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Tag: Israeli terrorism

ADC issues condemnation: Impending massacres by Israel must be stopped 

Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on ADC issues condemnation: Impending massacres by Israel must be stopped 
ADC issues condemnation: Impending massacres by Israel must be stopped 

ADC issues condemnation: Impending Massacres by Israel must be stopped  The Israeli regime is outdoing themselves in the genocide of Palestinians. Over the past few days hospitals across Gaza have been forced to evacuate. Patients inside the hospitals, including babies in intensive care incubators, face death as they are forced to move across an obliterated…

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UN Officials call for end of violence

Posted on October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on UN Officials call for end of violence
UN Officials call for end of violence

UN Officials call for end of violence 7 October: UN experts call for end of violence and accountability after year of human loss and suffering and blatant disregard for international law Marking the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, the Israeli attack against the Palestinian population in Gaza that followed and consequent expansion of violence…

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Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly

Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly
Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly

Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly By Ray Hanania Palestine National Authority (PNA) Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa warned members of the United Nations Monday that his people face one of the worst assaults of violence in its history. An economist by profession who was appointed prime minister in March of…

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AHRC calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon

Posted on September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on AHRC calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon
AHRC calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon

AHRC calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) condemns in the strongest words the ongoing Israeli indiscriminate bombardment of Lebanon. Under the pretext of fighting Hezbollah, Israel has been targeting civilians in heavily populated residential areas. Israelis have been threatening that they intend to demolish Lebanon. Just…

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Arab and Muslims to join conference countering Democratic Convention “silence” on Gaza genocide

Posted on August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Arab and Muslims to join conference countering Democratic Convention “silence” on Gaza genocide
Arab and Muslims to join conference countering Democratic Convention “silence” on Gaza genocide

Arab and Muslims to join conference countering Democratic Convention “silence” on Gaza genocide By Ray Hanania Chicago, IL — As thousands of delegates gather in Chicago next week for the Democratic National Convention to officially confirm a successor to President Joe Biden, Arab and Muslim community leaders will join African American and progressive activists in…

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CAIR Calls on President Biden to ‘Stop Enabling’ Israeli Massacres After Mass Slaughter in Gaza ‘Safe Zone’

Posted on July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on CAIR Calls on President Biden to ‘Stop Enabling’ Israeli Massacres After Mass Slaughter in Gaza ‘Safe Zone’
CAIR Calls on President Biden to ‘Stop Enabling’ Israeli Massacres After Mass Slaughter in Gaza ‘Safe Zone’

CAIR Calls on President Biden to ‘Stop Enabling’ Israeli Massacres After Mass Slaughter in Gaza ‘Safe Zone’ Muslim civil rights group also condemns Biden administration decision not to sanction Israeli unit that committed gross human rights abuses The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on…

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Israeli bill to designate UNRWA a terrorist organization is an attack on humanitarian aid

Posted on May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Israeli bill to designate UNRWA a terrorist organization is an attack on humanitarian aid

Israeli bill to designate UNRWA a terrorist organization is an attack on humanitarian aid Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns a bill that passed a preliminary reading yesterday in Israel’s Parliament, known as the Knesset, aimed at designating UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East,…

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CAIR condemns Israeli forces luring Palestinians into crossfire using fake baby cries in Gaza

Posted on April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on CAIR condemns Israeli forces luring Palestinians into crossfire using fake baby cries in Gaza
CAIR condemns Israeli forces luring Palestinians into crossfire using fake baby cries in Gaza

CAIR condemns Israeli forces luring Palestinians into crossfire using fake baby cries in Gaza CAIR Condemns Latest Israeli Massacre of Children in Gaza, Attempts to Lure People to Death with Fake Baby Cries, Destruction of Homes in ‘Buffer Zone’ The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today…

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Urge Congress to Reject New Israel Aid and Prevent U.S. Involvement in Potential Iran Conflict

Posted on April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Urge Congress to Reject New Israel Aid and Prevent U.S. Involvement in Potential Iran Conflict
Urge Congress to Reject New Israel Aid and Prevent U.S. Involvement in Potential Iran Conflict

Urge Congress to Reject New Israel Aid and Prevent U.S. Involvement in Potential Iran Conflict Demand Congress reject attempts by pro-Israel Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives to approve more U.S. tax dollars and weapons to fuel the far-right Israeli government’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Speaker Mike Johson and Democratic leaders are pushing…

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Statement by the Abandon Biden Campaign on the April 15 Global Strike and Recent Events in the West Bank

