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AHRC expresses concern with dramatic developments in Middle East, urges Dialogue and Peace The head of Greater Detroit’s largest Arab American civil rights organization urges restraint and calls for dialogue to avoid war with Iran, Iraq and United States. Imad Hamad, executive director of the American Human Rights Council express deep concern over spiraling events…
Iranian Americans detained at Canada border returning from concert CAIR-WA Assisting Iranian-Americans Detained U.S. Border after returning to the U.S. following a concert held in Canada featuring Iranian and Person music and performances The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) is assisting more than 60 Iranians and Iranian-Americans of all ages…
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Sanders, Khanna announce new legislation to block funding for War with Iran Senator Bernie Sanders co-sponsors legislation to block funding for President Trump’s war with Iran in Iraq while Americans protest across the country against the violence and targeted assassination of Iranian Military Commander Qassem Soleimani. The National Nonviolent PeaceForce denounces Trump’s violence as well as…
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US Institute for Peace to detail Syria Report Sept. 26 Congress directed the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) to facilitate the bipartisan Syria Study Group (SSG) to examine the current state of the conflict and make recommendations on the military and diplomatic strategy of the United States going forward. To present the SSG’s final…
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Saudis denounce Iranian-backed attack against oil fields King Salman: Cowardly Attack Threatens Stability of Global Economy The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet’s session at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Tuesday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the King expressed his appreciation to heads of…
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Middle East Analyst: Solution to Iran Issue is Israel-Palestine Middle-East analyst Jerome Segal, who last June challenged Senator Ben Cardin in the Maryland Democratic Primary because of his vote against Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, and because of Cardin’s support for the right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, argues that unresolved Palestine-Israel peace process…
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The Islamic Republic of Iran: Forty Years Later Forty years later, neither the tears of the Arab regimes nor the rise of Israeli alarms have stopped the expansion of Iran’s nuclear program and hegemony in the region. By Abdennour Toumi With the Iraqi quagmire, the Syrian imbroglio, and the Afghanistan cul-de-sac, the U.S. and the…
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Iran’s extremism is empowered by Palestinian suffering By Ray Hanania This column I wrote in the Arab News examines one of the main factors that empower Iran. Israel’s refusal to make peace and America’s support of Israel’s extremist government. Americans like outgoing United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, one of the most despicable human beings on…
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70 years of Arab World failure needs new strategy Palestinians should reject rejectionism and get out of the way of the Trump train wreck that promises to achieve little except open the door to more dramatic and widespread changes. The Arab World’s and Palestinian strategies of rejectionism has led us to this place of failure….
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Impact of Trump ban on Yemen detailed in new report The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Rule of Law Clinic at Yale Law School released “Window Dressing the Muslim Ban: Reports of waivers & mass denials from Yemeni-American families stuck in limbo.” The new report documents the impact of Donald Trump’s “Muslim Ban”…
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Trump withdraws from imbalanced Iran deal Reaction was widespread and swift after President Donald Trump announced the United States is withdrawing from the nuclear deal former President Barack Obama negotiated with Iran in 2015. Relying on information provided by Israel, Trump said that Iran continues to be the leading voice of violence and terrorism. Trump…
Iranians charged in massive cyber theft for Islamic Revolutionary Guard The U.S. Justice Department issued charges against Gholamreza Rafatnejad, 38; Ehsan Mohammadi, 37; Abdollah Karima, aka Vahid Karima, 39; Mostafa Sadeghi, 28; Seyed Ali Mirkarimi, 34; Mohammed Reza Sabahi, 26; Roozbeh Sabahi, 24; Abuzar Gohari Moqadam, 37; and Sajjad Tahmasebi, 30, all citizens and residents of…
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With Israel and Iran clashing over Syria, no end in sight for the conflict Conflict in Syria expands beyond Syria including Russia, Iran, Israel, the United States, Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia and Europe By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz In Syria, the conflict is no longer primarily Syrian. With seven years of political and military escalation, Syria has…
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Saudi Crown Prince forges ahead against extremism Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is taking a realistic approach to the Middle East as he bolsters the voices of moderates, challenges the extremists and pushes for a realistic peace accord between Israel and Palestine. The tactic MBS is pursuing is one that few Arabs have…
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Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Intercepts 7 Ballistic Missiles Fired by the Iranian-Backed Houthi Militia. Iran uses terrorism to bolster instability in the region including from Yemen. Iranian-Houthi rockets targeted civilian areas. Dramatic video of missiles fired captured Col. Turki Al Maliki, the Spokesperson for the Coalition Forces to Support the…
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Saudi Crown Prince meets Trump, Congressmen, Senators Saudi Arabia Embassy press statement followed by the text of press conference between Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and U.S. President Donald Trump, members of the U.S. Congress and members of the U.S. Senate His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met today with Republican…
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Invoking God’s affiliation in Mideast conflicts A close look at the tenuous relationship between Lebanon and Hezbollah. Hezbollah is neither a unique “state-within-a-state” phenomenon in the region nor the only entity proclaiming to be a “Party of God”. One can see analogous dynamics in Israel settlers’ movement. By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz In Arabic “Hezbollah” stands for…
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A regional approach to ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict Writer Ghassan Rubeiz explores the challenge of ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and achieving peace on a regional basis. By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Peacemaking is more about settling on new ideas and novel experiences than about border disputes. In the role of occupiers, Israelis have developed an arbitrary sense…
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