Good to see two films on Palestinian struggle for freedom against Israeli brutality make it to the Oscars. But the push to break the glass ceiling in Hollywood films is still wanting. 5 Broken Cameras and The Gatekeepers are up for Academy Awards in the Documentary Category. We need so much more to tell our story
Palestinian people
Israel’s shameful abuse of civil rights
Palestinian dissident Samer Issawi is imprisoned in an Israeli jail and has set a new record for a hunger strike exceeding 200 days, beyond what Gandhi set or the Irish prisoners of British brutality. Yet the mainstream and Israeli media is ignoring his plight. When it comes to civil rights, Israel’s abuses are often ignored by the press.
يوجد مستقبل للفلسطينيين والإسر ائيليين
يوجد مستقبل للفلسطينيين والإسرائيليين (There is a future for Palestinians and Israelis) بقلم راي حنانيه لقد جاء الصعود المفاجئ لحزب “يوجد مستقبل” بقيادة يائير لابيد الذي استقطب حركة السلام النائمة وحقق فوزا سياسيا كبيرا في الانتخابات الإسرائيلية، جاء ليذكّر الجميع… Read More ›
There is a future for Palestinians and Israelis
There is a future for Palestinians and Israelis By Ray Hanania The surprise rise of Yair Lapid’s “There is a Future” Party in Israel, which galvanized the dormant peace movement to rise to a major political victory in Israel’s elections… Read More ›
Is Jordan’s King doing enough to stop Israel?
Is Jordan’s King doing enough to stop Israel? By Ray Hanania As a Palestinian but more as an Arab, I have to ask the question out loud. Is Jordan’s King Abdullah doing enough for the rights of Palestinians and the… Read More ›
Media Notices SW Side More and More
Media Notices SW Side More and More By RAY HANANIA • Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Southwest News-Herald Newspaper It’s not the kind of attention that we really need but have you noticed that the mainstream Chicago media is paying more… Read More ›
Unilateral borders and a new Palestinian strategy
Unilateral borders and a new Palestinian strategy By Ray Hanania (Creators Syndicate) – A top official in Israel’s government has threatened to unilaterally define the borders of a Palestinian state claiming that the deadlock is not in the Jewish State’s… Read More ›
US Congressman says racism is okay – against Palestinians
US Congressman says racism is okay – against Palestinians By Ray Hanania/Saudi Gazette May 13, 2012 Ever since the terrorism of Sept. 11, 2001, American politics has been moving further and further to the right. The migration from moderation to… Read More ›
Egyptian democracy will undermine ‘peace’ with Israel
Egyptian democracy will undermine ‘peace’ with Israel By RAY HANANIA 05/15/2012 JERUSALEM POST Are Israelis surprised that as democracy trumps tyranny in Egypt, one of the first casualties of the pro-democracy movement will be the very undemocratic peace accord Egypt… Read More ›
US Congressman says racism is okay – against Palestinians
US Congressman says racism is okay – against Palestinians BY RAY HANANIA Saudi Gazette Newspaper 5-12-13 Ever since the terrorism of Sept. 11, 2001, American politics has been moving further and further to the right. The migration from moderation to… Read More ›
Yalla Peace: Offense is in the eye of the beheld
Yalla Peace: Offense is in the eye of the beheld By RAY HANANIA 05/09/2012 JERUSALEM POST The new IDF anti-hitchhiking campaign is stomach-turning n more ways than most Jews might think. Sometimes I think Israelis and Palestinians spend too much… Read More ›
Yalla Peace: Put the civility back into civil rights
Yalla Peace: Put the civility back into civil rights By Ray Hanania 04/17/2012 JERUSALEM POST — The goal is peace; you achieve peace by embracing one consistent policy of human rights, law, ethics, morality and principle. Photo: Reuters Pro-Palestinian activists organized… Read More ›
Yalla Peace: Out of place with irrationality
Yalla Peace: Out of place with irrationality By RAY HANANIA 04/03/2012 JERUSALEM POST — I have always felt more out of place in Arab-Israeli conflict than Edward Said felt out of place in life. By J Street I have always… Read More ›
Yalla Peace: The Peter (Beinart) principle
Yalla Peace: The Peter (Beinart) principle By RAY HANANIA03/27/2012 JERUSALEM POST I totally support boycotting any products that originate from any of Israel’s settlements. That doesn’t make me anti-Jewish or anti- Israeli. It makes me pro-peace. Until there is a… Read More ›
Yalla Peace: Maybe Palestinians, Israelis need a break from each other
Maybe Palestinians, Israelis need a break from each other By RAY HANANIA03/20/2012 23:34 Yalla Peace: The anti-normalization movement is really a movement of hatred that actively seeks negative contact. Wouldn’t it be nice if Palestinians and Israelis didn’t have to… Read More ›
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