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Survey says most Israeli Arabs feel discrimination

Posted on January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Survey says most Israeli Arabs feel discrimination
Survey says most Israeli Arabs feel discrimination

Study shows overwhelming majority of Israeli Arab citizens believe they are victims of discrimination. The survey by the Israeli International Fellowship of Christians and Jews also shows that Israeli Arab citizens believe that if they were treated more fairly, they would be more involved in Israeli society A recently conducted survey of Israel’s Arab citizens shows that an…

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Christ Consciousness and Christmas Cries

Posted on December 22, 2015December 27, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Christ Consciousness and Christmas Cries
Christ Consciousness and Christmas Cries

Two millennia ago Jesus embodied the Christ Consciousness. This year’s Christmas cries from the Holy Land come by way of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from his annual Christmas press conference: In a few days we will celebrate the birth of Christ; Christmas, the mystery of the Incarnation, the mystery of the Eternal Word who…

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Yitzhak Rabin and The Red House of Zionism

Posted on November 6, 2015November 7, 2015 By USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments on Yitzhak Rabin and The Red House of Zionism
Yitzhak Rabin and The Red House of Zionism

Twenty years ago Yigal Amir an Orthodox Jewish extremist changed the course of history when he shot Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in the back; But the seeds that fueled his passion for supremacy began germinating on 10 March 1948 in a Tel Aviv house that was painted red. By Eileen Fleming As Israel descends…

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Hell in Hebron and The NY Times Reports the Obvious

Posted on October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Hell in Hebron and The NY Times Reports the Obvious

On Thursday the headline in The New York Times read “Palestinian Uprising Shifts to West Bank City of Hebron” and reported: This month’s Palestinian uprising that started with a wave of knife attacks in Jerusalem has shifted some 18 miles south to Hebron, another holy city with a stark history of violence and tension…  …

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BDS, Intifadas and Calls to Conscience #SolidarityWaveBDS #FreePalestine

Posted on October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 By USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments on BDS, Intifadas and Calls to Conscience #SolidarityWaveBDS #FreePalestine
BDS, Intifadas and Calls to Conscience #SolidarityWaveBDS #FreePalestine

On Friday October 16, an international BDS wave of action kicks off against Israel’s decades of occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid policies under the banner #SolidarityWaveBDS By Eileen Fleming  BDS is a strategy that allows people of conscience to play an effective role in the Palestinian struggle for justice. On Wednesday the Palestinian BDS National…

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Netanyahu at the UN and the War on BULLSH*T!

Posted on September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Netanyahu at the UN and the War on BULLSH*T!
Netanyahu at the UN and the War on BULLSH*T!

 On Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu TWEETED, On my way to #UNGA I have the great privilege and responsibility to tell the truth to the world for Israel’s sake. On Monday Trevor Noah kicked off his stint as Jon Stewart’s chosen one by vowing “the war on Bullsh*t will continue at The Daily Show….

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Will Bernie Sanders and Americans Engage in this Civil Discourse?

Posted on September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Will Bernie Sanders and Americans Engage in this Civil Discourse?
Will Bernie Sanders and Americans Engage in this Civil Discourse?

On Monday, Presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders engaged in a civil discourse at Liberty University, a leading evangelical Christian college, and built “common ground” beginning with the Bible. By Eileen Fleming Senator Sanders told the Liberty University crowd: I came here today, because I believe from the bottom of my heart that it is vitally…

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Can there be Middle East peace?

Posted on July 21, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Can there be Middle East peace?

While the dynamics of the Middle East conflict continue to change, one question continues to surface: Can there be peace in the Middle East? The answer is yes. But peace requires that the world recognize that the true obstacle to peace is rising extremism in Israel, and the need for Israelis to finally recognize the right of Christians and…

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Deal with Iran strengthens fight against injustice

Posted on July 15, 2015July 15, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Deal with Iran strengthens fight against injustice
Deal with Iran strengthens fight against injustice

American led deal with Iran will bring security and justice to the Middle East region. And that’s why Israel’s government is so against it. Israel’s government doesn’t want security. It wants tension. Tension and the threat of conflict justifies their fear-mongering and strengthens their ability to bully Americans to support their needs, and turn a blind eye towards Israel…

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What U2’s Bono doesn’t know about Peres and Vanunu

Posted on July 13, 2015September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on What U2’s Bono doesn’t know about Peres and Vanunu
What U2’s Bono doesn’t know about Peres and Vanunu

Last Tuesday in Toronto, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Israel’s former president Shimon Peres was in the house for a U2 concert. On the anniversary of Operation Protective Edge, Bono said, “We understand, president Peres, that you have tried to be a voice of reason and have dedicated a great part of your life –…

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Witch-hunts, USS LIBERTY and If Americans Only Knew!

