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Tag: Knesset

Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril
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Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril New regulations drastically expand the number of Jewish Israelis who are eligible to bear arms passed by Knesset committee amid state emergency. National Security Minister Ben-Gvir to heavily arm Jewish civilians and institute militias that will operate with impunity.  On 15 October 2023, the Knesset’s…

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Civil Society Organizations to the Israeli Supreme Court: Cancel the Racist Admissions Committees Law

Posted on September 22, 2023September 22, 2023 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Civil Society Organizations to the Israeli Supreme Court: Cancel the Racist Admissions Committees Law
Civil Society Organizations to the Israeli Supreme Court: Cancel the Racist Admissions Committees Law

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Civil Society Organizations to the Israeli Supreme Court: Cancel the Racist Admissions Committees Law A petition by Adalah on behalf of nine organizations argues that a recent amendment to the law, aimed at ‘strengthening Jewish settlement,’ underscores its discriminatory purpose towards Palestinian citizens and will harm marginalized communities. 21 September 2023 Today, 21 September 2023,…

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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

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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 Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism

Posted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism
Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism

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Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism Arabs in Israel represent more than 20 percent of the total population, but only hold 10.8 percent of the seats on the Knesset, or 13 out of 120 seats. The Arab Joint List consisting of the four largest Arab Israeli political parties ranks as the 3rd…

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Gutierrez stands with Palestinian activist Haneen Zoubi

Posted on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Gutierrez stands with Palestinian activist Haneen Zoubi
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Gutierrez stands with Palestinian activist Haneen Zoubi U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez spoke strongly in defense of Palestinian Rights this week introducing visiting Palestinian-Israeli Knesset member Haneen Zoubi at a fundraiser for the Jerusalem Fund held on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Attendees raised more than $100,000 at the event to support medical relief efforts for victims…

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Arab Knesset leader denounces Israeli racism

Posted on May 7, 2017May 11, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Knesset leader denounces Israeli racism
Arab Knesset leader denounces Israeli racism

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Arab Knesset leader denounces Israeli racism The Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Ahmad Tibi, a Palestinian Israeli elected to the Knesset representing Israel’s oppressed Arab minority, told an American audience on Friday May 5, 2017 that Israel’s government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racist, discriminatory and practices Apartheid in the military occupation of the West Bank, Gaza…

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My Column at the Arab News: Israel’s dual justice

Posted on March 22, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on My Column at the Arab News: Israel’s dual justice
My Column at the Arab News: Israel’s dual justice

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My Column at the Arab News: Israel’s dual justice By Ray Hanania Israel has a dual system of justice that is based on racism. One system is for Jews and the other system is for non-Jews. A good example of the disparity is in the different ways Israel’s government handled the prosecutions of two people,…

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Israel’s Arabs remain key to peace

Posted on December 15, 2016December 15, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel’s Arabs remain key to peace
Israel’s Arabs remain key to peace

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Israel’s Arabs remain key to peace @Arab_News The Pen is Mightier than the sword, for Israel, but the vote is Mightier than the Pen for Israel’s oppressed Arab Palestinian citizens. Arabs in Israel can vote, strengthen their population and change Israel’s increasingly apartheid-like racism from the inside. Published in the Arab News Thursday Dec. 15, 2016….

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Arab and Israelis journalists analyze the Israeli elections

Posted on March 31, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab and Israelis journalists analyze the Israeli elections
Arab and Israelis journalists analyze the Israeli elections

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Journalists Mohammed Najib based in Ramallah and Seth Frantzman offer their analysis of the March 17, 2015 Israeli elections and what they mean. Najib, a Palestinian based in Ramallah, Palestine, and Frantzman, an Israeli based in Jerusalem, each discuss what they believe is the significance of the elections, the potential outcomes and the surprise performance…

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Zoabi seeks to force Israel to be a real Democracy

Posted on March 13, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Zoabi seeks to force Israel to be a real Democracy
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Israeli Arab politician Haneen Zoabi is critical of Israel’s growing fanaticism, but she believes that Israel can be changed to become a true Democracy. Zoabi is one of five Israeli Arabs serving in the Knesset and leading the new Joint List which has brought together under one party list all of the major Israeli Arab political…

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Nadia Hilou: In praise of a brave Christian Palestinian woman

Posted on February 27, 2015March 2, 2015 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Nadia Hilou: In praise of a brave Christian Palestinian woman
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Nadia Hilou, a lone Arab-Israeli Christian voice for families and children, was vilified and attacked by extremists in the Arab community in the Middle East and in the United States because she dared to work for peace from inside the system. Hilou was the first Arab Christian woman to serve in the Knesset and as…

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Israel’s Supreme Court reinstates Haneen Zoabi candidacy

Posted on February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 By rayhanania 4 Comments on Israel’s Supreme Court reinstates Haneen Zoabi candidacy
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By Ray Hanania Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overwhelming ruled that Palestinian member of the Knesset Haneen Zoabi has an absolute right to run for re-election, reversing the State’s election board which has been steadily embracing Apartheid-like policies against non-Jews in order to exclude them from the election process. Last week, the Central Election Committee…

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Arab election unity puts spotlight on Israeli racism & discrimination

Posted on February 9, 2015October 9, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab election unity puts spotlight on Israeli racism & discrimination
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By Ray Hanania The decision by Israel’s Arab political parties to create a “joint list” in the upcoming March 17 Israeli Knesset elections has put the spotlight on Israel’s historic contradictions claiming on one hand to be a “Democracy” but in reality embracing racist and discriminatory practices. In the past, the majority of Arab Israeli…

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Christian leaders condemn Israeli law to separate Christians and Muslims in Palestine

Posted on March 6, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Christian leaders condemn Israeli law to separate Christians and Muslims in Palestine
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Christian leaders condemn Israeli law to separate Christians and Muslims in Palestine By Ray Hanania A new Israeli law to separate Christians and Muslims that was approved February 23, 2014 by the Israeli Knesset has drawn the ire of Christian leaders who condemned it as a political act intended to further weaken Arab rights in Palestine…

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