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PBS program features documentary on Ramallah “Mayor”, free streaming July 26-Aug. 25, 2021

Posted on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on PBS program features documentary on Ramallah “Mayor”, free streaming July 26-Aug. 25, 2021
PBS program features documentary on Ramallah “Mayor”, free streaming July 26-Aug. 25, 2021

PBS program features documentary on Ramallah “Mayor”, free streaming July 26-Aug. 25, 2021 Acclaimed Emmy-Award Winning Filmmaker David Osit Returns to POV With Latest Feature Documentary, Mayor. Film follows the mayor of Ramallah, the de facto capital of the Palestinian National Authority, as he manages his city duties against the backdrop of the Israeli occupation.  PBS…

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Arab World, Features, Israel, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Television

The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace

Posted on October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace
The Arab Street Radio: Ghassan Khatib on future of Israel-Palestine peace

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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Arab World, Arab World Politics, Entertainment, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Radio Podcast, Ray Hanania, The Arab Street

Israel targets civilians, destroys Gaza’s al-Mishal Theater

Posted on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel targets civilians, destroys Gaza’s al-Mishal Theater

Israel targets civilians, destroys Gaza’s al-Mishal Theater Israel launched a terrorist attack Sunday that targeted the popular civilian entertainment center, the Said al-Mishal (Meshal) Theater in the Gaza Strip. The terrorist attack by Israel was denounced widely by Palestinian cultural leaders while voices in the Arab World were silent. The racist mainstream American news media…

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Committee to End Gaza Sanctions blasts Palestine Authority

Posted on June 11, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Committee to End Gaza Sanctions blasts Palestine Authority
Committee to End Gaza Sanctions blasts Palestine Authority

Committee to End Gaza Sanctions blasts Palestine Authority The Committee to End Gaza Sanctions has criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for imposing sanctions they charge support Israel’s embargo and oppression of Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. Here is the statement the Committee issued Monday morning following massive protests held in Ramallah on Sunday,…

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Palestinians demand end to PA sanctions on Gaza

Posted on June 11, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians demand end to PA sanctions on Gaza
Palestinians demand end to PA sanctions on Gaza

Palestinians demand end to PA sanctions on Gaza Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets Sunday to demand an end to the sanctions imposed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to show solidarity with the besieged residents of the Gaza Strip who have been under military assault by Israeli military forces since March 30, 2018….

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Arab community mourns passing of Salameh Zanayed

Posted on May 20, 2018May 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab community mourns passing of Salameh Zanayed
Arab community mourns passing of Salameh Zanayed

Arab community mourns passing of Salameh Zanayed An icon of the Arab American community died on May 13, 2018. Salameh Zanayed was a pillar and pioneer for achievement in Arab activism, Arab media and in empowering Arab Americans in regional government in Chicago and Illinois. He was adept at diplomacy in juggling the many rival…

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Nearly 1,000 Christian Arabs will reunite this summer in Ramallah

Posted on April 10, 2018September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Nearly 1,000 Christian Arabs will reunite this summer in Ramallah
Nearly 1,000 Christian Arabs will reunite this summer in Ramallah

Nearly 1,000 Christian Arabs will reunite this summer in Ramallah The American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine will bring together nearly 1,000 Christian Arabs  Nearly 1,000 Christian Arab Americans Expected to Reunite in Ramallah, Palestine for Annual Family Reunion at its 60th Annual convention which will be held in the city located just 10 miles north…

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Israel uses every trick to blame everyone else but themselves

Posted on January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel uses every trick to blame everyone else but themselves
Israel uses every trick to blame everyone else but themselves

Israel uses every trick to blame everyone else but themselves According to Israeli government propaganda, Israeli settlers and soldiers are not killing Palestinians. Palestinians are instead throwing themselves at Israeli settler and soldier bullets, causing their own death. And Israel has a right to demand redress for those actions By Ray Hanania On June 14,…

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Israel arrests Palestinian journalist in West Bank

Posted on September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel arrests Palestinian journalist in West Bank
Israel arrests Palestinian journalist in West Bank

Israeli security forces arrest Palestinian journalist in West Bank Israeli security forces should immediately release Palestinian journalist Abdul Rahman Awad, a correspondent in Ramallah for the Hamas-affiliated Palestinian news agency Safa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Israeli forces yesterday morning arrested Awad at his home in the village of Budrus, 19 miles (31…

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Ehrenreich book exposes media lies about Israel’s occupation

Posted on July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Ehrenreich book exposes media lies about Israel’s occupation
Ehrenreich book exposes media lies about Israel’s occupation

