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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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Israel out guns Palestinians on social media spin Benjamin Netanyahu has hundreds of thousands of followers on nearly every social media platform in Hebrew, Arabic, English and Farsi. He’s just one example of the sophisticated way Israeli government officials and politicians are using social media to enhance their propaganda to those targeted audiences. In comparison,…
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ANERA CEO urges US to restore Palestine Aid Anera urges U.S. Government to Revise or Reverse Decision on Pulling Aid to Palestinians. Anera President and CEO Sean Carroll is available for a limited number of interviews to discuss the cuts to Anera’s programming serving refugees and other vulnerable populations in Gaza and the West Bank. USAID’s…
The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf al-Qunun and Rashida Tlaib 01-11-19 The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf, Women’s rights, Rashida Tlaib. Host Ray Hanania joins Ali Younes to discuss the case of Saudi Teenager Rahaf al-Qunun and the election of Rashida Tlaib to congress exploring a wide range of issues with radio listeners Welcome to THE ARAB STREET…
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Israel’s government will do and say anything to cover its atrocities How Israel used strategic public relations communication to veil its atrocities and instead sell itself falsely as a benevolent Democracy that is the victim of blood-lusting anti-semitic Arabs. By Ray Hanania Israel’s government will do anything to distract the world from its human rights…
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Iran’s extremism is empowered by Palestinian suffering By Ray Hanania This column I wrote in the Arab News examines one of the main factors that empower Iran. Israel’s refusal to make peace and America’s support of Israel’s extremist government. Americans like outgoing United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, one of the most despicable human beings on…
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Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan President Donald Trump is expected to unveil his peace plan soon which would embrace the creation of a Palestinian state. It’s not a state based on all of the land some want but it is an important beginning for Palestinian future. All or nothing is not…
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Israel Supreme Court rejects “equality for all” bill Israeli Supreme Court refuses to allow discussion of full equal rights & ‘state of all its citizens’ bill in Knesset. Adalah: Supreme Court dismisses appeal by Arab Knesset members promoting democratic values on the basis of equality for all. The Israeli Supreme Court early this afternoon, Sunday, 30…
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Arabs should support J Street Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims need to be strategic in fighting for Palestinian rights. That means we have to reject broad stroke rejections, and distinguish among coalitions not on the basis of religion but on the basis of belief. We can’t reject support from Jews or Israelis who share in our…
APN urges Trump block “Legalization” of West Bank Settlements Americans for Peace Now is urging President Donald Trump to stop impending wholesale “Legalization” of West Bank Settlement & Outposts Washington, DC The government of Israel seems to be on the verge of legalizing scores of illegal settlement-outposts in the West Bank and making it dramatically…
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Arab Radio: Arabs and Hypocrisy in the U.S. Congress Al Jazeera journalist and writer Ali Younes will join Arab News columnist Ray Hanania on this week’s edition of The Arab Street Radio, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 live in Greater Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio, and live online. Younes and Hanania will analyze the gains…
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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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Americans for Peace Now launches new “Settlement Map” App It is our pleasure at Peace Now to share with you that our sister organization in the United States, Americans for Peace Now, has just released its new and improved settlement map mobile application, Facts on the Ground. The app is a staple of our tours…
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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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UN Grants Palestine expanded rights State of Palestine to Gain Enhanced Rights, Privileges in General Assembly Work, Sessions When It Assumes 2019 Group of 77 Chairmanship. Trump America, Apartheid Israel and racist Australia all vote against freedoms and expanded UN rights for Christians and Muslims living in Israel and under Israeli occupation, as racist UN…
Israel denies rights to Palestinian dissident jailed for 20 months A young Palestinian man in Israeli detention for a year and eight months in an effort to expel him to Brazil. HaMoked, the Center for the Defense of the Individual, filed an appeal against the detention: Israeli authorities are punishing him for their own failure to legalize…
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The weekend’s New York Times featured the opinion piece by author Jonathan Merritt,“We Need to Talk About God” noting some “real-world consequences” when we don’t. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. warned,“the church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It…
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The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace Former Palestinian official and now Birzeit University professor Ghassan Khatib guests on The Arab Street Arab radio show with host Ray Hanania. The Arab Street Radio show is broadcast live in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio on the 2nd Friday of each month…
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