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New Amnesty International report slams Hamas for War Crimes

March 26, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

After an exhaustive investigation, the human rights group Amnesty International has concluded that Palestinian militants also committed war crimes against Israel including the accidental killing of some Palestinians. The human rights group has already issued an extensive report on the war crimes committed by Israel during the conflict and again urges the United Nations to investigate both sides…

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Humanitarian Organization to Bring Solar Energy to Gaza

February 17, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

By Alexandra Halaby Over the past few months an international team of humanitarians have been organizing a project which would bring solar power to Gaza. Gaza engineer, Naji Abu Shaaban, along with his group of engineers in Gaza have been working around the clock to make this solar project a reality. Outside of Gaza are…

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Freedom of the Press, is Israel listening?

January 20, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

By Ray Hanania U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered opening remarks to attendees at the Journalists’ Security Conference held this week in Washington D.C. Kerry, who has been far more principled than his Bush administration predecessors, reminded the group that a free press ensures that flow of accurate information, but the price has been high in…

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Healing Gaza Palestine Israel with Yoga and Physicians for Social Responsibility

January 18, 2015September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

By Eileen Fleming Ned Rosch, a certified yoga teacher and graduate of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s “Healing the Wounds of War,” program said he “was raised in a traditional Zionist Jewish home and torn apart by an internal conflict between my increasingly progressive politics and my Zionist upbringing. Ultimately, I realized I needed to…

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Gaza students call for speedier repair and rebuilding of schools

December 23, 2014December 23, 2014 Mohammed Asad No Comments

By Mohammed Asad Students in the Gaza Strip held protests this week to urge a speedier repair and rebuilding of the dozens of schools that were destroyed by Israel’s military this past summer during its assault on the civilian population. More than 2,200 people were killed with more than 90 percent civilians, including about 500 children,…

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Rock Stars produce benefit album for Gaza Relief

December 4, 2014December 4, 2014 rayhanania 1 Comment

Grammy®-Winning Artists, Rock Stars and composers join forces in first US-Produced benefit album for Gaza Relief 2 Unite All Proceeds will fund medical, psychological support in Middle East A diverse group of famed musicians including Peter Gabriel, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Rick Allen of Def Leppard, System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian and Grammy® Award-winning…

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PTSD Nation and Gaza’s Children of Resilience

November 12, 2014January 9, 2019 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

By Eileen Fleming Where children play in Gaza 20,000 homes are destroyed and uninhabitable and over 100,000 Palestinians are homeless, or crowded in with relatives. Building materials promised by the UN and international donors are stalled or unavailable and once again Governments around the world agreed to shoulder the burden of Zionist impunity by pledging…

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Fighting Father Dave Smith Talks Vanunu Gaza Syria

November 5, 2014September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News Fifteen years ago Reverend Dave Smith established The Order of Fighting Fathers a global group of priests and regular people, committed to Fighting the Good Fight against injustice, prejudice, drugs and poverty, by challenging and encouraging each other to spread the truth in love in the…

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New book by Norman Finkelstein explores Israel’s assault on Gaza

October 28, 2014October 28, 2014 rayhanania No Comments

New book by Norman Finkelstein explores Israel’s assault on Gaza Method and Madness: The hidden story of Israel’s assaults on Gaza “Mr. Finkelstein[‘s] … research is certainly thorough. His characterizations, too, can be brilliant, and he spares nobody …” —The Economist Perceptions about the Israeli-Palestine conflict are changing. The UK recently voted…

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Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression

October 26, 2014October 26, 2014 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression By Mohammed Asad Dalia Khalifa, a 9-year old Palestinian girl, was seriously injured during the Israeli offensive on Gaza Strip, at Zaytoon neighborhood. Khalifa came out of her family’s house was hit randomly by Israeli shelling of the town. With her injures and blood…

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Israel/Palestine Conflict: Time now to change to a human rights approach

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 rayhanania No Comments

Israel/Palestine Conflict: Time now to change to a human rights approach By Edith Garwood The same day Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, visited the Gaza Strip saying, “a restrictive occupation that has lasted almost half a century, the continued denial of Palestinian rights and the lack of tangible progress in peace negotiations” was the…

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Ramallan Morning in Chicago

October 16, 2014October 16, 2014 rayhanania No Comments

Ramallan Morning in Chicago By Yousef Khatib Waking up at 4:00 pm (GMT+3) and 8:00 am (CDT) feels like waking up in two different multiverses. Reading the news, listening to Mashrou’ Leila, waiting for my morning coffee to attack my blood system, and smiling: Where am I? A prestigious bank is offering a lot of…

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BDS Protestors confront Israeli Shipping line in Tampa

October 12, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

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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Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes

October 12, 2014October 12, 2014 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes US Pledges $212 million during conference this week in Cairo By Mohammed Asad with Ray Hanania Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip await word from the reconstruction conference being held in Cairo, Egypt of Arab World leaders on when they might see the rebuilding of…

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Palestinians enjoy the Eid al Adha despite devastation caused by Israel

October 7, 2014April 13, 2019 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Palestinians enjoy the Eid al Adha despite devastation caused by Israel By Mohammed Asad Palestinians maintained their everyday lives even in the aftermath of the 51-day Israeli military war that killed more than 2,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians and including more than 500 children fatalities. These photographs show how Palestinians are determined to continue their lives and traditions…

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Tampa activists protest ZIM cargo lines to showcase Israeli civil rights violations

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 rayhanania 6 Comments

Tampa activists protest ZIM cargo lines to showcase Israeli civil rights violations By Dezerey Lyn (Guest contributor) The following is a write up of the blockade action carried out by members of Block the Boat Tampa, Jewish Voice for Peace, Students for Justice in Palestine USF, Students for a Democratic Society, Tampa Food not Bombs,…

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Kuwait Donates $1 Million to ANERA to help Palestinian Children

September 21, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Kuwait Donates $1 Million to ANERA to help Palestinian Children ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) is pleased to announce a donation of $1 million from the government of Kuwait to fund ANERA’s work with Palestinian communities. The generous contribution enables ANERA to support a range of significant projects serving Palestinian communities in the West Bank…

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Gaza Human Rights group: probe sinking of ship that killed 400 refugees

September 21, 2014September 24, 2018 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Gaza Human Rights group: probe sinking of ship that killed 400 refugees Human Rights Group Investigates, Calls for International Action in Response to Sinking of Boat Carrying Asylum Seekers Photos by Mohammed Asad, Gaza Strip, Palestine Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territories – An international investigation must be launched into the smuggling operation that…

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