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Sabeel International Gatherings and Holy Land Reality Tours

Posted on September 13, 2019September 14, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Sabeel International Gatherings and Holy Land Reality Tours

Sabeel is Arabic for the “way”, “path”, “road”, “route” and one of the most common words in the Quran, mentioned over 160 times. Sabeel is also an international peace movement established in Jerusalem by Palestinian Christians seeking a just peace in the Holy Land as defined by international law and United Nations resolutions. By Eileen Fleming The next…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Trump’s Wall, Today’s Military, and a 9/11 Reflection

Posted on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Trump’s Wall, Today’s Military, and a 9/11 Reflection

On the Wednesday before this September 11, we the people learned that Mr. Trump’s Wall will also affect nearly every facet of military life due to the transfer of $3.6 billion congressionally appropriated Defense Department funds.  “Fear drives out compassion and hardens the heart.” By Eileen Fleming Because Mr. Trump fears losing his wall loving…

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The United States and the Democratic Transition in Sudan

Posted on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on The United States and the Democratic Transition in Sudan

The United States and the Democratic Transition in Sudan By Magdi Mofadal On August 21st, 2019 the Sovereign Council (SC), which acts as the Head of State in Sudan, was stablished after the swearing in of its President and Members. The prime minister took oath of office on the same day. He immediately started consultations…

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Reporter Censored by Twitter

Posted on August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Reporter Censored by Twitter

Within moments of tweeting the link to “Bill Maher’s BDS BS and Apartheid Israeli Style” this reporter’s Twitter account disappeared from public view  By Eileen Fleming On Wednesday after publishing Bill Maher’s BDS BS and Apartheid Israeli Style, this reporter tweeted the link as always after publishing and then as usual I logged out of twitter….

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Bill Maher’s BDS BS and Apartheid Israeli Style

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Bill Maher’s BDS BS and Apartheid Israeli Style
Bill Maher’s BDS BS and Apartheid Israeli Style

Bill Maher’s recent rant against the BDS movement exposed his ignorance of Palestinian history and legal rights to end the USA sustained military occupation of their homeland; and inspired this revisit of apartheid Israeli style By Eileen Fleming During last Friday’s REAL TIME with Bill Maher the comic opined that the international movement to Boycott, Divest,…

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Christian Exodus from the Holy Land and Beatitudes Spun for 21st Century

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Christian Exodus from the Holy Land and Beatitudes Spun for 21st Century
Christian Exodus from the Holy Land and Beatitudes Spun for 21st Century

Before Israel became a state in 1948, the indigenous Christians in the Holy Land comprised 20% of the total population. Today approximately 150,000 individuals are known as “the living stones” of the Holy Land. If the Christian Exodus does not stop soon, Christianity could soon disappear in the land where Jesus taught that whatever one…

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USS Liberty Veterans, Senator Marco Rubio, and this Constituent

Posted on July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on USS Liberty Veterans, Senator Marco Rubio, and this Constituent

Inspired on Sunday by a request from a USS Liberty survivor of the Six Day War, this patriotic civilian dedicated Monday as a day of educational outreach to Senator Marco Rubio; Because he had invited this constituent to his mobile office meeting at my local Library because I had “previously contacted” his office regarding the…

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CUFI: Ethical Faith Leaders Disrupt V.P. Mike Pence at D.C. CUFI Summit

Posted on July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on CUFI: Ethical Faith Leaders Disrupt V.P. Mike Pence at D.C. CUFI Summit
CUFI: Ethical Faith Leaders Disrupt V.P. Mike Pence at D.C. CUFI Summit

Today good news came by way of email from Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center reporting on over 100 Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders and community members who rose up against the role John Hagge’s tribe of Christians United For Israel/CUFI play in support of the illegal, immoral, and USA Government supported Israeli occupation of…

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Israel’s Nuclear Weapons and the USS LIBERTY

Posted on July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons and the USS LIBERTY

This week another fact emerged regarding Israel’s nuclear weapons and their attack on the USS Liberty, America’s premier surveillance ship during the Six-Day War By Eileen Fleming In October 2007, this American began to learn about the USA Government cover-up of Israel’s 8 June 1967 attack on the USS Liberty while navigating in international waters…

