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The CMCC and the US-Israel Alliance: Collusion or Enforcement Mechanism?

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 News Editor News Editor No Comments

The CMCC and the US-Israel Alliance: Collusion or Enforcement Mechanism? By Hanna Alshaikh The fastest route to Washington no longer runs through Tel Aviv, as the saying once went, but through Kiryat Gat, a small industrial city in southern Israel. On October 17, 2025, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) established the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) there…

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Microsoft worker disrupts Ignite Conference keynote speech, protests target conference venue in San Francisco, Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Microsoft European hub in Ireland

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Microsoft worker disrupts Ignite Conference keynote speech, protests target conference venue in San Francisco, Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Microsoft European hub in Ireland Earlier today, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, Microsoft worker Patrick Fort resigned in protest during his disruption of Judson Althoff, Microsoft CEO of Commercial Business, who was delivering the keynote speech at the Microsoft…

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Israel Civil Administration Plans to Seize 1,800 Dunams in Sebastia — the Largest Antiquities Expropriation to Date

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Israel Civil Administration Plans to Seize 1,800 Dunams in Sebastia — the Largest Antiquities Expropriation to Date The Israeli Civil Administration has announced its intention to expropriate approximately 1,800 dunams at the archaeological site of Sebastia — the largest land seizure for antiquities ever recorded in the West Bank. The land lies adjacent to village…

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Construction in the E1 Area: Preventing Palestinian Geographical Contiguity

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Construction in the E1 Area: Preventing Palestinian Geographical Contiguity By Mtanes Shihadeh and Ikram Mohammed The Israeli government continues to exploit the post-October 7, 2023, situation to impose a new geopolitical and demographic reality in the occupied West Bank, alongside the genocidal war in the Gaza Strip. Since the beginning of the war on Gaza,…

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UN experts warn against continued violations of ceasefire in Lebanon and urge protection of civilians

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

UN experts warn against continued violations of ceasefire in Lebanon and urge protection of civilians Expressing dismay at the devastating impact on civilians of continuing Israeli air and drone strikes in Lebanon despite an agreed ceasefire on 27 November 2024, UN experts* today urged all parties to fully adhere to the cessation of hostilities agreement…

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Adalah Petitions Supreme Court Against Suspension of MK Ofer Cassif for Speaking Out Against Israeli War Crimes and Genocide

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Adalah Petitions Supreme Court Against Suspension of MK Ofer Cassif for Speaking Out Against Israeli War Crimes and Genocide The Knesset’s Ethics Committee has suspended MK Cassif five times since December 2022, for a total of ten months; Adalah argued that these illegal suspections strip him of his ability to perform his parliamentary duties. On…

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CPJ calls on Israel to release journalists detained on the Global Sumud Flotilla

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

CPJ calls on Israel to release journalists detained on the Global Sumud Flotilla New York, October 2, 2025 – The Committee to Protect Journalists demands Israeli authorities immediately and unconditionally release the humanitarian crew of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which includes at least 32 journalists, after the vessels were seized on October 1 and 2. “Detaining members of the…

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UN experts urge US to grant visas to Palestinian officials, uphold diplomacy for peace

September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

UN experts urge US to grant visas to Palestinian officials, uphold diplomacy for peace UN experts* urged the United States on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 to grant Palestinian leaders visas ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York in September, and lift the discriminatory suspension of processing visitor visas for all Palestinian nationals. “The…

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J Street among many Jewish groups supporting justice for Palestine and Israel

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

J Street among many Jewish groups supporting justice for Palestine and Israel Here is a letter from Jeremy Ben Ami of J Street that is so important to read and support: For decades, the United States and Israel have had a special relationship, a bond my generation was raised to believe rested on shared interests…

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CAIR Says Israel Turns Gaza into ‘Human Slaughterhouse’ as Killing of Civilians Continues

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

CAIR Says Israel Turns Gaza into ‘Human Slaughterhouse’ as Killing of Civilians Continues The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today Tuesday, July 1, 2025, said Israel has turned Gaza into a “human slaughterhouse” after Israeli forces murdered at least 69 people, including 19 children, seven women…

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Emergency Court Motions to Stop Elbit Drone Parts Shipment via Frankfurt Airport

June 7, 2025June 7, 2025 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Emergency Court Motions to Stop Elbit Drone Parts Shipment via Frankfurt Airport Lawsuit intended to stop Israeli killings of innocent civilians, women and children in their ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip where more than 60,000 people have been indiscriminately murdered by Israeli forces using American made weaponry and backed by American taxpayer funding. The…

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Investigation demanded into Israel slaughter of First Responder in Rafah on March 23, 2025

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Investigation demanded into Israel slaughter of First Responder in Rafah on March 23, 2025 Palestine Red Crescent Society Calls for Independent International Investigation to Hold Those Responsible Accountable for the Crime of Targeting Ambulance Teams in Rafah on March 23, 2025 The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) affirms that the targeting of its ambulance convoy…

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Senator Tammy Duckworth tells Arabs and Muslims their concerns are irrelevant

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Senator Tammy Duckworth tells Arabs and Muslims their concerns are irrelevant US Senator Tammy Duckworth claims to be fighter for victims of racism and discrimination and violence but when it comes to Israel, which has given her more than $782,000, she sets aside principle to pander to violent racist anti-Arab and anti-Muslim policies. Duckworth has…

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ADC issues condemnation: Impending massacres by Israel must be stopped

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

ADC issues condemnation: Impending Massacres by Israel must be stopped The Israeli regime is outdoing themselves in the genocide of Palestinians. Over the past few days hospitals across Gaza have been forced to evacuate. Patients inside the hospitals, including babies in intensive care incubators, face death as they are forced to move across an obliterated…

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Michigan Primaries 2024: Vote Today and be part of the solution:

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Michigan Primaries 2024: Vote Today and be part of the solution: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) calls upon all eligible registered voters not to miss voting today, Tuesday primary elections day, Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Voting polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. Election day is the day of action. It…

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Candidate Jill Stein vows to fight for justice for Israelis and Palestinians

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Candidate Jill Stein vows to fight for justice for Israelis and Palestinians Dr. Jill Stein, the Jewish American candidate for the Green Party running for President in the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, said she would reject extremism in the Middle East and champion justice for Palestinians and Israelis if elected. Stein told Ray Hanania,…

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Israeli bill to designate UNRWA a terrorist organization is an attack on humanitarian aid

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Israeli bill to designate UNRWA a terrorist organization is an attack on humanitarian aid Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns a bill that passed a preliminary reading yesterday in Israel’s Parliament, known as the Knesset, aimed at designating UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East,…

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Testimonies from the Occupied Palestinian Territory show new depths of Israel’s atrocities: UN expert

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Testimonies from the Occupied Palestinian Territory show new depths of Israel’s atrocities: UN expert The Occupied Palestinian Territory is enveloped in a spiral of unstoppable violence, with stories Palestinians and other witnesses relay adding new depths to atrocities the world has witnessed since the beginning of Israel’s assault on Gaza over six months ago, the…

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