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ADC urges probe of rising discrimination against Arab Americans

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

ADC urges probe of rising discrimination against Arab Americans In response to the recent surge of discrimination cases aimed at silencing pro-Palestinian voices in the work place, ADC has requested that the House Education and Labor Committee hold a hearing into the discriminatory practices happening across the country. In a letter to Chairman Bobby Scott…

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AHRC & ACJ hold Zoom meeting on discrimination against Asian Americans

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

AHRC & ACJ hold Zoom meeting on discrimination against Asian Americans The American Human Rights Council (AHRC) and the American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) hold a Joint Law Enforcement- Community Zoom Meeting Addressing the Rise of Hate and the Targeting of Asian Americans The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) and the American Citizens for Justice…

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Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 rayhanania 1 Comment

Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building Adalah: Construction of new neighborhoods exclusively for Israeli military personnel is illegal residential segregation. Israeli military’s ‘Housing Authority’ discriminates against Arab families, establishing dozens of housing developments nationwide at discount prices available only to selected career military personnel; Adalah: Project violates ban on housing and land allocation…

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Over 100 US Congregations Reflect on Plight of Palestinian Christians, Rebuking Administration’s Christian Zionism

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Over 100 US Congregations Reflect on Plight of Palestinian Christians, Rebuking Administration’s Christian Zionism Less than two weeks after Mike Pompeo visited a museum in Jerusalem honoring Christian Zionism, more than 115 U.S. Christian congregations representing 10 of the largest Protestant denominations and the Catholic church preached on the plight of Palestinian Christians and Muslims…

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Rights Groups denounce Alabama’s racist attacks against Rep. Omar

August 28, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Rights Groups denounce Alabama’s racist attacks against Rep. Omar Muslim Advocates Denounces Alabama GOP’s Anti-Muslim Resolution to Expel Rep. Ilhan Omar The following is a statement from Scott Simpson, public advocacy director for Muslim Advocates, condemning a resolution adopted on Saturday by the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee, the body that governs Alabama’s Republican Party, which asks the…

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Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset Arab Joint List responds to effort to disqualify the Arab Joint List from running in the Sept. 17, 2019 Israeli elections: “Election disqualification request filed by ‘Jewish Power’ party against us is racist” Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel…

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Detroit civil rights group calls for probe into anti-Muslim hate flyers

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Detroit civil rights group calls for probe into anti-Muslim hate flyers AHRC and AMLC request an investigation regarding anti-Muslim Flyer, call on Costco to review its Response to attempts to spread hate on its property: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) and the American Muslim Leadership Council (AMLC) are alarmed by the distribution of an…

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Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’ The Jewish Nation-State Law effect: Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’. Adalah demands municipality immediately rescind racist oath; Adalah fears northern city ban on non-residents in public park is aimed at Arab citizens from surrounding communities. Half a year after Israel…

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UN criticizes Israel’s “Nation State Law” as “discriminatory”

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

UN criticizes Israel’s “Nation State Law” as “discriminatory” UN Special Rapporteurs give Israel 60 days to respond to ‘deep concerns’ regarding Jewish Nation-State Law. Four Special Rapporteurs express ‘deep concern’ that Nation-State Law is ‘discriminatory in nature and in practice against non-Jewish citizens and other minorities and does not apply the principle of equality between citizens,…

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Israel rules it is not liable for civilian casualties in Gaza

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israel rules it is not liable for civilian casualties in Gaza Israeli court: State isn’t liable for damages for severely wounding Gaza boy in 2014; new law grants comprehensive immunity to Israeli military in Gaza. According to court, law prohibiting Palestinians living in Gaza – an ‘enemy entity’ – from seeking compensation from Israel is constitutional,…

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Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America Underreporting Remains Significant Problem in FBI’s Annual Statistics The Arab American Institute expressed concern and disappointment with the release of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) 2017 hate crime statistics. As expected, hate crime surged yet again in 2017. However, the data contained some glaring omissions, including three…

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Israel adopts Apartheid Law to discriminate against non-Jews

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israel adopts Apartheid Law to discriminate against non-Jews Israeli parliament votes to approve Nation-State Law that enshrines Jewish supremacy over Palestinian citizens. New Basic Law approved by a Knesset vote of 62-55 has distinct apartheid characteristics and requires racist acts as a constitutional value. Statement from Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel: The…

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Palestinian activists stand up for LGBTQ Rights

June 26, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Palestinian activists stand up for LGBTQ Rights “We Stand With Palestine” Contingent in Chicago’s Gay Pride Parade Confounding many people’s expectations, our “We Stand With Palestine” contingent in the Chicago Gay Pride Parade yesterday – with its huge 160 sq foot banner, “Israel: STOP killing Palestinians!” – was met with almost universal approval by the approximately…

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Inscribed in a Tablet Preserved

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Inscribed in a Tablet Preserved The voices of intolerance are interpreting the U.S. and French Constitutions like the fanatics and the dystopians are interpreting the Koran. By Abdennour Toumi The dreadful on-going geopolitical events in the Middle East coincide with the debut of Ramadhan (Ramadan), a month-long observance of fasting, doing good deeds, acting generously…

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Israeli “education minister” Bennett attacks Arab rights group

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli “education minister” Bennett attacks Arab rights group Israeli education minister attacks Adalah for Supreme Court petition against sniper killings of unarmed civilians in Gaza. Adalah: Naftali Bennett has nothing to say in response to our petition so he chooses to slander and incite against us. Video evidence & testimonies indicate live ammunition was fired at…

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Israel bans Arab member from U.S. lecture tour

April 22, 2018October 4, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Israel bans Arab member from U.S. lecture tour The Israeli Knesset banned Arab member MK Yousef Jabareen from participating in a lecture tour in the United States hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace. Jabareen and the Human Rights Group Adalah filed a petition before the Israeli Supreme Court challenging the Apartheid ban which decries “It…

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Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs

April 1, 2018April 2, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

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…

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How can Israel be a ‘democracy’ while allowing racism?

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

How can Israel be a ‘democracy’ while allowing racism? Discrimination in Israel is a reality that the mainstream American news media, Israelis and many American supporters of Israel, including politicians, ignore. Israel has adopted 65 laws that specifically discriminate against non-Jewish citizens inside Israel, some openly and others creating loopholes and exceptions that justify discrimination…

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