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Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 rayhanania 1 Comment

Israel excludes Christians, Muslims in new Jewish-only neighborhood building Adalah: Construction of new neighborhoods exclusively for Israeli military personnel is illegal residential segregation. Israeli military’s ‘Housing Authority’ discriminates against Arab families, establishing dozens of housing developments nationwide at discount prices available only to selected career military personnel; Adalah: Project violates ban on housing and land allocation…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Arab Americans in the Military honored on new veteran’s website

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Americans in the Military honored on new veteran’s website ArabWarVeterans.com is a new website showcases the stories of American Arabs who served in the U.S. Military from the American Civil War through World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and in today’s wars in the Middle East. The database of stories is…

American Arabs, Arab American History, Features, mainstream, News

Proud to be a veteran, anyway

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

American Arabs celebrate Veterans Day even if the rest of the nation doesn’t want to see our service as important and sits by silently while we are discriminated against By Ray Hanania One of the smartest things I did was to enlist in the military back in 1973. My draft number was in the low…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Ray Hanania

Honoring USS Liberty’s Dr. Kiepfer and USS Liberty Vets

February 25, 2015March 31, 2017 Eileen Fleming No Comments

By Eileen Fleming [Kerrville, Texas] USS Liberty’s lone physician, Dr. Richard Kiepfer, entered eternity last Friday from his home adorned with icons of St. Francis of Assisi. Kiepfer was the Chief Medical Officer and only physician on the USS Liberty during Israel’s brutal attack on America’s premier spy ship as it navigated in international…

Arab World, Bloggers, Editors Picks, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Arab Americans left out of Chicago event, again

May 15, 2014October 30, 2024 rayhanania 1 Comment

Arab Americans left out of Chicago event, again By Ray Hanania When the United States government called on me during my sophomore year in college to fight in Vietnam, I didn’t wait until they drafted me. There was a chance they wouldn’t, but my Draft number was around 65. So I went and enlisted for…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Food, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics