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Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building
Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building

Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building Adalah: Construction of new neighborhoods exclusively for Israeli military personnel is illegal residential segregation. Israeli military’s ‘Housing Authority’ discriminates against Arab families, establishing dozens of housing developments nationwide at discount prices available only to selected career military personnel; Adalah: Project violates ban on housing and land allocation…

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif and Vanunu: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower

Posted on February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif and Vanunu: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower
Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif and Vanunu: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower

On Saturday Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted at Western leaders of countries responsible for Israel’s nuclear program that, “Israel is expanding Dimona, the region’s only nuclear bomb factory… By Eileen Fleming Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif tweeted at President Biden and the heads of state of Britain, France and Germany regarding The Guardian’s, “Israel expands nuclear…

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United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act and USS Liberty Veterans Association

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act and USS Liberty Veterans Association
United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act and USS Liberty Veterans Association

The United States-Israel Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Collaborative Research Act garnered nearly 100 bipartisan cosponsors.  By Eileen Fleming Representative Michael Waltz, R-Fla is the first Green Beret to serve in Congress. Last year Waltz introduced the “United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act.” Last week the Florida Daily reported that Waltz’s bill was sent to the House Veterans…

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Biden weaponizes anti-Semitism to smother criticism of Israel

Posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Biden weaponizes anti-Semitism to smother criticism of Israel
Biden weaponizes anti-Semitism to smother criticism of Israel

Biden weaponizes anti-Semitism to smother criticism of Israel On Monday, February 3, the Biden Administration announced that it “embraces and champions” the so-called International Holocaust Remembrance Allaince (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, according to a State Department official. AMP recognizes the material and violent existence of anti-Semitism, exemplified most recently in the nazi garb worn at…

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Israel continues policy of forcibly transferring Palestinians

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel continues policy of forcibly transferring Palestinians
Israel continues policy of forcibly transferring Palestinians

Israel continues policy of forcibly transferring Palestinians On Monday Feb. 1, 2021, another massive demolition at Khirbet Humsah; today, troops began extensive training among homes and fields of Masafer Yatta residents  Israel has taken two unusally broad measures this week as part of its ongoing efforts to forcibly transfer Palestinian communities in order to take…

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Rabbis Condemn Recent Violence Surrounding Israeli Settler Attacks, Riots

Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Rabbis Condemn Recent Violence Surrounding Israeli Settler Attacks, Riots
Rabbis Condemn Recent Violence Surrounding Israeli Settler Attacks, Riots

Rabbis Condemn Recent Violence Surrounding Israeli Settler Attacks, Riots NEW YORK — Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,000 rabbis and cantors and their communities, issued the following statement calling for an end to violence sparked by an Israeli youth attack on Palestinians and subsequent death of Israeli Ahuvia Sandak. Rabbi…

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Al-Haq Welcomes B’Tselem’s Recognition of Israeli Apartheid

Posted on January 21, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Al-Haq Welcomes B’Tselem’s Recognition of Israeli Apartheid
Al-Haq Welcomes B’Tselem’s Recognition of Israeli Apartheid

Al-Haq Welcomes B’Tselem’s Recognition of Israeli Apartheid Al-Haq welcomes the publication of B’Tselem’s position paper recognising the construction and maintenance of a single apartheid regime over the Palestinian people.[1] B’Tselem’s paper compellingly and starkly illustrates the now clearly fictional distinction between the oppressive treatment of Palestinians not only in the occupied Palestinian territory but also as…

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Palestinian, Israeli, and International Activists March for Justice for Harun Abu Aram

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinian, Israeli, and International Activists March for Justice for Harun Abu Aram

Palestinian, Israeli, and International Activists March for Justice for Harun Abu Aram On Friday morning Jan. 8, 2021, two hundred Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists demonstrated in the village of A-Rakeez, following the shooting of 24-year-old Harun Abu Aram on 1 January 2021 by an Israeli soldier in the Palestinian village of A-Rakeez. The shooting…

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Pollard Free in Israel: Vanunu Remains Captive

Posted on January 3, 2021January 5, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments on Pollard Free in Israel: Vanunu Remains Captive
Pollard Free in Israel: Vanunu Remains Captive

On the Tuesday before Christmas, Jonathan Pollard, former U.S. Navy analyst and convicted spy flew with his wife from Newark to Tel Aviv, on a private plane provided by Sheldon Adelson and received a hero’s welcome from Prime Minister Netanyahu. By Eileen Fleming US taxpayers provide Israel more ‘benjamin’s’ than to any other country. Adjusted for inflation,…

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Adalah heads to Supreme Court to battle Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law

Posted on December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Adalah heads to Supreme Court to battle Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law
Adalah heads to Supreme Court to battle Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law

