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My Environmental Activism Journey and The People’s Climate March 2017

  PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH 2014 BY: Christine Shahin/Ambassador Blogger Early one morning 28 years ago, as my eldest child and I were readying to deliver the morning news paper, the headlines stated that our small rural central NY community was sited to host a regional garbage landfill and incinerator. This event launched our community to … Continued

Accolades to Omar Barghouti and Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader, left, and Photo Credit: Don LaVange and intal  Compiled by Arab America Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti and Arab American consumer rights crusader, Ralph Nader received the 2017 Ghandi Peace Award from the Connecticut group, Promoting Enduring Peace. Barghouti was honored for his work as the co-founder of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) and Nader for … Continued

Palestinian Prisoner’s Day

  BY: Yara Jouzy/ Contributing Writer Palestinians have been prisoners and detainees in Israeli prisons for decades, facing brutal, inhumane, and illegal treatment. Every year, these prisoners restart a movement of solidarity and carry out an open-ended hunger strike. On Monday, almost 1,100 Palestinian prisoners joined a hunger strike for Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, where Palestinians … Continued

Data Justifying the Electronics Ban is Still Missing, But Arab Airlines are Complying

BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer As President Trump continues his fight against “radical Islamic terrorism,” another ban affecting Arab and Muslim-majority countries has been announced. The US Department of Homeland Security has notified ten airports in the Middle East and North Africa of changes to US-inbound flights security measures. Personal electronics larger than the average smartphone … Continued

Program for the “Israel Lobby and American Policy” Conference

REGISTER HERE FOR THIS EVENT The March 24 all-day conference “The Israel Lobby and American Policy” at the National Press Club features the following program: 8:00-9:00 AM Registration and “Two Blue Lines”: A documentary film screening in the Ballroom. Exhibition hall opens in adjacent Holeman Lounge. 9:00 AM Conference Organizer Welcoming Remarks 9:10 AM Grant Smith: The series … Continued

GOP Rep Scouts Locations in Jerusalem for New U.S. Embassy

BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer Tensions in the Middle East continue to rise as Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) confirmed that it is highly likely that President Trump will move the United States Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The Florida congressman told reporters on Sunday that he has been touring sites in Jerusalem for a new embassy … Continued

Welcome to “The Worst View,” a Bethlehem Hotel by Banksy

BY: Yara Jouzy/ Contributing Writer The occupied Palestinian city of Bethlehem opened its newest hotel this week called the “The Hotel With the Worst View in the World”. Plastered all over the walls of the hotel are works by famous British graffiti artist and pro-Palestine activist, Banksy. The walled off hotel is made up of … Continued

Will Palestine’s 10-Year-Old Refugee Ever Grow Up?

BY: Yara Jouzy/Contributing Writer A Palestinian identity isn’t complete without the political cartoon of a refugee child, Handala. In 1975, the famous Naji Al-Ali created this 10-year-old boy, who will remain at this age until the occupation of Palestine ends. He is an exceptional child, where the laws of nature and age are forbidden. Handala … Continued

Controversy Stirs After American Raid on Yemen

BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer Conflict between the U.S. and Yemen reached new heights last week. After the January 28 U.S. black ops operation in Yemen, the media and Congress are debating whether the deadly event was successful or not. The operation’s main objective was to gain information needed to aid future strikes against Al Qaeda … Continued

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