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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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Minority Report: Arab News’ in-depth look at Lebanon’s Jewish community

Posted on September 12, 2020September 12, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Minority Report: Arab News’ in-depth look at Lebanon’s Jewish community
Minority Report: Arab News’ in-depth look at Lebanon’s Jewish community

Minority Report: Arab News’ in-depth look at Lebanon’s Jewish community A once-thriving community with roots dating back hundreds of years, they are now a silent and forgotten minority. The Arab News Newspaper, the Middle East’s leading English language publication, tracked down Lebanese Jews in the diaspora to talk to them about their memories of a lost…

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Christian Palestinians reject Trump “deal,” urge support for Palestinian rights

Posted on February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Christian Palestinians reject Trump “deal,” urge support for Palestinian rights
Christian Palestinians reject Trump “deal,” urge support for Palestinian rights

Christian Palestinians reject Trump “deal,” urge support for Palestinian rights Kairos Palestine, the largest organization representing Christian Palestinians in the Middle East, issued a statement this week rejecting Trump’s “Deal of the Century” calling it a plan to further subjugate and erase Palestinian rights. The Christian Palestinian group urges recognition of Palestinian rights. “Peace, peace,…

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Jewish and Muslim Partnership  commemorate Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting

Posted on October 24, 2019October 26, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Jewish and Muslim Partnership  commemorate Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting
Jewish and Muslim Partnership  commemorate Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting

Jewish and Muslim Partnership  commemorate Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting FOUNDATION FOR ETHNIC UNDERSTANDING & MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE JOIN TOGETHER FOR SEASON OF TWINNING PROGRAM As the first anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting approaches, The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) and the Muslim World League announced an historic partnership for an innovative Season of…

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Extreme Christian Zionists not helping America or Israel

Posted on July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 By Ghassan Rubeiz No Comments on Extreme Christian Zionists not helping America or Israel
Extreme Christian Zionists not helping America or Israel

Extreme Christian Zionists not helping America or Israel By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Christians United for Israel (CUFI) is a political advocacy network based on an extreme version of Christian Zionism. This network calls on all Christians to offer total support for the State of Israel. As an American organization CUFI is part of the wider…

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Guest Op-Ed: Samaritan Values in understanding the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict

Posted on July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Guest Op-Ed: Samaritan Values in understanding the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict
Guest Op-Ed: Samaritan Values in understanding the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict

Guest Op-Ed: Samaritan Values in understanding the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict By Froy Jimenez  As a World History teacher, one of the major skills I encourage students to develop is a balanced, evidence-based position on complex topics.  Politics in the Middle-East is complicated to say the least.  To be more specific, the topic of…

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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 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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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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Christian Zionism: an explosive interfaith formula

Posted on October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 By Ghassan Rubeiz No Comments on Christian Zionism: an explosive interfaith formula
Christian Zionism: an explosive interfaith formula

Christian Zionism: an explosive interfaith formula In its one-sided support of Israel, Christian Zionism tramples on a universally accepted social welfare principle: do no harm in delivering assistance. Implication: in helping Israelis, do not hurt Palestinians.  By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz In its one-sided support of Israel, Christian Zionism tramples on a universally accepted social welfare…

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Overview of the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour

Posted on July 30, 2018April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments 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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Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder

Posted on May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 By rayhanania 3 Comments on Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder
Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder

Only for Israel is bad rhetoric worse than murder The mainstream news media rarely covers Palestinian government and community activities, unless they can spin them as a negative and critical news report. When they do, they exaggerate the controversies, add words and phrases that were never there, and use them to underscore why Israelis are…

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New One-State Foundation launched in Netherlands

Posted on March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on New One-State Foundation launched in Netherlands
New One-State Foundation launched in Netherlands

New One-State Foundation launched in Netherlands Launch of The One State Foundation: a new Palestinian-Israeli initiative to grow debate and support for a one state solution After over 70 years of conflict, 50 years of occupation and close to 25 years of a detrimental and counterproductive peace process it is more urgent than ever to…

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65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel

Posted on January 27, 2018January 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on 65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel
65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel

65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel Israel has 65 laws that directly discriminate against Christians and Muslims or that are used to justify discrimination in every level of life against non-Jewish citizens of Israel. Some of the laws were founded during the British Mandate and were denounced by Jews in…

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Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air”

Posted on November 30, 2017April 17, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air”
Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air”

Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air” Holy Air is a satirically sad and humorous look at Christian life in Israel. Movie review of “Holy Air” by writer and producer Shady Srour and Director Ilan Moskovitch. Arabic, English and Hebrew. Also a Podcast Interview with Srour and Moskovitch about the challenges of making a film…

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Holocaust remembrance does not contradict Arab morals

Posted on April 30, 2017May 1, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Holocaust remembrance does not contradict Arab morals

Holocaust remembrance does not contradict Arab morals Too often, people allow their emotions to take control of their reason and their inner humanity to turn anger into something more. Blame. Hate. Racism. That happens often with Jews and Arabs when it comes to the Holocaust, one of the greatest inhumanities. Some extremists use the Holocaust as…

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Activism, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, racism, Ray Hanania

The Gift of Easter to Humanity

Posted on April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 By Mike Ghouse No Comments on The Gift of Easter to Humanity

Gift of Easter to Jews, Christians, Muslims Hindus and others. Mike Ghouse While 2,000 plus Easters have come and gone, has he really risen yet? Risen within us that is? I hope and pray that each of us will let Christ rise and shine through us, so we can allow him to use us to…

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President Trump, speak out against Anti-Semitism

Posted on February 21, 2017February 22, 2017 By Mike Ghouse No Comments on President Trump, speak out against Anti-Semitism

SHORTEST LETTER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | to be hand delivered on Friday Dear Mr. President, We the people of many faiths and no faith, Christians, Jews, Muslims, LGBT Communities, Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, Bahai’s, Jains, Native Americans, Pagans, Immigrants and fellow Americans are asking you to consider the following or something like…

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Prominent Muslim group denounces AJC-led coalition

Posted on December 5, 2016April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Prominent Muslim group denounces AJC-led coalition
Prominent Muslim group denounces AJC-led coalition

Prominent Muslim group denounces AJC-led coalition The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Monday called on the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) “to sever ties with the faith-washing Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council,” which was launched on Nov 14 to address Muslim-Jewish relations. By Ray Hanania The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Monday called on the Islamic Society…

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