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Podcast Interview with David Abitbol of Jewlicious.com

Posted on September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Podcast Interview with David Abitbol of Jewlicious.com
Podcast Interview with David Abitbol of Jewlicious.com

Podcast Interview with David Abitbol of Jewlicious.com Yalla! Fight Back is a part of the US Arab Radio Network hosted by Laila Alhusini … in an effort to energize and empower Arab Americans to stand up for their rights … for more information go to my website at www.Hanania.com … Click this link or use the…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Arab World Politics, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, racism, Radio Podcast, Ray Hanania

John McCain was never a God, just a complicated flawed human

Posted on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on John McCain was never a God, just a complicated flawed human

John McCain was never a God, just a complicated flawed human The biased and racist news media has turned the late Senator John McCain into a modern day God, not because they loved him and really respected him but because of their shameless politics: they love that he as a senior Republican challenged and criticized…

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Israel legalizes theft of Christian, Muslim lands for settlements

Posted on August 29, 2018September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel legalizes theft of Christian, Muslim lands for settlements
Israel legalizes theft of Christian, Muslim lands for settlements

Israel legalizes theft of Christian, Muslim lands for illegal Jewish-only settlements The Israeli District Court in Jerusalem ruled that settlers in an outpost established on private Palestinian land have rights to the land The Jerusalem District Court (Judge Arnon Darel) ruled today, August 28, 2018, that the settlers of the Mitzpe Karmim outpost settlements, east…

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Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Lipinski urges humanitarian aid for Palestinians in face of Trump cuts

Posted on August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Lipinski urges humanitarian aid for Palestinians in face of Trump cuts

Lipinski urges humanitarian aid for Palestinians in face of Trump cuts Conservative Democrat Dan Lipinski urges immediate humanitarian aid to Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza Strip, warning of dire consequences that not only threatens the life of the nearly 2 million civilians but also jeopardizes the chances of peace between Israel and Palestine. Americans…

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US Justice Department: Bank Leumi admitted to helping Israelis to hide money

Posted on August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on US Justice Department: Bank Leumi admitted to helping Israelis to hide money
US Justice Department: Bank Leumi admitted to helping Israelis to hide money

US Justice Department: Bank Leumi admitted to helping Israelis to hide money Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Not Reporting Over $1 Million Held in Israeli Offshore Accounts A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to willfully failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank…

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Seeing through anti-Trump anger to achieve peace

Posted on August 13, 2018September 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Seeing through anti-Trump anger to achieve peace

Seeing through anti-Trump anger to achieve peace Extremist activists have managed to hold Palestine hostage to their unattainable demands, which would essentially return the clock to 1947 before Israel was established by the United Nations with the overbearing influence of the United States. By Ray Hanania Nearly two years into President Donald Trump’s term in…

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Overview of the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour

Posted on July 30, 2018April 13, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Overview of the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour
Overview of the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour

Overview of the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour The Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour was co-founded by Palestinian Ray Hanania and Israeli Charley Warady. It included Jewish American comedian Aaron Freeman and Israeli comedian Yisrael Campbell. The group performed comedy shows before live audiences throughout Israel in 2007 including in West Jerusalem, East Jerusalem, Jaffa, Hebron, Tel…

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Israel adopts Apartheid Law to discriminate against non-Jews

Posted on July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel adopts Apartheid Law to discriminate against non-Jews
Israel adopts Apartheid Law to discriminate against non-Jews

Israel adopts Apartheid Law to discriminate against non-Jews Israeli parliament votes to approve Nation-State Law that enshrines Jewish supremacy over Palestinian citizens. New Basic Law approved by a Knesset vote of 62-55 has distinct apartheid characteristics and requires racist acts as a constitutional value. Statement from Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel: The…

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Unholy Land: An Unconventional Guide to Israel

Posted on July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Unholy Land: An Unconventional Guide to Israel
Unholy Land: An Unconventional Guide to Israel

Unholy Land: An Unconventional Guide to Israel Cosmopolitan writing on travel, food, culture, sex, and politics, from some of Israel’s greatest young writers Part hipster travelogue, part from-the-ground-up look at Israeli politics, Unholy Land offers a kaleidoscope through which the reader will view the country and the region in new light and color. Actor Rana…

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Diary of the Tel Arad (Khan al-Ahmar) Palestinians