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Open Letter to Jared Kushner and all Americans who ‘drive drunk’

Posted on June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Open Letter to Jared Kushner and all Americans who ‘drive drunk’
Open Letter to Jared Kushner and all Americans who ‘drive drunk’

Responding to Jared Kushner’s “Peace to Prosperity Economic Plan” is Sam Bahour’s “Open Letter To My Fellow American, Civil Servant Jared Kushner: From one American to another: Get out of the car. Go home” that follows this reminder from Jonathan Ben Artzi, a nephew to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who went to prison for 18 months for refusing to serve…

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Census and (lack of) Sensibility in the way nation’s manipulate population data

Posted on June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Census and (lack of) Sensibility in the way nation’s manipulate population data
Census and (lack of) Sensibility in the way nation’s manipulate population data

Census and (lack of) Sensibility in the way nation’s manipulate population data Governments around the world manipulate their Census data on populations in order to undermine minority rights and strengthen government abuses against minorities. In the United States, the government has used the Census for decades as a means of suppressing the actual numbers of…

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USS Liberty Remembrance Day 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on USS Liberty Remembrance Day 2019
USS Liberty Remembrance Day 2019

Fifty-two years ago today the USA Government failed to support the crew of USS Liberty; but attempted to cover up Israel’s attack on America’s premier spy-ship as it navigated in international waters during what became known as The Six Day War. By Eileen Fleming On 8 June 1967, Israel attacked the USS Liberty killing thirty-four and…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Anti-Semitism and the USS Liberty

Posted on May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Anti-Semitism and the USS Liberty

ANTISEMITISM is expressed as hostility toward or discrimination of Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group. This American’s experiences with anti-Semites were one catalyst for publishing “USS Liberty LOVE Story” as a FREE Download to coincide with Memorial Day 2019. By Eileen Fleming On Sunday The Editorial Board at The New York Times published…

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Memorializing USS Liberty Love Story at FilmFreeway in Honor of Memorial Day 2019

Posted on May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Memorializing USS Liberty Love Story at FilmFreeway in Honor of Memorial Day 2019
Memorializing USS Liberty Love Story at FilmFreeway in Honor of Memorial Day 2019

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the USA established on the last day of May to honor those who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. FilmFreeway is a free website site for writers and filmmakers to showcase their scripts and films for entry into contests and festivals. By Eileen Fleming In…

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Trumping Ambassador Friedman on Israel’s ‘Secret’ Weapon Courtesy of a White House Call

Posted on May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Trumping Ambassador Friedman on Israel’s ‘Secret’ Weapon Courtesy of a White House Call
Trumping Ambassador Friedman on Israel’s ‘Secret’ Weapon Courtesy of a White House Call

Ambassador David M. Friedman noted the US-Israeli special relationship was growing “stronger and stronger and stronger” and “that Israel has one secret weapon…” Last week the White House launched a data-gathering website with the proclamation: “SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS should advance FREEDOM OF SPEECH.” This American submitted my experience of censorship by Facebook on the topic…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Response to Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy’s Idiot Wind

Posted on May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Response to Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy’s Idiot Wind
Response to Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy’s Idiot Wind

Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is the Senate majority leader and Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) is the House Republican leader. Their Washington Post Oped, “Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy: The House must stand against the toxic BDS movement” inspired the following TADN post. By Eileen Fleming On Tuesday, the Washington Post published Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy‘s…

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Historical Fiction and Nakba

Posted on May 12, 2019June 12, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Historical Fiction and Nakba

The 1948 Palestinian exodus, known as the Nakba (Arabic: النكبة‎, al-Nakbah, literally “disaster”, “catastrophe”, or “cataclysm”),occurred when more than half of the indigenous Palestinian population were driven from their homes between December 1947 through January 1949, resulting in the destruction of 600 Palestinian villages in the Holy Land. Historical fiction is a literary genre in which…

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What Deranged Donald and Joe Biden Have in Common

Posted on April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on What Deranged Donald and Joe Biden Have in Common

On Thursday Joe Biden kicked off his 2020 presidential run in a YouTube; and at Twitter the hashtag #DerangedDonald trended to second place globally. By Eileen Fleming George T. Conway III, lawyer and husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, a frequent critic of President Trump coined the hashtag #DerangedDonald, which trended up to the…

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