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Palestinians should use US Civil Rights movement as template for freedom

Posted on July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians should use US Civil Rights movement as template for freedom
Palestinians should use US Civil Rights movement as template for freedom

Palestinians should use US Civil Rights movement as template for freedom One of the biggest problems facing the Palestinians are the activists who bully and block any effort to achieve peace. They urge violence using euphemisms like “popular mobilization,” a term encouraging violent activism, rather than non-violent peaceful protest. The extremists have always believed that…

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Activism, Arab News, Arab World, Civil Rights, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman defines the moderate voice

Posted on April 27, 2018April 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman defines the moderate voice
Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman defines the moderate voice

Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman defines the moderate voice As the occupation of Palestine approaches 70 years this week, Palestinians and champions of justice need to carefully distinguish between extremists and moderates, and to reject blanket attacks against people because they are Israeli or Jewish. The BDS movement is two movements: an extreme movement against Jews…

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Jerusalem: Co-existence not Denial

Posted on March 26, 2018September 25, 2018 By Ghassan Rubeiz No Comments on Jerusalem: Co-existence not Denial
Jerusalem: Co-existence not Denial

Jerusalem: Co-existence not Denial Moving U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem does not support the cause of peace, but it’s not drastic. It exploits the shameful weaknesses of the Arab World leadership. Here’s a look at Jerusalem’s history By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Washington DC, March 26, 2018 — President Donald Trump has not advanced the…

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يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين

Posted on March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين
يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين

يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين صحيفة أخبار العرب_ عدد الأول من مارس 2018. Arabic: Published in the Arab News, Feb. 28, 2018. To achieve peace, the Arab World should suspend all contacts with Israel until Israel recognizes Palestine Statehood and Palestine’s right to exist, and demand that Israel end its…

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Harsh anti-Normalization undermines Palestinian interests

Posted on January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Harsh anti-Normalization undermines Palestinian interests
Harsh anti-Normalization undermines Palestinian interests

Harsh anti-Normalization undermines Palestinian interests Anger and emotion has driven many Palestinians to oppose any contacts with Israelis, calling it “normalization.” That’s a errant policy and a mistake, and it is misleading. Normalization is used by extremists to block any contacts between Palestinians and Israelis regardless of the intended outcome under the misleading belief that…

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President Trump is the catalyst the Arabs need to force them to act

Posted on December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on President Trump is the catalyst the Arabs need to force them to act

President Trump is the catalyst the Arabs need to force them to act In recognizing the Occupied City of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel, President Trump is tossing the Middle East Game Board in the air. Middle East peace has been in a coma for 22 years since Israeli extremists assassinated Yitzhak Rabin and…

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Official Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem

Posted on December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Official Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem
Official Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem

Official Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem Diplomatic Reception Room 1:07 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. When I came into office, I promised to look at the world’s challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of…

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Activist launches petition to revive Two-State Solution

Posted on August 15, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Activist launches petition to revive Two-State Solution
Activist launches petition to revive Two-State Solution

Activist launches petition to revive Two-State Solution Activist Zahi Masri has created an online petition to build support for the Two-State Solution and an end to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Here is Zahi’s powerful message: Please support the Two State solution by signing this online petition. Jordan as twin sister of Palestine and without natural resources…

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Israel’s annexation law imperils peace

Posted on February 21, 2017February 21, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel’s annexation law imperils peace
Israel’s annexation law imperils peace

Israel imperils Palestinian statehood by formalizing annexation of West Bank The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) unequivocally condemns Israel’s recent move that further entrenches its creeping settlement-building apparatus. CIHRS, along with local and international human rights groups, have warned several times of Israel’s de facto annexation policy of the West Bank. This policy…

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Trump opens door to “One State,” riles Israelis

Posted on February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump opens door to “One State,” riles Israelis
Trump opens door to “One State,” riles Israelis

Trump opens door to “One State,” riles Israelis President Donald Trump riled Israelis on the right, center and left when he spoke with reporters at a press conference Wednesday with rightwing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While Arabs and Palestinian activists were incensed over Trump distancing himself from the Two State Solution and the typical and…

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Trump resists condemnation of Two-States, predicts peace deal

Posted on February 15, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump resists condemnation of Two-States, predicts peace deal
Trump resists condemnation of Two-States, predicts peace deal

Trump resists condemnation of Two-States, predicts peace deal President Donald Trump held a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offering enthusiastic support for Israel and a stronger approach against threats from Iran, hesitation on campaign promises to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem, but wavered when pressed on the issue of abandoning…

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Kerry warns Israel-Palestine relations “getting worse”

Posted on December 5, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Kerry warns Israel-Palestine relations “getting worse”
Kerry warns Israel-Palestine relations “getting worse”

Kerry warns Israel-Palestine relations “getting worse” In speaking to the pro-Israel Saban Forum organized by the Brookings Institution’s Center for Middle East Policy this past week (Dec. 2, 2016), outgoing Secretary of State John F. Kerry said that the situation for peace “is “getting worse.” And, he cautioned, no peace with the Arab World can…

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American Jewish Committee commits to two-state solution

Posted on November 21, 2016September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on American Jewish Committee commits to two-state solution
American Jewish Committee commits to two-state solution

American Jewish Committee commits to two-state solution AJC criticized those Israeli legislators who supported a proposed bill in the Knesset that would legalize settler outposts, erected without Israeli government approval, in the West Bank. The measure, introduced ahead of the pending court-ordered demolition of the Amona outpost, would retroactively recognize other unauthorized outposts built on…

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Israeli fanatics go berserk over Obama Jerusalem snub

Posted on October 5, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli fanatics go berserk over Obama Jerusalem snub

Israeli fanatics go berserk over Obama Jerusalem snub. President Obama released a press release of his remarks made during the funeral of former Israeli prime minister and peace activist Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Sept. 30. The White House later edited the release to edit the location of the funeral in recognition of Jerusalem’s disputed occupied status….

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Gutierrez, Ellison urge support of Two-States

Posted on June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Gutierrez, Ellison urge support of Two-States
Gutierrez, Ellison urge support of Two-States

Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez of Chicago and Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota both reaffirmed their support for the Two-State solution for a peace accord between Palestine and Israel in a mass mailing distributed this week by J-Street. The message is intended to push the belief that despite political differences on who they supported in…

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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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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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How Silverstein and Feigenholtz Strengthen Extremism and Violence

Posted on June 11, 2015June 13, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on How Silverstein and Feigenholtz Strengthen Extremism and Violence
How Silverstein and Feigenholtz Strengthen Extremism and Violence

Instead of introducing a law to urge Israelis and Palestinians to make peace and avoid violence, Illinois Legislators State Sen. Ira Silverstein and State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz introduced a law to strip Americans of their Constitutional Rights of Free Speech and to defend Israel’s extremist policies including its discrimination against Christians and Muslims, the theft of civilian lands and…

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