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The need to undo anti-BDS laws

Posted on January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on The need to undo anti-BDS laws

The need to undo anti-BDS laws Laws are being passed in America to deny American citizens their right to criticize a foreign country, Israel. The laws are targeting BDS, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanction Movement, which has organized peaceful protests against Israel’s illegal settlements and Israel’s anti-human rights policies. This article at the Middle East Monitor…

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Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan 

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan 
Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan 

Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan President Donald Trump is expected to unveil his peace plan soon which would embrace the creation of a Palestinian state. It’s not a state based on all of the land some want but it is an important beginning for Palestinian future. All or nothing is not…

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Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill

Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill Israeli Supreme Court refuses to allow discussion of full equal rights & ‘state of all its citizens’ bill in Knesset. Adalah: Supreme Court dismisses appeal by Arab Knesset members promoting democratic values on the basis of equality for all. The Israeli Supreme Court early this afternoon, Sunday, 30…

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Arabs should support J Street

Posted on December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arabs should support J Street
Arabs should support J Street

Arabs should support J Street Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims need to be strategic in fighting for Palestinian rights. That means we have to reject broad stroke rejections, and distinguish among coalitions not on the basis of religion but on the basis of belief. We can’t reject support from Jews or Israelis who share in our…

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Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’

Posted on December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’

Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’ The Jewish Nation-State Law effect: Afula city council members swear to ‘preserve city’s Jewish character’. Adalah demands municipality immediately rescind racist oath; Adalah fears northern city ban on non-residents in public park is aimed at Arab citizens from surrounding communities. Half a year after Israel…

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APN urges Trump block “Legalization” of West Bank Settlements

Posted on December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on APN urges Trump block “Legalization” of West Bank Settlements
APN urges Trump block “Legalization” of West Bank Settlements

APN urges Trump block “Legalization” of West Bank Settlements Americans for Peace Now is urging President Donald Trump to stop impending wholesale “Legalization” of West Bank Settlement & Outposts Washington, DC The government of Israel seems to be on the verge of legalizing scores of illegal settlement-outposts in the West Bank and making it dramatically…

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Arab Radio: Arabs and Hypocrisy in the U.S. Congress

Posted on November 20, 2018November 23, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio: Arabs and Hypocrisy in the U.S. Congress

Arab Radio: Arabs and Hypocrisy in the U.S. Congress Al Jazeera journalist and writer Ali Younes will join Arab News columnist Ray Hanania on this week’s edition of The Arab Street Radio, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 live in Greater Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio, and live online. Younes and Hanania will analyze the gains…

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UN criticizes Israel’s “Nation State Law” as “discriminatory”

Posted on November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on UN criticizes Israel’s “Nation State Law” as “discriminatory”

UN criticizes Israel’s “Nation State Law” as “discriminatory” UN Special Rapporteurs give Israel 60 days to respond to ‘deep concerns’ regarding Jewish Nation-State Law. Four Special Rapporteurs express ‘deep concern’ that Nation-State Law is ‘discriminatory in nature and in practice against non-Jewish citizens and other minorities and does not apply the principle of equality between citizens,…

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Americans for Peace Now launches new “Settlement Map” App

Posted on November 14, 2018November 15, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Americans for Peace Now launches new “Settlement Map” App
Americans for Peace Now launches new “Settlement Map” App

Americans for Peace Now launches new “Settlement Map” App It is our pleasure at Peace Now to share with you that our sister organization in the United States, Americans for Peace Now, has just released its new and improved settlement map mobile application, Facts on the Ground. The app is a staple of our tours…

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Israeli writer Larry Derfner on The Arab Street podcast

Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli writer Larry Derfner on The Arab Street podcast
Israeli writer Larry Derfner on The Arab Street podcast

Israeli writer Larry Derfner on The Arab Street podcast Israeli writer and author Larry Derfner joined Palestinian writer Ray Hanania on TheArabStreet.org Podcast for a discussion about the challenges facing Palestinians and Israelis and the fight for peace. Born and raised in the U.S., Derfner started his career in journalism in Los Angeles and continued…

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Israel denies rights to Palestinian dissident jailed for 20 months

Posted on October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel denies rights to Palestinian dissident jailed for 20 months
Israel denies rights to Palestinian dissident jailed for 20 months

Israel denies rights to Palestinian dissident jailed for 20 months A young Palestinian man in Israeli detention for a year and eight months in an effort to expel him to Brazil. HaMoked, the Center for the Defense of the Individual, filed an appeal against the detention: Israeli authorities are punishing him for their own failure to legalize…

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Adalah: Arab leader released from detention

Posted on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Adalah: Arab leader released from detention

Adalah: Arab leader released from detention Israeli court releases Arab political leader from detention, accepting Adalah’s legal defense. Abnaa al-Balad leader Raja Eghbaria released to house arrest after court agrees with defense team that police behavior confirms he poses no threat justifying detention for a series of Facebook posts over the last year. Arab political leader…

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Responding to New York Times “We Need to Talk About God”

Posted on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Responding to New York Times “We Need to Talk About God”

The weekend’s New York Times featured the opinion piece by author Jonathan Merritt,“We Need to Talk About God” noting some “real-world consequences” when we don’t. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. warned,“the church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It…

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The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace

Posted on October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace
The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace

The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace Former Palestinian official and now Birzeit University professor Ghassan Khatib guests on The Arab Street Arab radio show with host Ray Hanania. The Arab Street Radio show is broadcast live in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio on the 2nd Friday of each month…

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Israel hits legal wall in censorship battle

Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Israel hits legal wall in censorship battle
Israel hits legal wall in censorship battle

Israel hits legal wall in censorship battle Israel’s campaign to bully and censor its critics has expanded from imposing censorship of journalists in Israel and harsher brutal censorship on journalists in the occupied Wes Bank and Occupied Jerusalem has expanded further to foreign lands through its sinister AIPAC Lobby. The lobby and its allies have…

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Israel Supreme Court says OK to kill civilians

Posted on September 30, 2018October 2, 2018 By rayhanania 5 Comments on Israel Supreme Court says OK to kill civilians

Israel Supreme Court says OK to kill civilians Israel’s Supreme Court has said that the shooting and killing of civilians by Israeli soldiers and Israeli snipers are “legal”. From October 2000 to Gaza 2018: Israeli snipers continue killing unarmed Palestinian demonstrators with Israeli Supreme Court’s approval. Israel blatantly ignoring domestic and international law; Adalah demands accountability and…

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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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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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