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Ahed Tamimi: Symbol of courage and leadership

Posted on December 21, 2017September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Ahed Tamimi: Symbol of courage and leadership
Ahed Tamimi: Symbol of courage and leadership

Ahed Tamimi: Symbol of courage and leadership Nothing has been more inspiring than to watch 16 year old Ahed Tamimi, a young girl standing in front of her home in Nabi Saleh, confronting heavily armed Israeli soldiers mocking them with slaps and telling them to eave her family alone. Tamimi has become the face of…

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

Taybeh OktoberFest promises wide range of entertainment

Posted on September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 By Maria Khoury No Comments on Taybeh OktoberFest promises wide range of entertainment
Taybeh OktoberFest promises wide range of entertainment

Taybeh OktoberFest promises wide range of entertainment Dr. Maria C. Khoury Taybeh Oktoberfest has been the stage for new musicians to be introduced to the world.  In staying true with this tradition that started in 2005, a very interesting new band that has formed this year is Maqdess, the handsome trio from Jerusalem. All young…

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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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Palestinians injured in protests supporting hunger strikers

Posted on May 19, 2017May 23, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians injured in protests supporting hunger strikers
Palestinians injured in protests supporting hunger strikers

Palestinians injured in protests supporting hunger strikers Story from Maan News Agency: Palestinians protest across the occupied territories in the West Bank, occupied Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in support of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israel’s prison gulag system. The day of solidarity was marked by violence by Israeli soldiers firing on civilian protestors Photos…

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Resurrecting The Way of Sabeel for Sisters and Brothers within the USA-Israeli Empire

Posted on March 30, 2017March 28, 2021 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Resurrecting The Way of Sabeel for Sisters and Brothers within the USA-Israeli Empire
Resurrecting The Way of Sabeel for Sisters and Brothers within the USA-Israeli Empire

Sabeel is Arabic for the “way”, “path”, “road”, “route” Sabeel is one of the most common words in the Quran, mentioned over 160 times. By Eileen Fleming 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….

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SodaStream Recalls Carbonating Bottles Due to Injury Hazard

Posted on February 22, 2017September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on SodaStream Recalls Carbonating Bottles Due to Injury Hazard
SodaStream Recalls Carbonating Bottles Due to Injury Hazard

SodaStream Recalls Carbonating Bottles Due to Injury Hazard SodaStream Recall Summary from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Name of Product: Carbonating bottles, SodaStream Hazard:  The bottles can burst under pressure, posing an injury hazard to the user or bystanders. Remedy: Refund Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled carbonating bottles and contact SodaStream for…

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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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Media, Trump and a Moral Compass #MLK #FreePalestine

Posted on January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on Media, Trump and a Moral Compass #MLK #FreePalestine
Media, Trump and a Moral Compass #MLK #FreePalestine

Regarding Media Mr. Trump recommends “people that have some moral compass”, when asked how he would reform the News Media  By Eileen Fleming “I recommend people that have some moral compass. I don’t recommend reforms”, Mr. Trump replied when asked how he would reform the news media during his January 11 News Conference The Media…

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Dear Darling Jared Kushner and Observer Media

Posted on November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Dear Darling Jared Kushner and Observer Media

Jared Kushner became known as “the eyes and ears” of Donald Trump during the campaign and he is now expected to play a key role in efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. By Eileen Fleming Jared Kushner is the grandson of Holocaust survivors and he was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household. Trump’s…

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Netanyahu’s “happy talk” campaign to destroy peace

Posted on September 23, 2016September 25, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Netanyahu’s “happy talk” campaign to destroy peace
Netanyahu’s “happy talk” campaign to destroy peace

Netanyahu’s “happy talk” campaign to destroy peace. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done everything possible to destroy the peace process and prevent the establishment of a Palestinian State, but cleverly disguises his nation’s brutality with “happy talk” and disingenuous pleas for “peace.” By Ray Hanania Benjamin Netanyahu is not idiot. But he is no advocate…

