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Peace activist and ecumenical Christian leader condemns Israel’s human rights violations “While America Celebrates Freedom, I Was Denied Entry to My Homeland Palestine and the Promise of Liberty,” Sir Rateb Y. Rabie, KCHS, HCEF founder says in newsletter statement. Click here to read more. Israel consistently violates Visa Waiver Program agreement it made with United…
NO AZURE FOR APARTHEID: Workers Protest Microsoft’s Build Conference for Third Year in a Row Over the past two days, June 2nd-3rd, Microsoft workers with No Azure for Apartheid have led protests and disruptions on land, sea, and air, of the flagship annual Build conference for the third year in a row, to protest Microsoft’s participation in the…
Sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians driving displacement, warn UN experts UN experts today, April 30, 2026, expressed grave concern that sexual violence has become a tool of Israeli occupation, committing genocide, perpetuating the system of oppression by intimidating the Palestinian population and driving their forcible transfer. “Israeli sexual violence has become embedded in Palestinians’…
24 members of Congress demand US probes of American Arabs killed by Israel By Ray Hanania As the one-year anniversary of the killing of an American Arab Khamis Ayyad by Israeli settlers approaches, 24 members of the U.S. Congress expressed frustration in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Acting U.S. Attorney…
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Publisher discounts offered on “Arabs of Chicagoland” book Celebrate Arab American Heritage history month, April 2026, by learning about the history of Arab American settlement in Chicago. The book “Arabs of Chicagoland,” authored by award-winning Chicagoland journalist Ray Hanania, is available from the publisher at a special discounted rate The publishers of the book “Arabs…
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Israel Civil Administration Plans to Seize 1,800 Dunams in Sebastia — the Largest Antiquities Expropriation to Date The Israeli Civil Administration has announced its intention to expropriate approximately 1,800 dunams at the archaeological site of Sebastia — the largest land seizure for antiquities ever recorded in the West Bank. The land lies adjacent to village…
Standing Together brings Israelis, Palestinians, Iranians, Lebanese, Jews, Christians and Muslims together for peace By Ray Hanania The Illinois Chapter of the Israeli Arab-Jewish grassroots movement “Standing Together” hosted a gathering in Chicago on November 1 that brought Jews, Christians, and Muslims together for peace. The event, titled “Together in Sorrow, Together in Resolve, Holding…
Microsoft worker of 9 years resigns in protest via mass video to tens of thousands of workers Supports Palestine Solidarity event at Microsoft Dublin Campus, “No Azure for Apartheid,” in support of Palestinian rights Dublin, Ireland – Earlier today, (Wednesday, October 15, 2025) Zille Eizad, a Principle Software Engineer who has been with Microsoft for…
Arab Center of Washington DC Fellows and affiliates analyze Palestine State recognition Washington, DC – The Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) this week released a detailed position paper on the momentum growing to recognize a Palestine State during the 80th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The analysis, titled “Recognizing a Palestinian State as…
Denying Palestinian Officials Visas to Join UN General Assembly: Wrong and Hypocritical: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the international community in urging President Trump to rescind the decision to deny visas to Palestinian officials seeking to attend the upcoming 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80). The session is scheduled…
UN experts urge US to grant visas to Palestinian officials, uphold diplomacy for peace UN experts* urged the United States on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 to grant Palestinian leaders visas ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York in September, and lift the discriminatory suspension of processing visitor visas for all Palestinian nationals. “The…
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Sanctioning Officials of the Palestinian Authority and Members of the Palestine Liberation Organization By Ray Hanania The U.S. State Department and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have sanctioned the Palestinian Authority in an effort to undermine its credibility and strengthen Israel’s violent war crime policies. The announcement by Rubio was made Thursday, July 31, 2025…
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UN Special Committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories warns of a second Nakba “Israel continues to inflict unimaginable suffering on the people living under its occupation, whilst rapidly expanding confiscation of land as part of its wider colonial aspirations. What we are witnessing could very well be another Nakba”, warned a UN Special Committee*…
Investigation demanded into Israel slaughter of First Responder in Rafah on March 23, 2025 Palestine Red Crescent Society Calls for Independent International Investigation to Hold Those Responsible Accountable for the Crime of Targeting Ambulance Teams in Rafah on March 23, 2025 The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) affirms that the targeting of its ambulance convoy…
CAIR condemns GOP selection of Genocidal anti-Palestinian racist Rep. Brian Mast as Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the GOP’s selection of genocidal anti-Palestinian racist Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) as chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the next Congress….
Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly By Ray Hanania Palestine National Authority (PNA) Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa warned members of the United Nations Monday that his people face one of the worst assaults of violence in its history. An economist by profession who was appointed prime minister in March of…
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Michigan Primaries 2024: Vote Today and be part of the solution: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) calls upon all eligible registered voters not to miss voting today, Tuesday primary elections day, Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Voting polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. Election day is the day of action. It…
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Arab Americans for Trump takes message directly to the community in key swing states Arab American supporters of President Donald Trump are hosting meetings in Michigan and soon in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Virginia and several more key swing states during the next three months. Arab Americans for Trump is also arranging meetings with key community leaders…
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