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Israeli-push behind effort to ban Tiktok in the United States

Posted on January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli-push behind effort to ban Tiktok in the United States
Israeli-push behind effort to ban Tiktok in the United States

Israeli-push behind effort to ban Tiktok in the United States Social media has an enormous influence on Americans but only the social media that offends Israel is targeted for censorship and restrictions, reflecting their restrictive and repressive society. While Facebook and other Social media have come around to support Israel’s demands to crackdown on criticism…

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Activism, Bloggers, Business, Commentary, Israel, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania, Technology, US Arab Politics

Salem Furrha guests on the “It’s Not So Late Show” with Aaron Hanania

Posted on June 12, 2021August 10, 2021 By News Editor News Editor No Comments on Salem Furrha guests on the “It’s Not So Late Show” with Aaron Hanania
Salem Furrha guests on the “It’s Not So Late Show” with Aaron Hanania

Salem Furrha guests on the “It’s Not So Late Show” with Aaron Hanania Salem Furrha, whose west coast family has become one of the most popular social media entertainers on Tiktok, Instagram and Youtube, said the secret to going viral is to stand out, be funny and be creative, during an appearance this week on…

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Twitter suspends prominent Palestinian Rights activist

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Twitter suspends prominent Palestinian Rights activist
Twitter suspends prominent Palestinian Rights activist

Twitter suspends prominent Palestinian Rights activist Twitter Suspends Prominent Activist for Palestinian Rights, No Explanation Given On February 24, 2021, Twitter suspended the account of CODEPINK co-executive director Ariel Gold, a prominent activist for Palestinian rights. The suspension follows online targeting of Ms. Gold by supporters of Israel and Twitter flagging a number of tweets…

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Activism, American Arabs, Civil Rights, Journalism, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Social Media

Arab Radio: Challenging biased news media & social media

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio: Challenging biased news media & social media
Arab Radio: Challenging biased news media & social media

Arab Radio: Challenging biased news media & social media Award winning columnist and radio talk show host Ray Hanania continues his war on news media and social media bias in this episode broadcast live on Friday Jan. 15, 2021 on WNZK AM 690 Radio in the Detroit region and despite censorship on most social media…

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Arab Radio: Alice Speri of The Intercept discusses Social Media censorship

Posted on December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio: Alice Speri of The Intercept discusses Social Media censorship
Arab Radio: Alice Speri of The Intercept discusses Social Media censorship

Arab Radio: Alice Speri of The Intercept discusses Social Media censorship Alice Speri, a writer with The Intercept, will join radio host Ray Hanania on Friday December 11, 2020 at 8 AM EST on “The Ray Hanania Show” on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit to discuss rising censorship on Social Media platforms like Facebook…

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Israel State Attorney says social media censorship by government is illegal

Posted on November 28, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel State Attorney says social media censorship by government is illegal
Israel State Attorney says social media censorship by government  is illegal

Israel State Attorney says social media censorship by government is illegal Israel State Attorney claims censorship of social media content, following Cyber Unit requests, isn’t an ‘exercise of gov’t authority.’ Adalah & ACRI petition Supreme Court arguing that the Internet Referral Unit cannot submit “voluntary” requests in order to bypass the law. Following two years of…

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Calls for New Jersey official’s resignation after threatening Tlaib on Facebook

Posted on July 24, 2019July 26, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Calls for New Jersey official’s resignation after threatening Tlaib on Facebook
Calls for New Jersey official’s resignation after threatening Tlaib on Facebook

Calls for New Jersey official’s resignation after threatening Tlaib on Facebook Muslim Advocates Calls for Removal of NJ Statewide School Board Association Member Daniel Patrick Leonard for Anti-Muslim, anti-Arab Facebook Posts. Official Posted a Death Wish on Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Accusations of Terrorism at Rep. Ilhan Omar   Muslim Advocates called for Daniel Patrick Leonard, a…

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Trumping Ambassador Friedman on Israel’s ‘Secret’ Weapon Courtesy of a White House Call

Posted on May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Trumping Ambassador Friedman on Israel’s ‘Secret’ Weapon Courtesy of a White House Call
Trumping Ambassador Friedman on Israel’s ‘Secret’ Weapon Courtesy of a White House Call

Ambassador David M. Friedman noted the US-Israeli special relationship was growing “stronger and stronger and stronger” and “that Israel has one secret weapon…” Last week the White House launched a data-gathering website with the proclamation: “SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS should advance FREEDOM OF SPEECH.” This American submitted my experience of censorship by Facebook on the topic…

