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APN to Netanyahu, Obama: Stop East Jerusalem Settlement Construction

Posted on November 3, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on APN to Netanyahu, Obama: Stop East Jerusalem Settlement Construction
APN to Netanyahu, Obama: Stop East Jerusalem Settlement Construction

Americans for Peace Now supports Israel’s Peace Now in condemning Netanyahu government’s expansion of settlements, issues statement Washington, DC – Americans for Peace Now (APN) joins its Israeli sister organization, Israel’s Peace Now movement, in strongly condemning the Israeli authorities’ decision to proceed with an East Jerusalem construction project that has triggered deep disapproval among…

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Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression

Posted on October 26, 2014October 26, 2014 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression
Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression

Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression By Mohammed Asad Dalia Khalifa, a 9-year old Palestinian girl, was seriously injured during the Israeli offensive on Gaza Strip, at Zaytoon neighborhood. Khalifa came out of her family’s house was hit randomly by Israeli shelling of the town. With her injures and blood…

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Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes

Posted on October 12, 2014October 12, 2014 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes
Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes

Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes US Pledges $212 million during conference this week in Cairo By Mohammed Asad with Ray Hanania Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip await word from the reconstruction conference being held in Cairo, Egypt of Arab World leaders on when they might see the rebuilding of…

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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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New Book: “The Vanunu Legend: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower’s Struggle for Freedom”

Posted on September 24, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on New Book: “The Vanunu Legend: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower’s Struggle for Freedom”
New Book: “The Vanunu Legend: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower’s Struggle for Freedom”

New Book: “The Vanunu Legend: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower’s Struggle for Freedom” New Book by Eileen Fleming, correspondent for The Arab Daily News is a FREE Ebook New York born Eileen Fleming began documenting the saga of Mordechai Vanunu in 2005, after meeting Israel’s Nuclear Whistle-blower during her first of eight investigative journeys to both sides…

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Tampa activists protest ZIM cargo lines to showcase Israeli civil rights violations

Posted on September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 By rayhanania 6 Comments on Tampa activists protest ZIM cargo lines to showcase Israeli civil rights violations
Tampa activists protest ZIM cargo lines to showcase Israeli civil rights violations

Tampa activists protest ZIM cargo lines to showcase Israeli civil rights violations By Dezerey Lyn (Guest contributor) The following is a write up of the blockade action carried out by members of Block the Boat Tampa, Jewish Voice for Peace, Students for Justice in Palestine USF, Students for a Democratic Society, Tampa Food not Bombs,…

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Kuwait Donates $1 Million to ANERA to help Palestinian Children

Posted on September 21, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Kuwait Donates $1 Million to ANERA to help Palestinian Children
Kuwait Donates $1 Million to ANERA to help Palestinian Children

Kuwait Donates $1 Million to ANERA to help Palestinian Children ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) is pleased to announce a donation of $1 million from the government of Kuwait to fund ANERA’s work with Palestinian communities. The generous contribution enables ANERA to support a range of significant projects serving Palestinian communities in the West Bank…

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Cooking Middle Eastern food is a passion and necessity for American Arabs

Posted on September 20, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Cooking Middle Eastern food is a passion and necessity for American Arabs
Cooking Middle Eastern food is a passion and necessity for American Arabs

Cooking Middle Eastern food is a passion and necessity for American Arabs By Ray Hanania I remember watching my mother standing in the kitchen in the afternoon preparing the evening’s meal. She was Palestinian from Bethlehem and all of her recipes were phenomenal Palestinian and Middle East food dishes. One of my favorite is grape…

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HOW DID I GET HERE???

Posted on September 16, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on HOW DID I GET HERE???

How did I get here? By Harvey Stein I am an American-Israeli Jew. I live in Jerusalem (or sometimes I call it, “JerusaQuds”). When Ray Hanania asked me if I wanted to write for the Arab Daily News, I of course said, “of course.” I had met Ray when I made a short documentary on…

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Photo Essay: Gaza children begin school amid devastation caused by Israeli violence

Posted on September 14, 2014September 24, 2018 By Mohammed Asad 1 Comment on Photo Essay: Gaza children begin school amid devastation caused by Israeli violence
Photo Essay: Gaza children begin school amid devastation caused by Israeli violence

Gaza children begin school amid devastation caused by Israeli violence By Mohammed Asad More than 50,000 Palestinian school children showed up for the first day of classes at more than 125 schools in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, weeks after Israel abruptly ended its vicious military assault and violence against the civilian population. Children were forced to gather…

