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Israel’s common denominator: Why Israel will continue to bomb Gaza

May 20th, 20190 On May 4, Israel launched a series of deadly airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip, prompting a response from various resistance groups. At least 25 Palestinians were...

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Palestinian foreign minister: U.S. crafting surrender plan, not peace deal

May 10th, 20190 UNITED NATIONS — The United States seems to be crafting a plan for a Palestinian surrender to Israel instead of a peace deal, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad...

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Israel, Gaza reach ceasefire agreement after weekend of rocket attacks, airstrikes

May 6th, 20190 GAZA — An Egyptian-mediated ceasefire agreement was reached with Israel on Monday to end a weekend of violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel, a report from Reuters...

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Gaza laments deadly start to Ramadan, amid funerals and destruction

May 6th, 20190 GAZA - After two sleepless days and nights of Israeli shelling and Palestinian rocket fire, Gazans on Monday faced a first day of Ramadan overshadowed by funerals and...

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France and the EU, recognizing yet supporting apartheid reality in Palestine

May 3rd, 20190 A recent statement made by the outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. regarding the nature of Israeli apartheid accentuates a larger ailment that has afflicted the...

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Notre Dame of Gaza: Our mosques and churches are also burning

April 26th, 20190 As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my childhood...

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Police arrest Florida man for threatening calls to Tlaib, others

April 24th, 20190 Washington — Police have arrested a Florida man and charged him with making threats by phone last week to freshman U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit, and two other...

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Netanyahu: Israel to name new town on Golan after Trump

April 23rd, 20190 OCCUPIED GOLAN HEIGHTS - Israel said on Tuesday it would name a new community on the occupied Golan Heights after President Trump as an expression of gratitude for his...

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War versus peace: Israel has decided and so should we

April 19th, 20190 So, what have we learned from the Israeli legislative elections on April 9? A whole lot. To start with, don’t let such references as the “tight...

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Americans have the right to hear from the leader of BDS movement

April 19th, 20190 I awakened early Wednesday to listen to a voicemail message from Omar Barghouti, a leading member of the Palestinian movement to Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS)...

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Palestinian brothers in Gaza with cerebral palsy struggle for quality of life

April 19th, 20190 GAZA CITY — Mohammed Dawoud, a Palestinian man, said he struggles to care and provide for his two brothers and other family members with cerebral palsy. The...

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Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement co-founder denied entry by U.S. government

April 12th, 20190 Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israeli financial interests, has been denied entry to the...

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Trump congratulates Netanyahu: “U.S. with you and Israel all the way!”

April 12th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump phoned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to congratulate him on his re-election, and Netanyahu said he thanked...

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For Palestinians, it doesn’t matter who wins the Israeli elections

April 12th, 20190 Israeli elections have just concluded and the results indicate that Benjamin Netanyahu is set to win a fifth term as Israeli prime minister. The race between Netanyahu...

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The unfinished Gaza war: What Netanyahu hopes to gain from attacking Palestinian prisoners

April 12th, 20190 The current violence targeting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails dates back to January 2. It was then that Israel’s public security minister, Gilad Erdan,...

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Standing up for Golan and Jerusalem: Dearborn rally held in defiance of Trump, Netanyahu

April 11th, 20190 DEARBORN — A rally was held inside the Dearborn Civic Center on Sunday, April 7 in defiance of President Trump and newly re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

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Israeli elections: Netanyahu wins the 2019 election

April 9th, 20190 By Farah Harb The Arab American News TEL AVIV — Despite legal trouble and after a tight race, Benjamin Netanyahu will continue to be Israel's prime...

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Jerusalem’s Bishop Attallah Hanna visits Metro Detroit next week

March 27th, 20190 LIVONIA — The Palestine Aid Society of America will be hosting Jerusalem's Bishop Atallah Hanna on Sunday, March 31 at St. Mary's Cultural Center in Livonia. Hanna...

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Ivy League university passes divestment referendum in favor of Palestinians

March 22nd, 20190 PROVIDENCE, RI —The student coalition at Brown University, a prestigious Ivy League school with an enrollment of nearly 7,000 students, has passed a landmark...

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Israeli ministers pledge to settle ‘2 million Jews’ in West Bank in the heart of Palestinian communities

February 26th, 20190 The Arab American News WEST BANK - Israel has approved some 4,000 new settlement units as part of a massive settlement project spanning across occupied East Jerusalem...

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Israeli pharmaceutical firms test medicines and weapons on Palestinians

February 24th, 20190 JERUSALEM - In yet another violation of Palestinian rights, the Israel occupation authorities issue permits to large pharmaceutical firms to carry out tests on...

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False ‘victories’: Is the PA using the ‘State of Palestine’ to remain in power?

January 26th, 20190 The "State of Palestine" has officially been handed the chairmanship of the G-77, the United Nations' largest block. This is particularly significant considering the...

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Israel will authorize thousands of illegal settler homes in occupied West Bank

December 14th, 20180 TEL AVIV — Israel will authorize thousands of the settler homes built illegally in the occupied West Bank, some of them decades ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

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Senators working behind the scenes to pass anti-Israel boycott law during lame duck session

December 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON — Boycott movements have long been an effective tool for protesters, but a new bill being pushed through Congress aims to penalize people speaking in favor...

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From Gaza to Dearborn: Mohammed Abu Hussein lost his leg, but not his hope

December 2nd, 20184 DEARBORN – The Palestinian struggle carries countless stories of suffering and injustice. Such is the case with Mohammed Abu Hussein, a young Palestinian boy who lost...

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Former Bahraini minister warns of joint Arab-Israel conspiracy against Palestine

November 18th, 20180 Former Bahraini Minister Mohammad Ali Fakhro, a board member of the Arab Anti-Corruption Organization, criticized the Arab world’s normalization with Israel, blaming...

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‘Everything is a target’: Gaza residents decry indiscriminate Israeli strikes

November 16th, 20180 GAZA — Ahmed Abu Saif struggles to maintain a straight face as he looks at the amorphous pile of rubble of what used to be a five-story building he owned. The...

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The two narratives of Palestine: The people are united, the factions are not