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From Joan Rivers to Vanunu and Iran by way of WMD By Eileen Fleming Last Wednesday Joan Rivers was asked by the celebrity website Splash News Online about Israel’s Operation Protective Edge and replied, “When you declare war, you declare war. They started it. We now don’t count who’s dead. You’re dead. You deserve…
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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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Morocco Shines as Key US Business and Security Ally at US-Africa Summit Numerous Agreements Signed with US on Investment, Counterterrorism Led by Head of Government Abdelilah Benkirane, more than a dozen high-ranking Moroccan officials and business leaders made a strong case for Morocco’s key role in promoting economic development and stability in Africa at the…
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A 9/11 book the world needs to read, Jeremy Scahill’s “Dirty Wars” By Ray Hanania Published in the Saudi Gazette, Sunday May 11, 2014/Distributed by Creators Syndicate Click here to View Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen October 2008, taken by Muhammad ud-Deen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In 39 years of professional journalism, I have never come…
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Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine By Ray Hanania I came across a really stupid letter in the Columbia Dispatch newspaper this morning. Letter writer Barbara Doll (“U.S. is inconsistent in reaction to Crimea,” April 8) compared Israel’s presence in Palestine to Russia taking over Crimea. There is no comparison. Assuming…
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Vanunu’s Family Affair and US-Israeli Reality-Check: Nukes and ‘Peace Talks’ By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday the U.S. is questioning its role in the Israeli-Palestine peace talks, noting it was “reality-check time” for negotiators from both parties. In the past week, Israel cancelled the…
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American Politicians, Bought and Sold By Ray Hanania Creators Syndicate April 3, 2014 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants to be president of the United States. He is showing how tough he is by standing up to claims he was involved in an outrageous abuse of government power. But when it comes to standing up to…
America and Saudi Women Again! By Sheikha Al Dosary Before President Obama visited Saudi Arabia this last weekend, he was urged by 70 members of Congress who signed a bipartisan letter to raise critical human rights cases in Saudi Arabia. They also advised him to meet with Saudi female activists. Amnesty International also asked him…
King Abdullah receives U.S. President Barak Obama The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz received U.S. President Barak Obama on March 28, 2014 at his residence in Rawdat Khuraim, on the outskirts of Riyadh. President Obama began his visit to the Kingdom earlier today. At King Khalid International Airport, he was greeted by Riyadh…
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Free Pollard, Free Vanunu and Reevaluate Allies By Eileen Fleming The New York Times reported that Jonathon J. Pollard’s release could be part of a deal that includes “the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including citizens of Israel, and a partial freeze on construction in West Bank settlements.” Officials involved in the Israeli-Palestinian “peace…
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Saudi King Abdullah rearranges the line of Succession to the Saudi throne By Ali Younes Prince Muqrin Bin Abdelaziz is set as the future King of Saudi Arabia, and the last one of his generation In an unprecedented move King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia appointed Prince Muqrin Bin Abdelaziz Al Saud, 68, as the Second…
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Saudi denial of visa for Israeli journalist not the real issue By Ray Hanania (Creators Syndicate, March 28, 2014. Click here to read the Arabic version of this column) This week, the mainstream American news media went berserk when it was disclosed that the Washington Bureau chief of the Israeli Jerusalem Post was denied an…
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White House to recognize Palestine children’s activist at Cesar Chavez legacy awards By Ray Hanania The White House will honor 10 Americans including an American Arab involved in Palestinian children’s relief and providing health and social services to needy families in the Anaheim, California area, President Obama’s Office of of Public Engagement announced Friday. Although…
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End the Silencing of Mordechai Vanunu and Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News The current restrictions that deny Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower, Mordechai Vanunu his RIGHT to leave Israel expire May 18, 2014. However, this April 21st marks ten years to the day Vanunu emerged from 18 years…
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Against All Better Judgment: A Book Review and Current Events By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News On Sunday from Tel Aviv it was reported, “Israel’s supporters in Congress are pushing legislation to bolster aid, advanced arms, export licensing exemptions and augmented in-country stockpiles of US weapons.” The US-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of…
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