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Palestinians salute Black Lives Matter movement

Posted on August 11, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians salute Black Lives Matter movement

Palestinians Salute the Movement for Black Lives Emphasizing Common Struggle against Racial Oppression Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) responds to Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) policy platform: “We pledge to firmly and consistently stand in solidarity with our black sisters and brothers in the United States and around the world by supporting the demands and…

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Oktoberfest in Taybeh and Taybeh to USA

Posted on July 13, 2016October 13, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Oktoberfest in Taybeh and Taybeh to USA
Oktoberfest in Taybeh and Taybeh to USA

Oktoberfest in Taybeh will be celebrated September 24-25, 2016 FDA approves Taybeh Golden Beer label for import to USA by 2017 By Eileen Fleming Taybeh is the last all-Christian and self-sufficient community in the West Bank. “Taybeh” means delicious when referring to food or drink. “Taybeh” means “kind” and “good” when referring to people or…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan

Book explores plight of some MidEast Christians

Posted on June 23, 2016September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Book explores plight of some MidEast Christians
Book explores plight of some MidEast Christians

Exploring the plight of Christians in the Middle East makes it a difficult journey for those who wish to include Israel’s abuses of Arab Christians. The issue of Christian persecution in the Middle East, Arab World, Muslim World and in Israel, is not written about enough By Ray Hanania It always amazes me how the brutal…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Book Review, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Gulf States, Iraq, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Dems Must Debate Israel’s WMD and Vanunu’s Human Rights

Posted on March 29, 2016April 13, 2019 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on Dems Must Debate Israel’s WMD and Vanunu’s Human Rights
Dems Must Debate Israel’s WMD and Vanunu’s Human Rights

Debate is a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. “You should be willing to debate anytime, anywhere.” Hillary Clinton said in 2008 By Eileen Fleming In 2006, Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Mordechai Vanunu taped this video invitation to Senator Clinton and…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Clinton panders on Middle East, Sanders offers solutions

Posted on March 23, 2016April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Clinton panders on Middle East, Sanders offers solutions
Clinton panders on Middle East, Sanders offers solutions

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton is following a carefully written script in addressing the Middle East conflict, one that panders to the power of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC and ignores issues of justice, the rule of law and civil rights. Her Democratic primary opponent, Bernie Sanders, however, has made principle and the rule of law foundations…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania

Palestinian Journalist’s hunger strike enters 87th day

Posted on February 19, 2016September 29, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Palestinian Journalist’s hunger strike enters 87th day
Palestinian Journalist’s hunger strike enters 87th day

Palestinian Journalist Muhammad al-Qiq’s Hunger Strike Enters 87th Day inside of Israeli Hospital Martyrdom is staring down 33 year old Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq as he somehow clings to life after, what is nearing, three months of starvation in protest of his illegal imprisonment by Israel. By Dezeray Lyn In HaEmek hospital in Afula, al-Qiq…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan

Fighting Back: An Answer to the Escalation

Posted on November 10, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Fighting Back: An Answer to the Escalation
Fighting Back: An Answer to the Escalation

By Dezeray Lyn Since October 1st from Gaza to the OPT, casualties are rising almost daily as are injuries, arrests, raids and the outrageous closure of the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in Hebron along with segregated Shuhada Street by military order. A crisis within a crisis is slowly devouring the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in Israeli military…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan

Eyewitness in Jerusalem: Escalation of Occupation

Posted on October 15, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Eyewitness in Jerusalem: Escalation of Occupation
Eyewitness in Jerusalem: Escalation of Occupation

Dezeray Lyn has been on the ground in Palestine witnessing the increasing violence by Israeli settlers and soldiers in a c lear strategy to provoke a conflict and give Israel more excuses to confiscate land, expel non-Jews and shoot and kill more non-Jews By Dezeray Lynn In what Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has called…

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