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University of Illinois at Chicago endorses BDS

Posted on February 17, 2016April 13, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on University of Illinois at Chicago endorses BDS

University of Illinois at Chicago Student Government votes unanimously to divest from Israeli occupation The Undergraduate Student Government Assembly of the University of Illinois at Chicago voted unanimously on Monday (February 15th, 2016) to pass a resolution urging the university to divest from corporations profiting off of the Israeli occupation and other human rights violations….

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Palestinians urge Oscars reject Israel trip swag

Posted on February 11, 2016September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians urge Oscars reject Israel trip swag
Palestinians urge Oscars reject Israel trip swag

Palestinian groups calls on Oscar nominees at this year’s Academy Awards to reject the “Israel propaganda trip” valued at over $50,000 that is included in this year’s “swag bags” Palestinian human rights activists are calling on Oscar nominees not to accept travel vouchers supplied by the Israeli government as part of the gift bag that…

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Appeal from Jewish Voice for Peace

Posted on January 28, 2016April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Appeal from Jewish Voice for Peace
Appeal from Jewish Voice for Peace

Jewish Voice for Peace takes on bias in the United Auto Workers (UAW) and other unions that have turned their backs on human rights By Karen Ackerman I was the Political Director of the AFL-CIO (the largest federation of unions in the U.S.) for 8 years. But long-before I worked for the AFL-CIO, one of my…

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Yitzhak Rabin and The Red House of Zionism

Posted on November 6, 2015November 7, 2015 By Eileen Fleming 2 Comments on Yitzhak Rabin and The Red House of Zionism
Yitzhak Rabin and The Red House of Zionism

Twenty years ago Yigal Amir an Orthodox Jewish extremist changed the course of history when he shot Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in the back; But the seeds that fueled his passion for supremacy began germinating on 10 March 1948 in a Tel Aviv house that was painted red. By Eileen Fleming As Israel descends…

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Israel Police Investigate Mordechai Vanunu: Will Stephen Colbert Play Ball?

Posted on September 9, 2015April 13, 2019 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on Israel Police Investigate Mordechai Vanunu: Will Stephen Colbert Play Ball?
Israel Police Investigate Mordechai Vanunu: Will Stephen Colbert Play Ball?

On Wednesday Israel Police opened an investigation into whether Mordechai Vanunu’s fifteen minute Hebrew speaking interview with Israeli Channel 2 “may have breached terms of jail release in comments that were not aired. “Channel 2 reported that the investigation was initiated at the request of the Shin Bet security service. It said that while all…

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Hillary Clinton for President United States of Zionism

Posted on July 6, 2015September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Hillary Clinton for President United States of Zionism
Hillary Clinton for President United States of Zionism

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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Calling for American Revolution II

Posted on July 2, 2015April 9, 2016 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on Calling for American Revolution II
Calling for American Revolution II

I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical…It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government. – Thomas Jefferson, 1787 By Eileen Fleming On his tombstone, Thomas Jefferson expressed that he wanted to be remembered…

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How Silverstein and Feigenholtz Strengthen Extremism and Violence

Posted on June 11, 2015June 13, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on How Silverstein and Feigenholtz Strengthen Extremism and Violence
How Silverstein and Feigenholtz Strengthen Extremism and Violence

Instead of introducing a law to urge Israelis and Palestinians to make peace and avoid violence, Illinois Legislators State Sen. Ira Silverstein and State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz introduced a law to strip Americans of their Constitutional Rights of Free Speech and to defend Israel’s extremist policies including its discrimination against Christians and Muslims, the theft of civilian lands and…

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Bassiouni under attack from extremists who hate Israel, peace & moderates

Posted on May 29, 2015September 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Bassiouni under attack from extremists who hate Israel, peace & moderates
Bassiouni under attack from extremists who hate Israel, peace & moderates

No one has done more than Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni to help educate Americans on the just cause of the Palestinian people, and in recent years on confronting the distorted stereotypes against Islam. One of the world’s preeminent lawyers, Bassiouni has fought for the rights of the weak regardless of their race or religion. Now he’s…

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Forever Young with Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra

Posted on April 16, 2015September 29, 2018 By Eileen Fleming 3 Comments on Forever Young with Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra
Forever Young with Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra

