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Entertaining American Audiences with the Palestinian EXODUS Story

Posted on June 23, 2017September 25, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Entertaining American Audiences with the Palestinian EXODUS Story
Entertaining American Audiences with the Palestinian EXODUS Story

The Palestinian EXODUS story told in Keep Hope Alive was inspired by a 1948 Palestinian Muslim refugee from the Galilee who made his way to the USA which led to a lucrative career with TOP Secret Clearance in the Defense Industry during the Cold War After THAT DAY we call 9/11, Khaled Diab united American Jews, Christians and…

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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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Senator Warren VS Trump and Her YouTube Staff

Posted on November 20, 2016August 20, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Senator Warren VS Trump and Her YouTube Staff
Senator Warren VS Trump and Her YouTube Staff

Senator Elizabeth Warren is a progressive democrat who called Trump’s appointment of Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general a “compromise with racism” and a “negotiation with hate.” On Tuesday, at a Wall Street Journal event with CEOs, Senator Warren spoke about Steve Bannon, Trump’s senior strategist:  This is a man who has white supremacist ties….

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UN Resolution to Outlaw Nuclear Weapons #GoodByeNukes #FreeVanunu

Posted on October 29, 2016September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on UN Resolution to Outlaw Nuclear Weapons #GoodByeNukes #FreeVanunu
UN Resolution to Outlaw Nuclear Weapons #GoodByeNukes #FreeVanunu

UN adopts landmark resolution calling for the ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide. USA, UK, France, Russia, Israel vote NO By Eileen Fleming On 27 October 2016, a UN General Assembly committee voted to launch negotiations on a new treaty banning nuclear weapons despite opposition from four of the five UN Security Council nuclear powers….

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UNESCO: Occupied Palestine and the Nag Hamadi Library

Posted on October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on UNESCO: Occupied Palestine and the Nag Hamadi Library
UNESCO: Occupied Palestine and the Nag Hamadi Library

UNESCO’s draft resolution titled “Occupied Palestine” sponsored by several Arab countries uses Islamic names and challenges Israel on Jerusalem. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday passed a draft resolution titled “Occupied Palestine” with 24 UNESCO member states voting in favor, 26 abstained, and six countries voted against. The proposal, put…

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Shimon Peres Nuclear Research Center and Israel’s WMD

Posted on October 10, 2016August 20, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Shimon Peres Nuclear Research Center and Israel’s WMD
Shimon Peres Nuclear Research Center and Israel’s WMD

Israel’s Nuclear facility at Dimona to be renamed after Shimon Peres On Sunday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced at a cabinet meeting then TWEETED: I intend to have the Nuclear Research Center-Negev renamed after the late Shimon Peres, who worked to establish this important enterprise This enterprise is important for Israel’s security for generations. I think…

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John Hagee and What Jesus Really Said

Posted on October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on John Hagee and What Jesus Really Said
John Hagee and What Jesus Really Said

John Hagee is the founder and National Chairman of the Christian-Zionist organization Christians United for Israel/CUFI. John Hagee also founded Cornerstone Church, is the CEO of his non-profit corporation, Global Evangelism Television and the President and CEO of John Hagee Ministries, which reaches 150 million households. John Hagee recently wrote: Christian support of Israel usually comes…

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Colorado Cannabis, Golden Eagle and USS Liberty Remembrance Day

Posted on September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on Colorado Cannabis, Golden Eagle and USS Liberty Remembrance Day
Colorado Cannabis, Golden Eagle and USS Liberty Remembrance Day

In July Colorado pot shops posted record-breaking sales topping $122 million. From Friday the 9th of September through 9/11, this reporter purchased and enjoyed recreational cannabis from Herbal Wellness at 400 West South Boulder Road in Lafayette, Colorado. I learned the staff at Herbal Wellness are busy from 8 AM until 10 PM seven days…

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Palestinians salute Black Lives Matter movement

Posted on August 11, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians salute Black Lives Matter movement

Palestinians Salute the Movement for Black Lives Emphasizing Common Struggle against Racial Oppression Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) responds to Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) policy platform: “We pledge to firmly and consistently stand in solidarity with our black sisters and brothers in the United States and around the world by supporting the demands and…

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Middle East Recipes: Stuffed Grape Leaves

Posted on July 31, 2016September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Middle East Recipes: Stuffed Grape Leaves
Middle East Recipes: Stuffed Grape Leaves

