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American Israel Education Foundation Pays for Fifty-Three Congressmen to Visit Israel

Aug 23, 2017

By Jonah Gellman/Contributing Writer The American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF), a branch of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), paid for fifty-three Congressional representatives to visit Israel at the beginning of August. AIEF lobbies for AIPAC, raising the moral(...)

In Gaza, we get four hours of electricity a day — if we're lucky

Aug 22, 2017

SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIMES BY: ABIER ALMASRI http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-almasri-no-electricity-in-gaza-20170820-story.html   Some friends threw me a surprise birthday party last month. They placed a chocolate cake lit with candles before me and told me to make a wish for the year ahead.(...)

20-Year-Old Moroccan Gets Life-Changing Operation Due to Efforts of American Woman

Aug 22, 2017

SOURCE: MOROCCO WORLD NEWS BY: AMIRA EL MASAITI Rabat – Betsy Allen took her mission to help a 20-year-old Moroccan suffering from clubfoot to heart. After years of persistent effort and patience from the American teacher, the young man traveled all(...)

Top Middle Eastern Recipes for Beginners

Aug 21, 2017

SOURCE: THE SPURCE BY: SAAD FAYED We all have to crawl before we walk - it is the same principle in cooking. These recipes are basic, yet delicious, and will give you an introduction to cooking Middle Eastern food. The trick is to(...)

Japan comes to the rescue of Gaza's hospitals

Aug 21, 2017

SOURCE: AL-MONITOR BY: AHMAD MELHEM RAMALLAH, West Bank — On Aug. 3, Palestinian Minister of Health Jawad Awad authorized the installation of solar panels in public hospitals in the Gaza Strip, financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Awad, Takeshi Okubo, the Japanese(...)

Voices of the Palestinian Diaspora: Ramzy Baroud and Rima Najjar on Identity and Resistance

Aug 21, 2017

SOURCE: TRUTHOUT BY: YOAV LITVIN An activist holds up a Palestinian flag at a protest outside the White House during Donald Trump's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 15, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Photo: Alex Wong /(...)

Congress should think twice on the Israel Anti-Boycott Act

Aug 20, 2017

SOURCE: THE HILL BY: DAVID PALUMBO-LIU In July, Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio introduced a bill in the Senate, the “Israel Anti-Boycott Act.” A similar bill was placed before the House of Representatives. Both pieces of legislation enjoyed(...)

Arab American Comedian Files Lawsuit Against Daily Stormer Founder

Aug 20, 2017

SOURCE: WOSU BY: KAREN KASLER The Central Ohio man who’s behind the white nationalist website "The Daily Stormer" has gotten a lot of attention since this weekend’s violence in Virginia. He’s now getting hit with a defamation lawsuit filed in(...)

Bay Area stands with Reem’s Bakery in face of pro-Israel attacks

Aug 20, 2017

SOURCE: MONDOWEISS It is a familiar scenario. Somewhere in a Bay Area community space, a Palestinian voice rises and is heard. That voice defies a rigidly enforced popular narrative that casts the mighty state of Israel as the victim and(...)

PLO condemns US lawmakers for bill targeting payments to terrorists

Aug 19, 2017

SOURCE: THE TIMES OF ISRAEL     The Palestine Liberation Organization condemned a move by US senators to slash aid to the Palestinian Authority over its stipends to terrorists and their families, saying the proposed legislation amounted to financial extortion(...)

Q&A: Filmmaker on FBI surveillance of her neighborhood and the fight for the records that prove it

Aug 19, 2017

SOURCE: COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW BY: JACKIE SPINNER   A still from Assia Boundaoui's film, The Feeling of Being Watched. Courtesy of Assia Boundaoui. GROWING UP, ASSIA BOUNDAOUI felt like she was being watched. She wasn’t the only one. Just about everyone(...)

Iraq’s legendary fashion house revived

Aug 19, 2017

SOURCE: ALMONITOR BY: WASSIM BASSEM BAGHDAD — Models dressed in clothes reminiscent of Iraq’s multicultural past walked among the imposing statues at the Iraqi Museum in an impressive show in July that celebrated the liberation of Mosul, as the Iraqi House of Fashion bolstered its cultural presence(...)

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