By Eileen Fleming [Orlando, Fl.] Bob Dylan rolls through my territory this Sunday marking my first event at Walt Disney Theater’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and Dylan’s 27th year of his Never Ending Tour. From August 15, 2002 until April 19, 2012, Dylan was introduced at the beginning of every concert with…

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Pro-Israel students launch hate campaign against Muslims, Arabs

Posted on February 24, 2015October 13, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Pro-Israel students launch hate campaign against Muslims, Arabs
Pro-Israel students launch hate campaign against Muslims, Arabs

The racist nature of the extremist pro-Israel movement against BDS is widely known, but to be supported by pro-Israel professors and university administrators is an obnoxious escalation in fomenting hate crimes against Muslims. These pro-Israel activists are responsible for the rising Islamophobia and racist hate spreading across America that has resulted in the murder of innocent…

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Netanyahu Seeks Nation-State of the Jewish People – EU Proposes Sanctions

Posted on November 16, 2014September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Netanyahu Seeks Nation-State of the Jewish People – EU Proposes Sanctions
Netanyahu Seeks Nation-State of the Jewish People – EU Proposes Sanctions

By Eileen Fleming On Sunday in Jerusalem at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would push forward the “Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People” the most extreme of a series of similar legislative proposals that have been raised this year. Netanyahu said, “The justice…

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Podcast: Jewish Voice for Peace activist Seth Morrison on peace

Posted on October 13, 2014October 2, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Podcast: Jewish Voice for Peace activist Seth Morrison on peace
Podcast: Jewish Voice for Peace activist Seth Morrison on peace

Podcast: Jewish Voice for Peace activist Seth Morrison on peace Seth Morrison of Jewish Voice for Peace talks about the challenges facing the movement to bring peace to Palestine and Israel through compromise during an interview Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 on Talk of the Town Radio on WCEV 1450 AM radio and www.YahalaVoice.com. Morrison explains…

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BDS Protestors confront Israeli Shipping line in Tampa

Posted on October 12, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on BDS Protestors confront Israeli Shipping line in Tampa
BDS Protestors confront Israeli Shipping line in Tampa

BDS protestors confront Israeli shipping line in Tampa The following is a write up of the Block the Boat Tampa picket and protest which was held in the morning hours of October 11th at the Port of Tampa against the ZIM ship, Alabama. At 5:30 am, activists, community organizers, local labor union members and representatives…

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BDS protests against Israeli Apartheid in Houston planned Saturday

Posted on September 5, 2014September 5, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on BDS protests against Israeli Apartheid in Houston planned Saturday

BDS protests against Israeli Apartheid in Houston planned Saturday Sept. 6 Houstonians Are Invited to Join the Worldwide Movement to Save Palestine: Educational Gathering on Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) Against Israeli Apartheid This Saturday The community will gather to spread awareness about the worldwide Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement, which calls for conscious…

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Israel’s Security, Palestine’s Liberation and All that Jazz

Posted on August 18, 2014May 1, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Israel’s Security, Palestine’s Liberation and All that Jazz
Israel’s Security, Palestine’s Liberation and All that Jazz

Israel’s Security, Palestine’s Liberation and All that Jazz By Eileen Fleming Israels security, Palestine’s Liberation: Monday at midnight in Cairo the current cease-fire talks are due to end. On Sunday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would only accept a proposal for a long-term cease-fire if Israel’s security needs were met. A senior Israeli official said….

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Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate

Posted on March 21, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate
Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate

Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate By Ray Hanania Senate Bill 3017, introduced by State Sen. Ira Silverstein to protect Israel from American citizens expressing their constitutional rights to criticize a foreign country, failed to be called for a vote last week, suggesting that it might dies, opponents of…

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Loyola University group votes to divest from companies supporting illegal Israeli occupation

Posted on March 20, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Loyola University group votes to divest from companies supporting illegal Israeli occupation
Loyola University group votes to divest from companies supporting illegal Israeli occupation

Loyola University group votes to divest from companies supporting illegal Israeli occupation By Ray Hanania In the face of growing legislation that would punish any company, school or organization that “boycotts” Israel, Loyola University became the first Jesuit University to approve a resolution to divest from any business that profits from the illegal and oppressive…

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