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Israeli-push behind effort to ban Tiktok in the United States

Posted on January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli-push behind effort to ban Tiktok in the United States
Israeli-push behind effort to ban Tiktok in the United States

Israeli-push behind effort to ban Tiktok in the United States Social media has an enormous influence on Americans but only the social media that offends Israel is targeted for censorship and restrictions, reflecting their restrictive and repressive society. While Facebook and other Social media have come around to support Israel’s demands to crackdown on criticism…

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ADC has 3 job openings in legislation, legal and media

Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on ADC has 3 job openings in legislation, legal and media
ADC has 3 job openings in legislation, legal and media

ADC has 3 job openings in legislation, legal and media The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is seeking applicants for three positions- a Legislative and Policy Coordinator, a Staff Attorney, and a Media Research Consultant. These positions are still open and we are accepting applications as they come! Not a fit for you? Share it with anyone who might be interested! ADC is…

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Vanunu Mordechai’s 34th Year Captivity Continues at Facebook

Posted on June 5, 2019July 13, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Vanunu Mordechai’s 34th Year Captivity Continues at Facebook
Vanunu Mordechai’s 34th Year Captivity Continues at Facebook

At Facebook on Sunday, Israel’s nuclear whistle blower Vanunu Mordechai reported that for the 16thyear, after 18 years behind bars Vanunu is still “not to meet foreigners, not leave the country” and all Vanunu can “do is to continue to wait, continue to demand my freedom, from 1986-2019.” By Eileen Fleming Image is a screenshot…

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A Helen Thomas Message to Americans in the Era of Trump

Posted on May 10, 2017September 25, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on A Helen Thomas Message to Americans in the Era of Trump
A Helen Thomas Message to Americans in the Era of Trump

White House Correspondent Helen Thomas began her career with JFK and ended it under Obama. The Era of Trump calls to mind what Helen Thomas advised: “We should back up the president when he does the right thing and drop him when he doesn’t.” By Eileen Fleming President Obama held his first news conference in…

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Mr. Trump: THE Job is Truth, Facts and Accountability #JakeTapper #ThisAmerican #REPORTER

Posted on February 9, 2017October 30, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Mr. Trump: THE Job is Truth, Facts and Accountability #JakeTapper #ThisAmerican #REPORTER
Mr. Trump: THE Job is Truth, Facts and Accountability #JakeTapper #ThisAmerican #REPORTER

The Media’s Job includes asking questions, researching and HOLDING ALL Elected Officials and their Appointees ACCOUNTABLE Democracies Thrive on Dissent By Eileen Fleming On Thursday, America’s newspaper of record, The New York Times reported The BEST OF LATE NIGHT. THIS AMERICAN Reporter expresses great gratitude because last night, I turned the TV off after Stephen Colbert’s…

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Donald J. Trump: Jon Stewart and This American’s Request #ExecutiveOrder #USSLibertyRemembranceDay

Posted on February 1, 2017February 9, 2017 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Donald J. Trump: Jon Stewart and This American’s Request #ExecutiveOrder #USSLibertyRemembranceDay
Donald J. Trump: Jon Stewart and This American’s Request #ExecutiveOrder #USSLibertyRemembranceDay

Jon Stewart Blows Doors Trump’s Executive Orders Bulls—t! BOOM! DONE! By Eileen Fleming The first ten days in the era of Trump brought US twenty Executive Orders. Jon Stewart blessed America on Tuesday night’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by portraying Donald J. Trump. With a dead animal on his head and a very…

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Response To: Mr. Trump, Steve Bannon and The NYT #ThisAmerican #PussyPower #TheResistance #WomensMarch

Posted on January 27, 2017April 13, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Response To: Mr. Trump, Steve Bannon and The NYT #ThisAmerican #PussyPower #TheResistance #WomensMarch
Response To: Mr. Trump, Steve Bannon and The NYT #ThisAmerican #PussyPower #TheResistance #WomensMarch

Trump Strategist Stephen Bannon Says Media Should ‘Keep Its Mouth Shut’ The New York Times Headline ran on Thursday THIS AMERICAN Responds By Eileen Fleming Just days after Mr. Trump ignited the “running war’’ with the media, chief White House strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, poured some gasoline on that fire arguing that news organizations had…

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DISSENT Keeps America Great #MAGA #merylstreep #FreePalestine #FreeVanunu

Posted on January 9, 2017August 20, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on DISSENT Keeps America Great #MAGA #merylstreep #FreePalestine #FreeVanunu
DISSENT Keeps America Great #MAGA #merylstreep #FreePalestine #FreeVanunu

Democracies thrive on dissent A FREE Press safe guards democracy by publishing dissent Meryl Streep is an American patriot who takes her broken heart and makes art By Eileen Fleming Meryl Streep’s Speech at Sunday nights Golden Globes was a shot in the arm for democracy and an eloquent expression of dissent.   An Excerpt…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Dear Darling Jared Kushner and Observer Media

Posted on November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Dear Darling Jared Kushner and Observer Media

Jared Kushner became known as “the eyes and ears” of Donald Trump during the campaign and he is now expected to play a key role in efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. By Eileen Fleming Jared Kushner is the grandson of Holocaust survivors and he was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household. Trump’s…

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Who is the most recognized Arab in America?

Posted on December 31, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Who is the most recognized Arab in America?
Who is the most recognized Arab in America?

By Ray Hanania There are more than 4.5 million Arabs in the United States, and about 7 million Muslims. The majority of Arabs are Christian, by about 65 percent and the remainder are Muslim. Of the 7 million Muslims, only about 22 percent originate from one of 22 Arab countries and the largest majority are…

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Hanania releases new book on PoweR PR strategies for Minorities

Posted on October 9, 2014October 2, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Hanania releases new book on PoweR PR strategies for Minorities
Hanania releases new book on PoweR PR strategies for Minorities

Hanania publishes new book, PoweR PR, offering communications strategies for Minorities Veteran syndicated columnist and former award winning Chicago City Hall political reporter Ray Hanania released his newest book this week called “PoweR PR: Ethnic Activist’s Guide to Strategic Communications & challenging the biased Mainstream Media” intended to help minorities and ethnic groups that have been marginalized and excluded from the “Biased Mainstream…

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