NEW YORK — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization has renewed its call for a strong response by public officials to growing anti-Muslim bigotry nationwide following another hate incident targeting an American mosque.
Of all the places in the world United States citizens would do well to increase their understanding of, the occupied West Bank in Palestine would seem to be at or near the top of the list.
UNITED NATIONS — Three weeks after a fatal exchange of fire between Israel and Lebanon along the UN-demarcated Blue Line, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has yet to make recommendations on easing tension at the border.
NEW YORK – Charging that U.S. private security contractors are "mafia-like groups" being financed by U.S. taxpayers to carry out "terrorist activities" with the support of the U.S. government, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered a four-month phaseout of all private security companies in his embattled country.
WASHINGTON — Israel and the Palestinians will resume direct peace talks here in early September, striving for a deal within a year to create an independent Palestinian state, U.S. officials announced on Friday.
In recent weeks, Republicans have expressed surprisingly muted criticism of President Obama’s handling of the Ground Zero mosque controversy. Some GOP leaders - everyone from anti-Zionist Pat Buchanan to libertarian Grover Norquist - have gone so far as to warn the party that it would be a "mistake" to “overdo” their attacks on the current administration.
I don't know why I am at all surprised that the American Right – including the Republican Party – has decided that scapegoating Muslims is the ticket to success. After all, it's nothing new.
NEW YORK — A growing number of activists is contradicting the claims of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) regarding the Gaza Freedom Flotilla debacle in May, including a large faction of both Israeli and U.S. Jews.
DETROIT — There is a quaint magic on Michigan's historic Mackinac Island, overlooking the Straits of Mackinac between Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas. No motorized vehicles are allowed, so the beauty of the Island and its historic landmarks remain as they were 200 years ago. Horse and carriage, along with walking and bicycles, are the only modes of transportation. Guests can enjoy the antique and fudge shops in the 19th Century Village, and tour Fort Mackinac and other historic sites.