Posted on July 10, 2015September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments on Witch-hunts, USS LIBERTY and If Americans Only Knew!
Witch-hunts, USS LIBERTY and If Americans Only Knew!

The latest witch-hunt to discredit Alison Weir, [founder and executive director of If Americans Knew and president of the Council for the National Interest] is disgracing her attackers as it underscores the dire need to educate Americans: In particular our elected representatives regarding Israel’s attack on the USS LIBERTY; which this activist reporter contends is…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Hillary Clinton for President United States of Zionism

Posted on July 6, 2015September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Hillary Clinton for President United States of Zionism
Hillary Clinton for President United States of Zionism

In her July 2nd declaration, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wrote Israeli-American businessman and donor Haim Saban, expressing “alarm” over BDS and affirming her dedication to always “stand up for Israel” if she becomes president. By Eileen Fleming In 2006, Dr. Ilan Pappe informed this reporter: When Zionism began in the 19th century it…

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Calling for American Revolution II

Posted on July 2, 2015April 9, 2016 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Calling for American Revolution II
Calling for American Revolution II

I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical…It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government. – Thomas Jefferson, 1787 By Eileen Fleming On his tombstone, Thomas Jefferson expressed that he wanted to be remembered…

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A home denied: the Zionist ethnic cleansing of Palestine

Posted on June 28, 2015July 3, 2015 By Jafar Ramini 1 Comment on A home denied: the Zionist ethnic cleansing of Palestine
A home denied: the Zionist ethnic cleansing of Palestine

A home denied. Looking back at the truth of Zionism and its leaders in ethnically cleansing Christian and Muslims from Palestine to create their exclusive state, Israel. By Jafar M. Ramini They came uninvited. The Zionist zealots arrived on our shores with the Bible in one hand and a machine gun in the other. They…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Jafar Ramini, Palestine & Jordan, religion

Photos: Palestinians show support for Freedom Flotilla

Posted on June 26, 2015June 26, 2015 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Photos: Palestinians show support for Freedom Flotilla
Photos: Palestinians show support for Freedom Flotilla

Photo Array of Palestinians showing support for Freedom Flotilla. Palestinian children, who were targeted by Israeli soldiers during the Gaza War in the summer of 2014, carry signs and show support for the newest Freedom Flotilla seeking to break the oppressive blockade of the Gaza Strip. The Israel blockade prevents basic food and other essentials from…

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Solidarity Hunger Strikes Continue in Tampa, FL for Khader Adnan

Posted on June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Solidarity Hunger Strikes Continue in Tampa, FL for Khader Adnan
Solidarity Hunger Strikes Continue in Tampa, FL for Khader Adnan

Solidarity Hunger Strikes Continue in Tampa, FL for Khader Adnan By Dezeray Lyn Several organizers of a BDS group in Tampa continue hunger striking as mass action is planned this week at the Red Cross building in Tampa in solidarity with hunger striking Palestinian prisoners. In a Tampa courtroom today, a Palestine solidarity activist made a statement on…

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Healing Israel Palestine Requires Truth, Justice and Forgiveness

Posted on June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Healing Israel Palestine Requires Truth, Justice and Forgiveness
Healing Israel Palestine Requires Truth, Justice and Forgiveness

By Eileen Fleming Everything is connected and when it comes to Israel Palestine: America is deeply connected! The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.-Gandhi Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense and lets go of negative…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Health, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Peace in Israel, Palestine doesn’t come by building walls

Posted on June 13, 2015September 29, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Peace in Israel, Palestine doesn’t come by building walls
Peace in Israel, Palestine doesn’t come by building walls

To normalize or not to normalize. How much is too much or too little? There is an in between called compromise.It’s clear that the direction most Israelis and Palestinians are headed is away from peace and actions that might help end the conflict. When the brutality of the Israeli occupation increases, the thought of reaching…

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