Adalah heads to Supreme Court to battle Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law Israeli Supreme Court hearing on petitions against law is slated to kick off Tuesday morning at 9 AM; Adalah: The law’s distinct apartheid characteristics guarantee Israel’s ethnic-religious character as exclusively Jewish, while anchoring discrimination and racism against Palestinian citizens. An expanded panel of 11…

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Arab Radio: Censorship on Social Media targets Arab Americans

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio: Censorship on Social Media targets Arab Americans
Arab Radio: Censorship on Social Media targets Arab Americans

Arab Radio: Censorship on Social Media targets Arab Americans Alice Speri, the writer with The Intercept online news discusses her recent article co-authored with Sam Biddle about censorship on social media. Speri discusses a recent decision to censor a university program exploring history because one of the topics was Leila (Laila) Khaled, the first woman…

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Gush Shalom condemns Morocco deal with Apartheid Israel

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Gush Shalom condemns Morocco deal with Apartheid Israel
Gush Shalom condemns Morocco deal with Apartheid Israel

Gush Shalom condemns Morocco deal with Apartheid Israel Gush Shalom strongly condemns the agreement with Morocco. Calls agreement “A cynical deal between Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara” The agreement between Israel and Morocco announced today by President Trump at the very last moment of his term, is a cynical…

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Congresswoman McCollum slams illegal Trump-Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands

Posted on December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Congresswoman McCollum slams illegal Trump-Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands
Congresswoman McCollum slams illegal Trump-Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands

Congresswoman McCollum slams illegal Trump-Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands Congresswoman Betty McCollum urges Democrats in Congress to Reject Illegal Israeli-Trump Annexation of Palestinian Lands To Promote Middle East Peace and Security. Slams Secretary of State Michael Pompeo for visiting an illegal racist Israeli settlement in Israel Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) issued the following statement today…

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Rachel Corrie Foundation hosts Olympia Washington ArabFest

Posted on September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Rachel Corrie Foundation hosts Olympia Washington ArabFest
Rachel Corrie Foundation hosts Olympia Washington ArabFest

Rachel Corrie Foundation hosts Olympia Washington ArabFest Oct 5 – 30, 2020 Month long virtual online festival will begin October 5 through Oct. 30 with new events each day from 8 AM until 5 PM. Check out their website at https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/ Since 2012, the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice has provided a biennial…

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Response to Israeli expert on whistleblowers and The Matter of Mordechai Vanunu

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 By USS_Liberty Info 3 Comments on Response to Israeli expert on whistleblowers and The Matter of Mordechai Vanunu
Response to Israeli expert on whistleblowers and The Matter of Mordechai Vanunu

Clinical psychologist Ilan Diamant, never met Israel’s nuclear whistleblower but his opinions regarding Vanunu reminded this American -who has met and interviewed Vanunu- of the Expert Opinion of Charles Barnaby in the Matter of Mordechai Vanunu  By Eileen Fleming The Guardian’s obituary of Frank Charles Barnaby reported the nuclear weapons scientist died on the first of…

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Live Arab Radio with Ray Hanania Sept 18, 2020

Posted on September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Live Arab Radio with Ray Hanania Sept 18, 2020
Live Arab Radio with Ray Hanania Sept 18, 2020

Live Arab Radio with Ray Hanania Sept 18, 2020 #ArabRadioLive #Detroit #UAE #Bahrain #Israel, #WNZKAM690 @RealDonaldTrump discussing the failure of the Palestinian leadership and activists. Facebook broadcast Click here to watch the Facebook broadcast of the live radio show from WNZK AM 690 Detroit. Friday Sept. 18, 2020 through US Arab Radio (8 to 9…

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Analysis of the Abraham Accords, UAE, Bahrain and Israel

Posted on September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Analysis of the Abraham Accords, UAE, Bahrain and Israel
Analysis of the Abraham Accords, UAE, Bahrain and Israel

Analysis of the Abraham Accords, UAE, Bahrain and Israel By Ray Hanania In what seemed like a re-enactment of ceremonies that have come before, nearly 1,000 people gathered on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday to watch Arab and Israeli leaders sign landmark normalization accords. In addition to the promise of a…

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World Jewish Congress leader Ronald Lauder predicts peace will spread to Palestinians

Posted on September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on World Jewish Congress leader Ronald Lauder predicts peace will spread to Palestinians
World Jewish Congress leader Ronald Lauder predicts peace will spread to Palestinians

World Jewish Congress leader Ronald Lauder predicts peace will spread to Palestinians By Ray Hanania #RonaldSLauder, president of the #WorldJewishCongress #WJC tells @ArabNews #AbrahamAccords between #UAE, #Israel and #Bahrain will open a new path that will achieve #peace not only between Arabs and Jews, but Israelis and Palestinians too. Click here to read the column in the Arab News Newspaper.

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