Posted on July 9, 2018September 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Diary of the Tel Arad (Khan al-Ahmar) Palestinians
Diary of the Tel Arad (Khan al-Ahmar) Palestinians

Diary of the Tel Arad (Khan al-Ahmar) Palestinians Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazi soldiers until they were discovered towards the end of the war. But Anne Frank’s diary speaks only of the fear, frustrations, and tension of life before they were taken to the concentration camps. That experience of fear is…

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Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Israel, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

Palestinians should use US Civil Rights movement as template for freedom

Posted on July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians should use US Civil Rights movement as template for freedom
Palestinians should use US Civil Rights movement as template for freedom

Palestinians should use US Civil Rights movement as template for freedom One of the biggest problems facing the Palestinians are the activists who bully and block any effort to achieve peace. They urge violence using euphemisms like “popular mobilization,” a term encouraging violent activism, rather than non-violent peaceful protest. The extremists have always believed that…

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Activism, Arab News, Arab World, Civil Rights, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

Accurate look at UN Human Rights, devoid of Nikki Haley’s racism

Posted on June 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Accurate look at UN Human Rights, devoid of Nikki Haley’s racism
Accurate look at UN Human Rights, devoid of Nikki Haley’s racism

Accurate look at UN Human Rights, devoid of Nikki Haley’s racism Despite the lies and propaganda of racist, bigoted American UN Ambassador Nikki Haley that the UN Human Rights Council only focuses on Israel, the outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein offers insight into the Council’s positions on a wide range…

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Palestinians demand end to PA sanctions on Gaza

Posted on June 11, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians demand end to PA sanctions on Gaza
Palestinians demand end to PA sanctions on Gaza

Palestinians demand end to PA sanctions on Gaza Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets Sunday to demand an end to the sanctions imposed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to show solidarity with the besieged residents of the Gaza Strip who have been under military assault by Israeli military forces since March 30, 2018….

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Arab World, Bloggers, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan

Haifa peace activists protest Gaza killings

Posted on May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Haifa peace activists protest Gaza killings
Haifa peace activists protest Gaza killings

Haifa peace activists protest Gaza killings Despite Police brutality, the Demonstrations in Haifa continue Palestinian political youth activists in Haifa invite you to join the “From Haifa to Gaza” demonstration on Friday (June 1, 2018) at 9:00 pm in the German Colony in Haifa. This demonstration calls for the end of the Israeli siege over…

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Arab World, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan

Shakira cancels Israel performance in face of worldwide outcry

Posted on May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Shakira cancels Israel performance in face of worldwide outcry
Shakira cancels Israel performance in face of worldwide outcry

Shakira cancels Israel performance in face of worldwide outcry Nearly 15,000 members of the peace activist organization Jewish Voice for Peace joined in a worldwide protest to convince mega-entertainer Shakira to cancel a planned performance in Tel Aviv, Israel. The protest is intended to send a message to the Israeli people that turning their backs…

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American Arabs, Entertainment, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan

The disturbing silence on Israel’s killings in Gaza

Posted on May 26, 2018September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on The disturbing silence on Israel’s killings in Gaza
The disturbing silence on Israel’s killings in Gaza

The disturbing silence on Israel’s killings in Gaza Mainstream American and Israeli news media fuel the killings of Arab and Muslim journalists by their immoral silence, while only caring about journalists abused in countries where they have political comfort. Israel has killed or seriously wounded 22 journalists covering their sniper killings of civilians on the…

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Arabs and Muslims would never be whipped again

Posted on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Arabs and Muslims would never be whipped again
Arabs and Muslims would never be whipped again

Arabs and Muslims Would Never Be Whipped Again Arab and Muslim masses are changing the imperialist political culture that has been dealt in the region since Bernard Lewis was born. By Abdennour Toumi Arabs and Muslims these days increasingly disapprove of a scornful Arabic saying used by tyrant regimes and arrogant elite as a tool…

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A Black Day to Remember the Nakba

Posted on May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 By Maria Khoury No Comments on A Black Day to Remember the Nakba
A Black Day to Remember the Nakba

A Black Day to Remember the Nakba By Maria C. Khoury As a little girl I use to pray for the president of the United States every Sunday in the Eastern Orthodox Liturgy never really understanding why I should do so.  But finally in my old age after waking up to the bloodiest day I…

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