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H.E. Dr. Hanan Ashrawi to Receive the 2014 HCEF Path of Peace Award

September 12, 2014September 12, 2014 rayhanania No Comments

H.E. Dr. Hanan Ashrawi to Receive the 2014 HCEF Path of Peace Award Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, will receive the 2014 HCEF Path of Peace Award on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the HCEF Awards Banquet, held in conjunction with the 16th International Conference,…

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The Crisis in Palestine

September 11, 2014November 30, 2020 Usama Ghanayem 1 Comment

By Usama Ghanayem You do not have to be a brain surgeon to see what is happening in Palestine. Israel is trying to eviscerate the Palestinians entirely. They have turned the West Bank into a series of bantustans. Meaning, the occupied territories have been turned into fragmented enclaves surrounded by high walls, guard towers, “Jewish only”…

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Update to Gaza Sisters Story

September 7, 2014April 13, 2019 Lilas Taha No Comments

Update to Gaza Sisters Story By Lilas Taha My family and I took a quick trip to Palestine in August. I was fortunate enough to meet with a doctor in Jerusalem, who was given permission to go into Gaza during the ceasefire that held for 5 days before the fighting resumed ending with the permanent…

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The Palestinian Nuclear Option: the Road to ICC Membership

September 5, 2014June 12, 2019 Ali Younes No Comments

The Palestinian Nuclear Option: the Road to ICC Membership By Ali Younes As soon as the war on Gaza that started on July 8 and lasted for 51 days ended the pressure started mounting on Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to file an application with the International Criminal Court ( ICC) as a way to punish…

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US Israel Nuclear Ambiguity Declassified and What Vanunu Said

September 1, 2014September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

US Israel Nuclear Ambiguity Declassified and What Vanunu Said By Eileen Fleming After 45 years of top-secret status documenting America’s colluding role in Israel’s nuclear ambiguity; the worldwide ‘secret’ ended last week with declassified papers made public by the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP). In March, Obama decided to release the documents revealing American…

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Iran Torture Jon Stewart ROSEWATER Israel Torture Vanunu Youtube

August 29, 2014November 30, 2020 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

Iran Torture Jon Stewart ROSEWATER Israel Torture Vanunu Youtube By Eileen Fleming Jon Stewart’s directorial debut “Rosewater” premiers at this weekend’s Telluride Film Festival ahead of its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September-a trailer can be viewed at YouTube HERE “Rosewater” is based on the best-selling memoir by Maziar Bahari, Then…

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Hamas Israel Ceasefire International Court and Palestinian Resistance Unity

August 28, 2014September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Hamas Israel Ceasefire, International Court and Palestinian Resistance Unity By Eileen Fleming On Tuesday evening, Israel’s 50-day’s of assault on the Gaza Strip ended with an indefinite ceasefire mediated by Egyptian officials in Cairo based on the understandings that ended the Israeli war against the Gaza Strip in 2012. Three months ago, Israeli Prime Minister…

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Children of Gaza Terrorized and Terrified

August 21, 2014September 24, 2018 Mohammed Asad No Comments

By Mohammed Asad with Eileen Fleming On Thursday three more Palestinian children were killed in the Gaza Strip according to Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qodra, “The three children, aged 7, 8 and 11, were killed in an Israeli strike in eastern Gaza City.” Israel also killed 17 Palestinians including three commanders of the Ezzeddin al-Qassam, the…

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Israel’s Security, Palestine’s Liberation and All that Jazz

August 18, 2014May 1, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Israel’s Security, Palestine’s Liberation and All that Jazz By Eileen Fleming Israels security, Palestine’s Liberation: Monday at midnight in Cairo the current cease-fire talks are due to end. On Sunday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would only accept a proposal for a long-term cease-fire if Israel’s security needs were met. A senior Israeli official said….

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Lincolnwood Mayor defends display of Palestine Flag in Chicago suburb

August 15, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

The Mayor of Lincolnwood Illinois, Gerald Turry, defended the decision of the Human Relations Commission to rebuff complaints from a handful of activists demanding that the Palestine Flag be removed from a display of ethnic national flags placed on Lincoln Avenue in the north suburban Chicago community. Lincolnwood has displayed ethnic flags representing the various…

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Palestinian Jewish Martyr Jesus was never a Christian

August 15, 2014September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Palestinian Jewish Martyr Jesus was never a Christian By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News Until my first trip to both sides of The Wall in the so called Holy Land I was a ‘church lady’ who taught Sunday School to middle and high school students at an Episcopal Church. After my…

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Palestine Flag will remain on display in Chicago suburb, village rules

August 13, 2014April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

By Ray Hanania An effort to respect the ethnic diversity of residents who live in the tiny suburb of Lincolnwood, Illinois just north of Chicago exploded into hate rhetoric and name calling when protesters demanded that the suburb remove the Palestine Flag from its display of flags along Lincoln Avenue. The flag display was started…

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From Joan Rivers to Vanunu and Iran by way of WMD

August 12, 2014September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

From Joan Rivers to Vanunu and Iran by way of WMD By Eileen Fleming Last Wednesday Joan Rivers was asked by the celebrity website Splash News Online about Israel’s Operation Protective Edge and replied, “When you declare war, you declare war. They started it. We now don’t count who’s dead. You’re dead. You deserve…

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Protest draws thousands on US Complicity in Gaza War, March on Hewlett-Packard Conference

August 12, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Protest draws thousands: Bostonians took to the streets stand in solidarity with the people of Palestinian on Monday August 11 and demanded an end to U.S. corporate and government complicity in Israel’s crimes. Led by a coalition of over a dozen local human rights groups, protesters began at Government Center, and then marched to the…

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Children with PTSD in Gaza: AIPAC and MLK in USA

August 11, 2014September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Children with PTSD in Gaza: AIPAC and MLK in USA By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News Palestinian health officials report that since Israel’s Operation Protective Edge began on July 8th, more than 1,900 people including at least 450 children have been killed. More than 9,000 civilians including at least 3,000 children…

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Gaza War To Restorative Yoga

August 8, 2014September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

Gaza War To Restorative Yoga By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News In Thursday’s email, Ray Hanania, the Managing Editor of The Arab Daily News wrote, Yes, the Gaza war was one of the worst I’ve seen in my entire life covering the conflict…I am completely and totally overwhelmed with work and…

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Holding Obama, Netanyahu and Mashaal Accountable

August 7, 2014September 24, 2018 Mike Ghouse 7 Comments

By Mike Ghouse We urge our governmental and humanitarian agencies to investigate and establish responsibilities for the death of 1900 civilians in the latest conflict. Through this we hope and pray for de-escalating the growing anti-Semitism and anti-Arab sentiments caused by the brutal but senseless killings in the conflict. Our ultimate goal is security for…

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Media Twists Facts to Make Israel Look Good in Conflict With Palestinians

July 10, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Media Twists Facts to Make Israel Look Good in Conflict With Palestinians By Ray Hanania If your only source of news on the conflict between Israel and Palestine is the biased, anti-Arab mainstream American news media, I can understand why you so easily believe that Israel is merely defending itself against rocket attacks from the…

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