The Arab Daily News | censorship

Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech

By rayhanania | November 25, 2018

Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech By Ray Hanania #BDS #BoycottLaws #IsraeliApartheid Letter I wrote to Illinois Representative David Harris of Arlington Heights (Republican) who introduced a bill last year to expand the existing anti-BDS law that prohibits Americans from criticizing a specific foreign country, Israel. I criticize Israel’s government and will…

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Federal Court in Arizona blocks anti-BDS law targeting Israel critics

By rayhanania | September 29, 2018

Federal Court in Arizona blocks anti-BDS law targeting Israel critics U.S. Federal District Court Judge Diane J. Humetewa Friday suspended an Arizona State law that has been spreading across America like a cancer that singles out critics of Israel for special punishment. The Law targets anyone who “boycotts” Israel for any reason denying them the ability…

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Expulsion at NYSE: Are we trading in hatred?

By rayhanania | September 8, 2018

Expulsion at NYSE: Are we trading in hatred? The New York Stock Exchange expels a journalist because he is Arab and because he works for the AlJazeera Network in 2003. It’s an example of the racist, anti-Arab sentiment that flourished in the years after the terrorist attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001. By…

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Syria military arrests Kurdish journalist at check point

By rayhanania | September 5, 2018

Syria military arrests Kurdish journalist at check point Beirut, September 5, 2018 — The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Syrian authorities to immediately release Omar Kalo, a news anchor for the Iraqi Kurdish satellite news broadcaster Rudaw. Syrian military intelligence forces stopped and arrested Kalo at a checkpoint between the northern Syrian…

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CPJ urges Egypt to release journalists on trial for false news

By rayhanania | July 10, 2018

CPJ urges Egypt to release journalists on trial for false news Washington, D.C., July 10, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Egyptian authorities to drop the charges against a group of journalists held in pretrial detention for false news and release the journalists immediately. Cairo’s national security prosecutor on July 4 charged at least…

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Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs

By rayhanania | April 1, 2018

Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs Jewish Voice for Peace, one of several Jewish American organizations that advocates for peace based on compromise and justice between Palestinians and Israelis, reports that Facebook is actively censoring posts by Palestinians and pro-Palestinian users, while ignoring racist and hate-filled posts from pro-Israel extremists. Facebook has a history of…