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Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC

Posted on March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC
Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC

Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC Washington D.C. Attorney Martin McMahon filed a lawsuit against Netanyahu and Trump and 17 other defendants in February 2020 accusing them of denying the civil and human rights of Palestinians in Israel and in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Jerusalem. McMahon held…

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APN to US Jewish Groups: Tell Netanyahu to Reverse New Settlement Plans 

Posted on February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on APN to US Jewish Groups: Tell Netanyahu to Reverse New Settlement Plans 
APN to US Jewish Groups: Tell Netanyahu to Reverse New Settlement Plans 

APN to US Jewish Groups: Tell Netanyahu to Reverse New Settlement Plans  Americans for Peace Now (APN) provides an update on the expansion of Israeli settlements and urges the European Union to take action to block settlement expansion. Plus reports from Peace Now on expansion road plans in E1 Americans for Peace Now (APN) is…

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APN Condemns New Trump Administration Policy Attempting to Legitimize Settlements

Posted on November 24, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on APN Condemns New Trump Administration Policy Attempting to Legitimize Settlements
APN Condemns New Trump Administration Policy Attempting to Legitimize Settlements

APN Condemns New Trump Administration Policy Attempting to Legitimize Settlements Washington, DC —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced the Trump administration’s latest assault on prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace. In renouncing a 1978 letter by the State Department’s legal advisor and stating that “settlements are not per se illegal under international law,” the Trump administration…

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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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ADC organizes National Call-In Day, Stand Up for Free Speech, March 5

Posted on March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on ADC organizes National Call-In Day, Stand Up for Free Speech, March 5
ADC organizes National Call-In Day, Stand Up for Free Speech, March 5

ADC organizes National Call-In Day, Stand Up for Free Speech, March 5 Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | March 2, 2018 | This Monday, March 5, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) urges all its members to join the National Call-In Day to stand up for our right to free speech and defeat the Israel Anti-Boycott Act. CLICK HERE TO CALL YOUR…

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Muslims, Arabs, Palestinians ignore Nordstrom support of Israeli settlements

Posted on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Muslims, Arabs, Palestinians ignore Nordstrom support of Israeli settlements
Muslims, Arabs, Palestinians ignore Nordstrom support of Israeli settlements

Muslims, Arabs, Palestinians ignore Nordstrom support of Israeli settlements The Arab, Muslim and even the Palestinian community in America is so easily misled by the mainstream American news media which is the primary source of anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism and hatred. The news media has twisted a controversy, again, exaggerating President Donald Trump’s actions while…

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EU ban on settlement goods a moral necessity

Posted on January 12, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on EU ban on settlement goods a moral necessity
EU ban on settlement goods a moral necessity

The European Union properly voted to require Israel to correctly label products it produces in the lands it occupied in 1967. The Occupied West Bank and Golan Heights have been populated in violation of international law with armed and violent Jewish settlers on property taken from non-Jews who live under occupation and without fundamental human…

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Illinois Governor Rauner can do the right thing

Posted on May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Illinois Governor Rauner can do the right thing
Illinois Governor Rauner can do the right thing

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner can do the right thing and support Middle East peace by rejecting a bill sponsored by pro-Israel activist Il Rep. Sara Feigenholtz and urge the Illinois General Assembly to support peace based on Two-States, non-violence and the respect of human rights. Rauner can also take a strong stand to defend the…

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US Israel Nuclear Entanglements and Occupation of Palestine #FreeVanunu #FreePalestine

Posted on March 18, 2015September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on US Israel Nuclear Entanglements and Occupation of Palestine #FreeVanunu #FreePalestine
US Israel Nuclear Entanglements and Occupation of Palestine #FreeVanunu #FreePalestine

By Eileen Fleming Decades of US Israel nuclear entanglements and occupation of Palestine have reaped a tangled mass impeding movement. Once anyone or thing is entangled; extrication does not come easily but is possible. From Jerusalem on Monday, The New York Times reported, Netanyahu Says No to Statehood for Palestinians…Mr. Netanyahu’s chief challenger, Isaac Herzog of…

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