement ‘Sanctified’ State Torture
Solitary Confinement ‘Sanctified’ State Torture

Torture by Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an inmate is isolated from any human contact except for members of the prison staff for at least 22 hours a day.  By Eileen Fleming   Last week, New York Times reporter Erica Goode wrote: I’ve been covering solitary confinement on and off for…

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