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Doctors Without Borders calls on Israel to ‘show humanity’

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Doctors Without Borders calls on Israel to ‘show humanity’
Doctors Without Borders calls on Israel to ‘show humanity’

Doctors Without Borders calls on Israel to ‘show humanity’ Dying under bombs in Gaza cannot be the only option left to people The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières today released a video statement from MSF France General Director Claire Magone, highlighting the dire humanitarian emergency in Gaza and calling on Israel to…

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International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin

Posted on March 19, 2023March 19, 2023 By News Editor News Editor 1 Comment on International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin
International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin

International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin and his lackey Mari Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova are accused of war crimes in the unprovoked invasion of the Ukraine and the murder of civilians as well as with the kidnapping and unlawful relocation of Ukrainian children to Russia. The arrest warrants were issued…

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Call me Arab, don’t call me MENA writer argues

Posted on March 18, 2023March 18, 2023 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Call me Arab, don’t call me MENA writer argues
Call me Arab, don’t call me MENA writer argues

Call me Arab, don’t call me MENA writer argues Columnist Ray Hanania argues that the term MENA to describe Arab Americans only dilutes the ability for Arabs to defend themselves against racism and that the term Arab should be used not only with the U.S. Census but in seeking equality in government contract awards. MENA…

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Video: Coronavirus funeral for Mansour Tadros

Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Video: Coronavirus funeral for Mansour Tadros
Video: Coronavirus funeral for Mansour Tadros

Video: Coronavirus funeral for Mansour Tadros Mansour Tadros died on March 28 as a result of the coronavirus and was buried in a “social distancing” funeral on March 31 at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. This is a video of the funeral in which mourners were forced by social distancing requirements set by the nation and the…

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Canadians for Justice and Peace in Palestine release new video series

Posted on September 5, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Canadians for Justice and Peace in Palestine release new video series
Canadians for Justice and Peace in Palestine release new video series

Canadians for Justice and Peace in Palestine release new video series Previously we wrote to you in detail about our new video series titled Oppression 101.  With this series, we hope to make it easier for you to share the brutality of Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians with your friends. Today, we release Oppression 101…

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Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia

Posted on March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia
Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia

Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Intercepts 7 Ballistic Missiles Fired by the Iranian-Backed Houthi Militia. Iran uses terrorism to bolster instability in the region including from Yemen. Iranian-Houthi rockets targeted civilian areas. Dramatic video of missiles fired captured Col. Turki Al Maliki, the Spokesperson for the Coalition Forces to Support the…

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Producers examining abuse of Blacks in Israel need funding

Posted on August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Producers examining abuse of Blacks in Israel need funding
Producers examining abuse of Blacks in Israel need funding

Producers examining abuse of Blacks in Israel need funding We urgently need your support. Existence is Resistance is raising funds for the filming of our new documentary Black in the Holy Land. This film will examine the lives and experiences of the various black communities throughout Palestine and the settler state of Israel. We are…

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ISIL captures Lebanese soldiers: gives them 3 days to live

Posted on August 29, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes No Comments on ISIL captures Lebanese soldiers: gives them 3 days to live
ISIL captures Lebanese soldiers: gives them 3 days to live

In a videotaped message:  Captured Lebanese soldiers plead with government to free them from ISIS Lebanese soldiers have only 3 days to live By Ali Younes In a taped video message posted on Youtube today Lebanese soldiers who were captured by the terror group the “Islamic State” fighters (also known as ISIS or ISIL) earlier…

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Ray Hanania Standup Comedy 2008

Posted on January 10, 2014January 25, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Ray Hanania Standup Comedy 2008

Ray Hanania performs comedy at B’nai Yehuda Beth Shalom Synagogue in Homewood, Illinois in 2008. Standup comedian and journalist Ray Hanania performs standup comedy for a suburban Chicago synagogue, B’nai Yehuda Beth Shalom in 2008. end

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