Ira Silverstein Archives

How Silverstein and Feigenholtz Strengthen Extremism and Violence

June 11, 2015June 13, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Instead of introducing a law to urge Israelis and Palestinians to make peace and avoid violence, Illinois Legislators State Sen. Ira Silverstein and State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz introduced a law to strip Americans of their Constitutional Rights of Free Speech and to defend Israel’s extremist policies including its discrimination against Christians and Muslims, the theft of civilian lands and…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Illinois Governor Rauner can do the right thing

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner can do the right thing and support Middle East peace by rejecting a bill sponsored by pro-Israel activist Il Rep. Sara Feigenholtz and urge the Illinois General Assembly to support peace based on Two-States, non-violence and the respect of human rights. Rauner can also take a strong stand to defend the…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Using American Tax Dollars to Undermine Civil Rights

April 23, 2015April 29, 2015 rayhanania 1 Comment

Pro-Israel activists and elected officials who put a foreign country’s interests before the interests of Americans are behind a widespread campaign to extend an Israeli law that could jail any Israeli who criticizes Israel or advocates a boycott of Israel to now include Americans. The Israeli law, approved in 2011, and the American laws are based…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Coalition claims victory over Silverstein anti-Arab hate legislation

April 2, 2014June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Coalition claims victory over Silverstein anti-Arab hate legislation State Senate Committee rejects Silverstein bill to censor American critics of foreign country April 2, 2014, Chicago – Yesterday afternoon, the Senate Judiciary Committee of the Illinois Senate rejected Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 59, proposed by Senator Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago), that urged Illinois university and college presidents…

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Contrast between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activism

April 1, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania 2 Comments

Contrast between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activism By Ray Hanania It is amazing to watch the activists on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Clearly, the pro-Israel activists have their act together while the pro-Palestinian groups martyr themselves as an excuse for failure. During the past few months, pro-Israel lobbyists and PACs, including the villainous AIPAC,…

Activism, American Arabs, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate

March 21, 2014April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate By Ray Hanania Senate Bill 3017, introduced by State Sen. Ira Silverstein to protect Israel from American citizens expressing their constitutional rights to criticize a foreign country, failed to be called for a vote last week, suggesting that it might dies, opponents of…

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Illinois Senator Silverstein to censor American critics of foreign country Israel

March 19, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Illinois Senator Silverstein to censor American critics of foreign country Israel By Ray Hanania An Illinois state Senator has introduced legislation that would deny Americans the right to criticize or boycott an educational institution in a foreign country, and deny state funding to any organization in which criticism or boycott has been expressed. The law…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania