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Israeli woman refuses to serve in IDF

Posted on November 19, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli woman refuses to serve in IDF
Israeli woman refuses to serve in IDF

Israel woman refuses to serve in IDF The military has sentenced conscientious Objector Yasmin Ricci-Yahav to 20 prison days for her refusal to join the military. This is Yasmin’s 5th prison term, and at the end of it she would have served 74 prison days In a video published before her current imprisonment, a very courageous…

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Israeli refuses military service because of Gaza brutality

Posted on April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli refuses military service because of Gaza brutality
Israeli refuses military service because of Gaza brutality

Israeli refuses military service because of Gaza brutality Jewish Israeli Mattan Hellman (20), of Kibbutz Ha’ogen, has refused to serve in the Israeli military citing the ongoing violence and claiming to be a conscientious objector. Conscientious objectors are recognized in most civilized military systems, including int he United States. However, Israel severely punishes Jews who refuse…

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Yitzhak Rabin and The Red House of Zionism

Posted on November 6, 2015November 7, 2015 By Eileen Fleming 2 Comments on Yitzhak Rabin and The Red House of Zionism
Yitzhak Rabin and The Red House of Zionism

Twenty years ago Yigal Amir an Orthodox Jewish extremist changed the course of history when he shot Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in the back; But the seeds that fueled his passion for supremacy began germinating on 10 March 1948 in a Tel Aviv house that was painted red. By Eileen Fleming As Israel descends…

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Hell in Hebron and The NY Times Reports the Obvious

Posted on October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Hell in Hebron and The NY Times Reports the Obvious

On Thursday the headline in The New York Times read “Palestinian Uprising Shifts to West Bank City of Hebron” and reported: This month’s Palestinian uprising that started with a wave of knife attacks in Jerusalem has shifted some 18 miles south to Hebron, another holy city with a stark history of violence and tension…  …

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Gaza youth protest Israel’s killing of children

Posted on August 6, 2015September 29, 2018 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Gaza youth protest Israel’s killing of children

Gaza’s children came out into the streets this past week to show support for the victims of Israeli extremist brutality, including the arson murder by an Israeli settler of an 18 month old child, Ali Dawabsheh. Dawabsheh died when his home was set fire by Jewish terrorists from nearby illegal Israeli settlements By Mohammed Asad Children in…

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USS LIBERTY Spook Exposes Liberty Injustices

Posted on May 12, 2015October 13, 2018 By Eileen Fleming 5 Comments on USS LIBERTY Spook Exposes Liberty Injustices
USS LIBERTY Spook Exposes Liberty Injustices

By Eileen Fleming   Ernest A. Gallo ‘retired’ from the CIA to Florida and became an activist and author of LIBERTY INJUSTICES: A Survivor’s Account of American Bigotry Since 2002 Gallo has served as the Chairman and Liberty Foundation President of the USS liberty Veterans Association and travels extensively to ignite fires in his listeners…

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New Amnesty International report slams Hamas for War Crimes

Posted on March 26, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on New Amnesty International report slams Hamas for War Crimes
New Amnesty International report slams Hamas for War Crimes

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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Banksy British artist spotlights devastation in Gaza

Posted on March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Banksy British artist spotlights devastation in Gaza
Banksy British artist spotlights devastation in Gaza

British graffiti artist known only as Banksy has helped bring some life to the people of the Gaza Strip who have been living in devastation as a result of Israel’s blockade of international aide to help the more than 100,000 civilians left homeless by Israeli military brutality and terrorist attacks. By Mohammed Asad The anonymous…

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Hezbollah squeezes Israel’s options in Syria

Posted on February 9, 2015September 24, 2018 By Managing Writer No Comments on Hezbollah squeezes Israel’s options in Syria

By Ali Rizk The latest developments in the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel leave little room for doubt that a full scale war between the two enemies is highly unlikely. As we move ahead the issue to keep an eye on will be the intelligence/assassination war and how recent events may alter Israeli assassination…

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Freedom of the Press, is Israel listening?

Posted on January 20, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Freedom of the Press, is Israel listening?

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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Celebrating the Baptism of Christ on the Jordan River

Posted on January 18, 2015January 18, 2015 By Maria Khoury No Comments on Celebrating the Baptism of Christ on the Jordan River
Celebrating the Baptism of Christ on the Jordan River

By Maria C. Khoury, Ed. D. It was simply a most glorious celebration of the Epiphany on the Jordan River today according to the Old Julian calendar. There were hundreds of priests, nuns and thousands of people from all walks of life coming to the precious site where over 2,000 years ago “…the heavens were…

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Orwell’s Nightmare Vanunu’s Reality and Roi Tov’s Silencing

Posted on January 13, 2015September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on Orwell’s Nightmare Vanunu’s Reality and Roi Tov’s Silencing
Orwell’s Nightmare Vanunu’s Reality and Roi Tov’s Silencing

By Eileen Fleming   Israeli dissident and prolific writer, Roi Tov was born in South America and grew up as Reuven Schossen, in a tight-knit communist kibbutz along the Jordan Valley. After four years of service in the Israeli Defense Force, Captain Schossen became a reservist and graduated with four degrees; three in chemical physics….

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A virtual visit to the birthplace of Christianity, Bethlehem

Posted on December 30, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on A virtual visit to the birthplace of Christianity, Bethlehem
A virtual visit to the birthplace of Christianity, Bethlehem

By Ray Hanania As a Christian, no city in the world means more to me than the “Little Town of Bethlehem.” I write about it often, mainly to remind American Christians — many of whom have forgotten the roots of their faith and therefore the spirit of their Christianity — that Bethlehem is a real…

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Gaza students call for speedier repair and rebuilding of schools

Posted on December 23, 2014December 23, 2014 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Gaza students call for speedier repair and rebuilding of schools
Gaza students call for speedier repair and rebuilding of schools

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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Exclusive: Hamas leader Meshaal: Israel risks religious war over Jerusalem

Posted on December 17, 2014December 18, 2014 By Ali Younes No Comments on Exclusive: Hamas leader Meshaal: Israel risks religious war over Jerusalem
Exclusive: Hamas leader Meshaal: Israel risks religious war over Jerusalem

By Ali Younes For Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, this year was an emotional roller coaster that had the potential to destroy his fledgling and increasingly powerful organization or make it even more powerful and relevant than ever before. Speaking to chairman of Hamas political Bureau in the Qatari capital, Doha last week on wide range…

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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
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 Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on PTSD Nation and Gaza’s Children of Resilience
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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Why Investigate Navy Seals but NOT USS Liberty Survivors?

Posted on November 9, 2014September 24, 2018 By Joe Meadors 40 Comments on Why Investigate Navy Seals but NOT USS Liberty Survivors?
Why Investigate Navy Seals but NOT USS Liberty Survivors?

By Joe Meadors Navy Seals are coming out of the woodwork claiming to be the one who fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden. Those who wrote books about the assault on bin Laden’s compound are being investigated by the US government for everything from revealing classified information all the way to treason. If…

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