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The Crisis in Palestine

Posted on September 11, 2014November 30, 2020 By Usama Ghanayem 1 Comment on The Crisis in Palestine
The Crisis in Palestine

By Usama Ghanayem  You do not have to be a brain surgeon to see what is happening in Palestine. Israel is trying to eviscerate the Palestinians entirely. They have turned the West Bank into a series of bantustans. Meaning, the occupied territories have been turned into fragmented enclaves surrounded by high walls, guard towers, “Jewish only”…

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Christian Arab presence in Bethlehem in Crisis

Posted on September 9, 2014November 30, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Christian Arab presence in Bethlehem in Crisis
Christian Arab presence in Bethlehem in Crisis

Christian Arab presence in Bethlehem in Crisis By Ray Hanania The issue of Christians in the Holy Land continues to be a topic that is twisted and distorted for political purposes with Muslims and Jews both arguing they do more for the increasingly deteriorating presence in traditionally Christian areas like Bethlehem, Beit Jala and Beit Sahour in the Israeli…

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Pro-Palestinian group publishes ads challenging Israeli Apartheid practices

Posted on September 9, 2014November 30, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Pro-Palestinian group publishes ads challenging Israeli Apartheid practices
Pro-Palestinian group publishes ads challenging Israeli Apartheid practices

Pro-Palestinian group publishes ads challenging Israeli Apartheid practices Ads Against Apartheid runs ad highlighting Israeli theft of Palestinian land in Boston’s Metro newspaper Boston, MA – Ads Against Apartheid, a Boston-based education and advocacy organization, published an advertisement Boston’s Metro newspaper this week. The advertisement highlighted Israel’s decision to expropriate almost 1000 acres of land…

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The Palestinian Nuclear Option: the Road to ICC Membership

Posted on September 5, 2014June 12, 2019 By Ali Younes No Comments on The Palestinian Nuclear Option: the Road to ICC Membership

The Palestinian Nuclear Option: the Road to ICC Membership By Ali Younes As soon as the war on Gaza that started on July 8 and lasted for 51 days ended the pressure started mounting on Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to file an application with the International Criminal Court ( ICC) as a way to punish…

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Mandy Patinkin for Israeli Prime Minister Stephen Colbert for SECURITY

Posted on September 3, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mandy Patinkin for Israeli Prime Minister Stephen Colbert for SECURITY
Mandy Patinkin for Israeli Prime Minister Stephen Colbert for SECURITY

Mandy Patinkin for Israeli Prime Minister Stephen Colbert for SECURITY By Eileen Fleming   On Tuesday Mandy Patinkin announced on The Colbert Report that he wants to run for Prime Minister of Israel after the fourth season of Homeland.  In the series Mandy Patinkin plays CIA Middle-East Division Chief Saul Berenson and he prefaced his announcement…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

US Israel Nuclear Ambiguity Declassified and What Vanunu Said

Posted on September 1, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on US Israel Nuclear Ambiguity Declassified and What Vanunu Said
US Israel Nuclear Ambiguity Declassified and What Vanunu Said

US Israel Nuclear Ambiguity Declassified and What Vanunu Said By Eileen Fleming After 45 years of top-secret status documenting America’s colluding role in Israel’s nuclear ambiguity; the worldwide ‘secret’ ended last week with declassified papers made public by the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP). In March, Obama decided to release the documents revealing American…

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Iran Torture Jon Stewart ROSEWATER Israel Torture Vanunu Youtube

Posted on August 29, 2014November 30, 2020 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Iran Torture Jon Stewart ROSEWATER Israel Torture Vanunu Youtube
Iran Torture Jon Stewart ROSEWATER Israel Torture Vanunu Youtube

Iran Torture Jon Stewart ROSEWATER Israel Torture Vanunu Youtube By Eileen Fleming Jon Stewart’s directorial debut “Rosewater” premiers at this weekend’s Telluride Film Festival ahead of its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September-a trailer can be viewed at YouTube HERE “Rosewater” is based on the best-selling memoir by Maziar Bahari, Then…

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Hamas Israel Ceasefire International Court and Palestinian Resistance Unity

Posted on August 28, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Hamas Israel Ceasefire International Court and Palestinian Resistance Unity
Hamas Israel Ceasefire International Court and Palestinian Resistance Unity

Hamas Israel Ceasefire, International Court and Palestinian Resistance Unity By Eileen Fleming On Tuesday evening, Israel’s 50-day’s of assault on the Gaza Strip ended with an indefinite ceasefire mediated by Egyptian officials in Cairo based on the understandings that ended the Israeli war against the Gaza Strip in 2012. Three months ago, Israeli Prime Minister…

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