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Israel: Do Micah 6:8 and Free Mordechai Vanunu

Posted on May 2, 2019June 12, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Israel: Do Micah 6:8 and Free Mordechai Vanunu
Israel: Do Micah 6:8 and Free Mordechai Vanunu

“What does God require? He has told you o’man! Be just, be merciful, and walk humbly with your Lord.” -Micah 6:8 On Wednesday Israel’s nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu broke his latest news regarding his human rights struggle at Facebook. By Eileen Fleming On the first day of May, Mordechai Vanunu Israel’s nuclear whistleblower posted the…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs

Posted on April 1, 2018April 2, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs
Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs

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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American Arabs, Arab World, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Social Media

Beware of pro-Israel Quora.com

Posted on February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Beware of pro-Israel Quora.com
Beware of pro-Israel Quora.com

Beware of pro-Israel Quora.com The social media “question” site Quora.com recently pushed me to join so I did. I thought it might help with columns I write. You post a question and strangers answer. I posted a question this week that apparently Quora didn’t like. Why haven’t the Arabs done more to protest against President…

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Reply to Mordechai Vanunu Question for Netanyahu and Trump

Posted on February 12, 2017September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Reply to Mordechai Vanunu Question for Netanyahu and Trump
Reply to Mordechai Vanunu Question for Netanyahu and Trump

This week in D.C. Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump will meet In the interest of The World can Mordechai Vanunu get a response from them: To his post at Facebook? By Eileen Fleming On February 4th Israel’s nuclear whistle blower wrote at his Facebook Wall “Vanunu Mordechai” Here is what many people are saying:—–This…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Health, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Mordechai Vanunu: Israel’s Ludicrous Charges and a Vanunu Biography Book Review #BreakingNews #Vanunu

Posted on January 18, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mordechai Vanunu: Israel’s Ludicrous Charges and a Vanunu Biography Book Review #BreakingNews #Vanunu

Mordechai Vanunu’s July 4 Indictment concluded with one Guilty and two Non-Guilty Charges  Israel continues to forbid Nuclear Whistle Blower’s right to speak to foreigners By Eileen Fleming    Mordechai Vanunu blew the whistle on Israel’s Nuclear deceptions in 1986. On 18 January 2017, Vanunu reported at Twitter and Facebook: In court today…the judge find…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Health, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Ruthless Thanksgiving this year with politics as side dish

Posted on November 23, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Ruthless Thanksgiving this year with politics as side dish
Ruthless Thanksgiving this year with politics as side dish

Ruthless Thanksgiving this year with politics as side dish Thanksgiving celebrants will be under more pressure this year in dining rooms across America if Facebook is any indicator of how Americans feel. The politics of the recent presidential election campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will have an impact, according to recent polls. Here’s…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Humor, Politics, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Mordechai Vanunu Could Be Free for Christmas

Posted on November 22, 2016August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mordechai Vanunu Could Be Free for Christmas
Mordechai Vanunu Could Be Free for Christmas

Mordechai Vanunu Israeli Nuclear Whistle Blower announced at Twitter on Tuesday that his July 4th indictment will continue on 22 December:     Read More about Mordechai Vanunu’s July 4 indictment at 30 Years a Hostage In my 6th book, Heroes, Muses and the Saga of Mordechai Vanunu, I wrote: In my third book, I…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Palestine & Jordan

Senator Warren VS Trump and Her YouTube Staff

Posted on November 20, 2016August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Senator Warren VS Trump and Her YouTube Staff
Senator Warren VS Trump and Her YouTube Staff

Senator Elizabeth Warren is a progressive democrat who called Trump’s appointment of Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general a “compromise with racism” and a “negotiation with hate.” On Tuesday, at a Wall Street Journal event with CEOs, Senator Warren spoke about Steve Bannon, Trump’s senior strategist:  This is a man who has white supremacist ties….

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Quora Censors Senior Correspondent Report on Vanunu

Posted on April 20, 2016April 21, 2016 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Quora Censors Senior Correspondent Report on Vanunu
Quora Censors Senior Correspondent Report on Vanunu

UPDATE: On Thursday around 1 PM EST, Mordecai Vanunu Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower announced at TWITTER: April 21 2016 didn’t bring my Freedom. They postponed again their decision about this case, but I am ready to go any time soon. Freedom Must come At 1:30 PM on April 21, I received the following TWEET from Marc…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Daesh: Social Media War on ISIS and BS

Posted on December 7, 2015December 8, 2015 By USS_Liberty Info 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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