Ehrenreich book exposes media lies about Israel’s occupation Author and award winning journalist Ben Ehrenreich pens a new book that offers readers fair and balanced insight into the reality of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinians in a way that most mainstream American news media pretends does not exist. Ehrenreich has come under vicious attack…

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Palestine Exchange a Full Member at the World Federation of Exchanges

Posted on November 21, 2016November 24, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestine Exchange a Full Member at the World Federation of Exchanges
Palestine Exchange a Full Member at the World Federation of Exchanges

Palestine Exchange a Full Member at the World Federation of Exchanges The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) accepted the full membership application made by the Palestine Exchange (PEX) in 2015; the federation approval was given during the 56th annual general assembly held this year in Cartagena, Colombia between 2-4 Nov., 2016. Chairman of PEX, Dr….

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Press Releases

Christians celebrate Easter in Palestine

Posted on April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 By Maria Khoury No Comments on Christians celebrate Easter in Palestine
Christians celebrate Easter in Palestine

Christians in Palestine prepare to celebrate Orthodox Easter, Sunday May 1 By Maria Khoury We are sending you sincere greetings from the sacred land of our Lord’s Resurrection on this most joyous Holy Saturday where the Miracle of the Holy Fire was received from the Holy-Life-Giving-Tomb-of-Christ in Jerusalem by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch His Beatitude Theophilos III….

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Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Israel, Maria Khoury, religion

Child medical services expand in Ramallah

Posted on August 27, 2015August 27, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Child medical services expand in Ramallah
Child medical services expand in Ramallah

For these Arabs and Israelis, the Only Common Enemy is Heart Disease. Nearing its ten-year anniversary, A Heart for Peace’s mixed team of Israeli and Palestinian doctors at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital has cared for 607 Palestinian children, with no thought to borders and citizenship. And at no charge. Two years ago, Baby Saleh was rushed…

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Press Release: Group to promote bilateral US-Palestine business ties

Posted on February 12, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Press Release: Group to promote bilateral US-Palestine business ties

New American group hires Palestinian consulting firm to promote bilateral U.S.-Palestine businesses linkages  With a clear eye on a post-occupation Palestine, the effort expects these linkages will contribute to ending the Israeli military occupation that stifles Palestinian economic growth (January 21, 2015 – Chicago, USA & Ramallah, Palestine) – The newly established U.S. non-profit organization, Americans…

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Activism, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

Notes of a dirty not-too-old man

Posted on October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Notes of a dirty not-too-old man
Notes of a dirty not-too-old man

Notes of a dirty not-too-old man by Yousef Khatib Here I am, once again, ditching a pile of unfinished projects, texts, drawings and models and creating a new file and folder to overwhelm my morning with a random concept. Let’s hope I finish this one. Notes of a Dirty Not-Too-Man as opposed to Bukowski ‘s…

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Bloggers, Commentary, Entertainment, Features, Yousef Khatib

Annual Taybeh OktoberFest forced to cancel, organizers say

Posted on October 3, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Annual Taybeh OktoberFest forced to cancel, organizers say
Annual Taybeh OktoberFest forced to cancel, organizers say

Annual Taybeh OktoberFest forced to cancel, organizers say Taybeh Brewing Company, Taybeh, Ramallah, Palestine Taybeh Oktoberfest Press Release;  Nadim Khoury / David Khoury October 3, 2014 The Taybeh Brewing Company regrets to announce that the harsh conditions of Palestine have led to the decision to cancel the 10th Annual Taybeh Oktoberfest 2014. The Taybeh Beer family expresses…

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Press Release: Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands

Posted on March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Press Release: Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands
Press Release: Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands

Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands Israeli – Palestinian Public Negotiating Congress in Almog Junction April 10-11, 2014 The Israeli and Palestinian leaderships apparently do not have a working strategy to cope with their conflict. So, the time has come for the two peoples to take matters into their own hands! On April…

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Activism, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

Profile Nafeh AbuNab: His book is called “Nothing” but his life has been about everything

Posted on December 2, 2013September 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Profile Nafeh AbuNab: His book is called “Nothing” but his life has been about everything
Profile Nafeh AbuNab: His book is called “Nothing” but his life has been about everything

Nafeh AbuNab: His book is called “Nothing” but his life has been about everything By Ray Hanania No one has been documenting the life and times of the Arab community of Detroit better than Nafeh AbuNab, a Palestinian from Ramallah, whose life has taken him through so many twists and turns, you’d think he was 50…

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