Shesh Besh Arab-Israeli recipes: Lamb and rice Stuffed Grape Leaves recipe. Aaron Hanania and Ray Hanania make stuffed grape leaves and show you how you can make it too, whether you are Arab, Israeli, Palestinian or Jewish. It’s one of the most popular Mediterranean food recipes. Video and story By Aaron Hanania and Ray Hanania Your…

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Oktoberfest in Taybeh and Taybeh to USA

Posted on July 13, 2016October 13, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Oktoberfest in Taybeh and Taybeh to USA
Oktoberfest in Taybeh and Taybeh to USA

Oktoberfest in Taybeh will be celebrated September 24-25, 2016 FDA approves Taybeh Golden Beer label for import to USA by 2017 By Eileen Fleming Taybeh is the last all-Christian and self-sufficient community in the West Bank. “Taybeh” means delicious when referring to food or drink. “Taybeh” means “kind” and “good” when referring to people or…

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USS Liberty Vets with Friends of Sabeel on 911 about 8 June 1967

Posted on June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on USS Liberty Vets with Friends of Sabeel on 911 about 8 June 1967
USS Liberty Vets with Friends of Sabeel on 911 about 8 June 1967

Friends of Sabeel in North America/FOSNA is a non-profit Christian ecumenical organization seeking justice and peace in the Holy Land through nonviolence and education. By Eileen Fleming On this September 11, Friends of Sabeel in Colorado will open the doors at Denver’s Augustana Lutheran Church at 3 PM and honor the USS Liberty Veterans by…

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Useful Stooges, News Tips and Mordechai Vanunu

Posted on April 4, 2016August 20, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Useful Stooges, News Tips and Mordechai Vanunu

On Monday the Useful Stooges asked: What’s the Arab Daily News? Because of a Google Alert for “Eileen Fleming” this reporter learned I had been tagged in the anonymously written post “The “peace troubadour”: a follow-up” at the Useful Stooges Word Press site which noted The Arab Daily News article Abrahamic Reunion at the Golan Heights…

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Video: Execution in Cold Blood !!

Posted on March 24, 2016March 25, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Video: Execution in Cold Blood !!
Video: Execution in Cold Blood !!

This video was captured by Emad abu-Shamsiyah, a Palestinian resident from Hebron as he watched and documented the zionist crime today Thursday March. 24th ’16. A zionist soldier shooting an injured Palestinian in the head. It seems to be that it is a zionist habit to “finish” the injured Palestinians as no one seemed to…

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International Women’s Day, Alfred Nobel and Mother’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2016September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on International Women’s Day, Alfred Nobel and Mother’s Day
International Women’s Day, Alfred Nobel and Mother’s Day

International Women’s Day began in the early 1900’s as a Socialist political event, primarily in Europe and especially in the Soviet Bloc. By Eileen Fleming International Women’s Day has lost much of its political flavor however, the political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations still runs strong. Among the women who raised…

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BDS Activists Combat BDS ACT of 2016

Posted on February 25, 2016September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on BDS Activists Combat BDS ACT of 2016
BDS Activists Combat BDS ACT of 2016

The Combatting BDS Act of 2016 seeks to encourage and authorize state legislation to divest state funds from companies that boycott Israel. By Eileen Fleming The Combatting BDS Act of 2016 [S. 2531/H.R. 4514] was introduced on 10 February 2016. On Tuesday in Colorado human rights activists seized their First Amendment rights to enlighten their…

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Senior Correspondent: 7th Book and Bookend

Posted on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016 By Eileen Fleming 2 Comments on Senior Correspondent: 7th Book and Bookend
Senior Correspondent: 7th Book and Bookend

Senior Non-Arab Correspondent for The Arab Daily News seventh book is the bookend to her first; Inspired by a 1948 Palestinian Muslim refugee who responded to 911 by establishing The Olive Trees Foundation for Peace. Eileen Fleming explains: Before the events of 11 September 2001, I was an apolitical privileged American who had embarked upon…

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Palestinian Journalist’s hunger strike enters 87th day

Posted on February 19, 2016September 29, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Palestinian Journalist’s hunger strike enters 87th day
Palestinian Journalist’s hunger strike enters 87th day

Palestinian Journalist Muhammad al-Qiq’s Hunger Strike Enters 87th Day inside of Israeli Hospital Martyrdom is staring down 33 year old Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq as he somehow clings to life after, what is nearing, three months of starvation in protest of his illegal imprisonment by Israel. By Dezeray Lyn In HaEmek hospital in Afula, al-Qiq…

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