Yalla Peace: Palestinian financial problems By RAY HANANIA 05/22/2012 JERUSALEM POST Recently, Israel has withheld large sums of funds from the Palestinians, putting the daily lives of more than 174,000 Palestinian government employees in peril. Much is made of the… Read More ›
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What Jews and Palestinians share would make a powerful film
What Jews and Palestinians share would make a powerful film By Ray Hanania — How is it that two peoples who share so much can be so far apart and such enemies? Of course, I am talking about Palestinians and… 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 ›
The power of film not given its due in the Middle East
The power of film not given its due in the Middle East By RAY HANANIA 02/22/2012 JERUSALEM POST Yalla Peace: I’ve always asked where is the Arab-made version of ‘Exodus’? Many say the pen is mightier than the sword, but today… Read More ›
Avoid the misunderstandings to get to peace
Avoid the misunderstandings to get to peace By Ray Hanania — When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House with President Obama, they were careful not to make fun of Obama, whose popularity… Read More ›
06-08-10 Helen Thomas a victim of American media bias
Helen Thomas a victim of American media bias By Ali Younes –– Truth must be said; Helen Thomas, the 89 years old dean of White House correspondents is more courageous than the president of the United States, and most members of… Read More ›
06-08-10 The lynching of American Arab journalist Helen Thomas
The lynching of American Arab journalist Helen Thomas By Ray Hanania — Helen Thomas has survived attacks from every president of the United States, from Eisenhower to Obama, but alas, the champion of Middle East truth could not stand up… Read More ›
06-02-10 Turkey’s hypocrisy worse than Israel’s
Turkey’s hypocrisy worse than Israel’s By Ray Hanania — It goes without saying that when it comes to the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Arab position is a bad joke. They’re divided, ineffective and incapable of achieving a consensus. That’s why activists have pinned… Read More ›
12-29-09 Tragedy in Wonderland, Rejectionists drive Palestinian failings
Tragedy in Wonderland, the rejectionists’ failures By Ray Hanania –– It’s one thing to be optimistic. But when you replace optimism with fatalistic hope, it is irresponsible and even selfish. How else do you describe the bizarre, although articulately expressed, assertions by… Read More ›
11-15-09 My candidacy for president of Palestine is a campaign for peace
My candidacy for president of Palestine is a campaign for peace By Ray Hanania –– In 33 years of political journalism and election campaigning in America, I’ve learned that no one can predict an election outcome. Surprising things that people did not… Read More ›
09-01-09 Gilad Shalit in the Arab media
Gilad Shalit in the Arab media By Ali Younes — Every time I read and watch how Arab media outlets cover the story of prisoner’s exchange of the Israeli solider Gilad Shalit and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, I come to… Read More ›
07-17-09 Aljazeera kicked out of West Bank exposes issues
Aljazeera Arabic under siege in West Bank and in its editorial offices By Ray Hanania — Aljazeera Arabic became the first television station to broadcast balanced news about the Middle East, but over the years its editorial staff has expanded… Read More ›
06-06-09 Obama’s New beginnings for everyone-Comic Strip
Click HERE to view larger image Shades of Gray: Ray Hanania’s World Comic Strip June 6, 2009, on Middle East (me) and also American politics (dom). President Barack Obama promised… Read More ›
06-05-09 Analysis of President Obama’s Powerful speech
Observations on President Obama’s Speech in Cairo By Ray Hanania — Much was made of President Barack Obama’s speech Thursday morning (CST) to the “Muslim World.” The speech was inspiring. I listened to Obama as his speech was broadcast by… Read More ›
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