Posted on April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Statement by the Abandon Biden Campaign on the April 15 Global Strike and Recent Events in the West Bank
Statement by the Abandon Biden Campaign on the April 15 Global Strike and Recent Events in the West Bank

Statement by the Abandon Biden Campaign on the April 15 Global Strike and Recent Events in the West Bank #AbandonBiden movement urges public to participate in the Monday, April 15 Global Strike today The #AbandonBiden campaign condemns in the strongest terms the savage actions of Israeli settlers who have unleashed terror upon Palestinian villages across…

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Arab and Muslim voters continue pressure on Biden at election polls

Posted on March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Arab and Muslim voters continue pressure on Biden at election polls
Arab and Muslim voters continue pressure on Biden at election polls

Arab and Muslim voters continue pressure on Biden at election polls President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both secured enough state election wins after Tuesday’s elections in Georgia and Washington State to qualify for their party nominations for the November General Election.  #AbandonBiden activists said the trend against Biden’s polices in Gaza continued…

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CAIR Welcomes AME Church Statement Calling for Halt to All U.S. Funding of Israel

Posted on February 17, 2024February 17, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on CAIR Welcomes AME Church Statement Calling for Halt to All U.S. Funding of Israel
CAIR Welcomes AME Church Statement Calling for Halt to All U.S. Funding of Israel

CAIR Welcomes AME Church Statement Calling for Halt to All U.S. Funding of Israel The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a statement by the African Methodist Episcopal Church calling on the U.S. government to halt all its funding of the far-right Israeli government’s genocide…

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Doctors Without Borders condemns deliberate deadly attack on convoy of staff and family members in Gaza

Posted on November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Doctors Without Borders condemns deliberate deadly attack on convoy of staff and family members in Gaza
Doctors Without Borders condemns deliberate deadly attack on convoy of staff and family members in Gaza

Doctors Without Borders condemns deliberate deadly attack on convoy of staff and family members in Gaza One person was killed and one was injured in an attack today on a convoy of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff members and their families who had been attempting to evacuate from northern Gaza. The person who…

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Bombing of Al Ahli hospital in Gaza worst attack on healthcare this century 

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Bombing of Al Ahli hospital in Gaza worst attack on healthcare this century 
Bombing of Al Ahli hospital in Gaza worst attack on healthcare this century 

Bombing of Al Ahli hospital in Gaza worst attack on healthcare this century  The Bombing of the Baptist ( Al-Ahli Al-Arabi) Hospital in Gaza is the Worst Attack on Healthcare in the 21st Century. At least 500 people have reportedly been killed in a the bombing of a Palestinian hospital. Donate to MedGlobal today to…

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Gaza: UN experts decry bombing of hospitals and schools as crimes against humanity, call for prevention of genocide

Posted on October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Gaza: UN experts decry bombing of hospitals and schools as crimes against humanity, call for prevention of genocide
Gaza: UN experts decry bombing of hospitals and schools as crimes against humanity, call for prevention of genocide

Gaza: UN experts decry bombing of hospitals and schools as crimes against humanity, call for prevention of genocide Israel issued two warnings to the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City that they should evacuate and that Israel planned strikes alleging Hamas militants were there. After the strike on Tuesday, October 17, and the public outcry,…

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Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

B’Tselem and physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on B’Tselem and physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities
B’Tselem and physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities

B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities Statement from B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories Physicians for Human Rights and B’Tselem: A humanitarian disaster in Gaza must be averted Ever since the horrifying war crimes perpetrated by Hamas on Saturday, Israel has…

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Israel-Palestine conflict as much about American hypocrisy as it is about violence

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel-Palestine conflict as much about American hypocrisy as it is about violence
Israel-Palestine conflict as much about American hypocrisy as it is about violence

Israel-Palestine conflict as much about American hypocrisy as it is about violence By Ray Hanania Arabs and Muslim in dozens of American cities held protests in the wake of the heightened violence taking place between Israel and Palestine, protesting the hypocrisy and bias of U.S. politicians and the mainstream news media. For more than a…

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Join protests around country against Israeli terrorism and US media and political hypocrisy

Posted on October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Join protests around country against Israeli terrorism and US media and political hypocrisy
Join protests around country against Israeli terrorism and US media and political hypocrisy

Join protests around country against Israeli terrorism and US media and political hypocrisy Add a protest near you to our national listing. Listings provided by the Answer Coalition. Upcoming demonstrations Cleveland, OH Monday, October 9 5:30 p.m. Market Square on Lorain & W 25th Sponsored by: Party For Socialism and Liberation – Northeast Ohio, The Palestinian…

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