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Weather brings more challenges to victims of Israeli war crimes

Posted on November 18, 2014August 20, 2019 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Weather brings more challenges to victims of Israeli war crimes

Winter weather brings harsh conditions for the Palestinian victims of Israeli war crimes and the delayed process of providing relief and reconstruction for civilian residents of the Gaza Strip including in Shujaiyya, one of the targets of Israeli military terrorism this past summer By Mohammed Asad The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to face hardships…

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PTSD Nation and Gaza’s Children of Resilience

Posted on November 12, 2014January 9, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on PTSD Nation and Gaza’s Children of Resilience

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

Posted on October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel/Palestine Conflict: Time now to change to a human rights approach

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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Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes

Posted on October 12, 2014October 12, 2014 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes

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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American Arab and Muslim groups denounce ISIS beheadings

Posted on September 3, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on American Arab and Muslim groups denounce ISIS beheadings

American Arab and Muslim groups denounce ISIS beheadings By Ray Hanania American Arab and Muslim organizations in the United States this week were among the voices denouncing the brutal murders of two journalists in the past two weeks including the horrendous decapitation James Foley and Steven Sotloff. Statements were released by many groups, but surprisingly, many…

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Finding the elusive Moral High Ground in Israel-Gaza War

Posted on September 3, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Finding the elusive Moral High Ground in Israel-Gaza War

Finding the elusive Moral High Ground in Israel-Gaza War By Ray Hanania Creators Syndicate, August 28, 2014 Two-States, the plan to establish a Palestinian State on lands Israel occupied during the 1967 War, seems like an impossible task given the increasing animosity between Israelis and Jews, and Palestinians and Arabs. Yet, I have mixed feelings and…

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Hamas Israel Ceasefire International Court and Palestinian Resistance Unity

Posted on August 28, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Hamas Israel Ceasefire International Court and Palestinian Resistance Unity

Hamas Israel Ceasefire, International Court and Palestinian Resistance Unity By Eileen Fleming On Tuesday evening, Israel’s 50-day’s of assault on the Gaza Strip ended with an indefinite ceasefire mediated by Egyptian officials in Cairo based on the understandings that ended the Israeli war against the Gaza Strip in 2012. Three months ago, Israeli Prime Minister…

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Deir Yassin Remembered recites names of murdered Gazans

Posted on August 25, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Deir Yassin Remembered recites names of murdered Gazans

Deir Yassin Remembered recites names of murdered Gazans By Ray Hanania More than 2,100 Palestinians have been murdered by Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip since the Israeli military assault was launched on July 8. The vast majority are civilians and were intentionally targeted by Israeli soldiers and missile strikes, a common practice that…

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Children of Gaza Terrorized and Terrified

Posted on August 21, 2014September 24, 2018 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Children of Gaza Terrorized and Terrified

By Mohammed Asad with Eileen Fleming On Thursday three more Palestinian children were killed in the Gaza Strip according to Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qodra, “The three children, aged 7, 8 and 11, were killed in an Israeli strike in eastern Gaza City.” Israel also killed 17 Palestinians including three commanders of the Ezzeddin al-Qassam, the…

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Obama, Kerry silent on murdered Gaza children, civilians in latest war crime

Posted on August 21, 2014August 20, 2019 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Obama, Kerry silent on murdered Gaza children, civilians in latest war crime

Obama, Kerry silent on murdered Gaza children, civilians in latest war crime By Mohammed Asad (EDITOR’S NOTE: Warning, some photos may be too gruesome to view, except for President Obama, John Kerry or War Criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and his Israeli rightwing supporters): President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, who each held separate press conferences…

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

Posted on August 18, 2014May 1, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on 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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Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Israelis should appreciate President Jimmy Carter

Posted on August 14, 2014August 14, 2014 By Mike Ghouse 1 Comment on Israelis should appreciate President Jimmy Carter

Shame on the men and women who hurl curses at President Jimmy Carter at every opportunity they get – all we see on the internet is ugliness displayed towards him. What is wrong with their sense of gratitude? Of course, a majority of good decent Israelis respect and honor him, but we don’t hear much…

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Tabboun: News media blackout on Salaita firing, NY Politicians pander

Posted on August 13, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Tabboun: News media blackout on Salaita firing, NY Politicians pander

TABBOUN: MAINSTREAM MEDIA CENSORSHIP: The mainstream media continues to boycott stories about discrimination against American Arabs. Last week, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, fired newly hired professor Steven Salaita. Salaita is an accomplished author and former teacher at Virgina Tech. Despite a story on WBBM TV, which many said was biased, the Chicago Sun-Times,…

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From Joan Rivers to Vanunu and Iran by way of WMD

Posted on August 12, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on From Joan Rivers to Vanunu and Iran by way of WMD

From Joan Rivers to Vanunu and Iran by way of WMD By Eileen Fleming   Last Wednesday Joan Rivers was asked by the celebrity website Splash News Online about Israel’s Operation Protective Edge and replied, “When you declare war, you declare war. They started it. We now don’t count who’s dead. You’re dead. You deserve…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Children with PTSD in Gaza: AIPAC and MLK in USA

Posted on August 11, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Children with PTSD in Gaza: AIPAC and MLK in USA

Children with PTSD in Gaza: AIPAC and MLK in USA By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News   Palestinian health officials report that since Israel’s Operation Protective Edge began on July 8th, more than 1,900 people including at least 450 children have been killed. More than 9,000 civilians including at least 3,000 children…

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Holding Obama, Netanyahu and Mashaal Accountable

Posted on August 7, 2014September 24, 2018 By Mike Ghouse 7 Comments on Holding Obama, Netanyahu and Mashaal Accountable

By Mike Ghouse We urge our governmental and humanitarian agencies to investigate and establish responsibilities for the death of 1900 civilians in the latest conflict. Through this we hope and pray for de-escalating the growing anti-Semitism and anti-Arab sentiments caused by the brutal but senseless killings in the conflict. Our ultimate goal is security for…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Mike Ghouse, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

What does it cost to buy a U.S. Senator? Not much!

Posted on August 4, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on What does it cost to buy a U.S. Senator? Not much!

What does it cost to buy a U.S. Senator? Not much! How about a few of them, say 33? By Ray Hanania What does it cost to buy a United States Senator? You would think it might be an expensive proposition. But it really is not, especially if you happen to be a foreign country with a…

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Bloggers, Commentary, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Spotlight, US Arab Politics

National Press Club condemns Iran for journalist detention, but is silent on Israel’s killing of journalists

Posted on July 31, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on National Press Club condemns Iran for journalist detention, but is silent on Israel’s killing of journalists

National Press Club condemns Iran for journalist detention, but is silent on Israel’s killing of journalists By Ray Hanania In a lucid example of the moral bankruptcy and bias of the mainstream American news media, the National Press Club issued a press release this week which condemned the Government of Iran for its detention of a…

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