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That single line of blood: Nassir al-Mosabeh and Mohammed al-Durrah

October 16th, 20180 As the frail body of 12-year-old Nassir Al-Mosabeh fell to the ground on Friday, September 28, history was repeating itself in a most tragic way. Little Nassir was...

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What does it mean to be an American?

October 16th, 20180 What does it actually mean to be an American? Tell me. In the press of day-to-day events and amid the ongoing tumult of politics, we don’t think about this much. Yet...

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End of hegemony: U.N. must reflect changing world order

October 7th, 20180 There is a rational explanation of why India and Brazil, two countries with vast populations and large and growing economies, are not permanent members of the U.N....

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Sleep research shows how homework is harmful for students

October 7th, 20180 "More than 70 percent of high school students average less than eight hours of sleep," according to an October 1 research letter in JAMA Pediatrics ("Dose-Dependent...

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Manufacturing Day offers pathway to the future for Wayne County youth

October 5th, 20180 One of the most important things we as adults can do for our youth is to provide them the opportunity to do at least as well as we have done, and preferably better....

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Why Americans give $4 billion of their money each year to prosperous Israel?

October 5th, 20180 From presidents Truman to Trump, U.S. administrations have never actually been an “honest broker” of peace between Palestinians and Israelis, regardless of all the...

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Preventing Palestine: A must read history of failed peace-making

October 1st, 20180 Seth Anziska’s Preventing Palestine: A Political History From Camp David to Oslo is a deeply insightful and profoundly disturbing book that traces the tortuous path of...

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What it means to live in polarized times, divided country

September 29th, 20180 We live in a divided country. And I don’t just mean politically. Our economy is creating winners and losers, with no clear way up the ladder for millions of...

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YallaPunk: A response to racism

September 24th, 20180 By Marrim Akashi The Arab American News PHILADELPHIA — Rana Fayez’s inaugural YallaPunk festival hit Philadelphia this past month and it has been...

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Why Israel demolishes: Khan Al-Ahmar as representation of greater genocide

September 24th, 20180 Like vultures, Israeli soldiers descended on Khan Al-Ahmar, on Sept. 14, recreating a menacing scene with which the residents of this small Palestinian village, located...

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Stop abusing government power to quash Palestinian activism on campus

September 22nd, 20180 The re-opening of a seven-year-old Department of Education (DOE) complaint against Rutgers University, alleging anti-Semitism, perpetuates a false stereotype that Israel...

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The veiled danger of the ‘dead’ Oslo Accords

September 17th, 20180 Yossi Beilin is back. This unrepentant Israeli “peacemaker” is like the mythical phoenix, constantly resurrecting from its own ashes. In a recent article in...

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Here’s why I believe in America

September 16th, 20180 It’s so easy these days to despair about the future of our country. It feels like half the people I run into just want to pull the covers over their heads and ignore...

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What lies beneath: The U.S.-Israeli plot to ‘save’ Gaza

September 10th, 20180 The Israeli government wants to change the rules of the game entirely. With unconditional support from the Trump administration, Tel Aviv sees a golden opportunity to...

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Anatomy of a fake check scam

September 9th, 20180 Fake checks drive many types of scams — like those involving phony prize wins, fake jobs, mystery shoppers, online classified ad sales and others. In a fake check...

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When illness is a ‘death sentence’: The victimization of Gaza women

September 1st, 20180 Hanan al-Khoudari, a Gaza resident, resorted to Facebook in a cry for help when Israeli authorities rejected her request to accompany her 3-year-old son, Louay, to his...

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What are political parties good for? Plenty, actually

September 1st, 20180 If you take a dim view of our political parties, you’re in sterling company. So did George Washington. In his famous farewell address, he warned us against “the...

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Hold the plaudits, John McCain’s 2008 campaign paved the way for Donald Trump

August 31st, 20180 What if John McCain hadn’t run for president in 2008? Donald Trump might not be sitting in the White House today. At first glance, that might sound odd. The...

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Israel’s total control over Palestinian lives

August 26th, 20180 It is almost comical that recently Israel finally decided to release more than 10 tons of mail that it has prevented from reaching Palestinians in the West Bank, much of...

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Gaza without cancer medicine as Haley blames Arabs for Washington’s sins

August 26th, 20180 On Sunday August 12, news from Gaza was distressing: The Ministry of Health announced that it would no longer be able to treat cancer patients in the Israel-besieged...

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Mission accomplished: Why solidarity boats to Gaza succeed despite failing to break the siege

August 18th, 20180 When Mike Treen, the national director of the "Unite Union" in New Zealand arrived at the airport in the capital, Auckland, on August 1, a group of people were anxiously...

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Mahmoud Abbas: Stop exploiting Ahed Tamimi for personal gain

August 13th, 20180 The father of 11-year-old Abdul Rahman Nofal contacted me, asking for help. His son was shot in the leg during Gaza's "Great March of Return" protests. The Strip's...

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Watch out for card skimming at the gas pump

August 13th, 20180 With the summer travel season in high gear, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning drivers about skimming scams at the pump. Skimmers are illegal card readers...

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A more perfect union

August 5th, 20181 You know these words, but how often do you stop to think about them? “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice,...

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Common enemy: Why Israel is embracing fascism in Europe

August 5th, 20181 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Israel on July 19, where he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. Orban’s visit would have...

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Israel’s false, Apartheid “democracy”

August 3rd, 20181 By Mohamed Mohamed Since its inception, Israel has been a discriminatory state, posing as a (false) democracy. This is not a matter of opinion; it is a fact...

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Civil rights leaders, Census policy experts urge public comments on citizenship question

July 29th, 20182 Civil rights leaders joined Census policy experts on July 17 in an urgent plea, particularly to communities of color, for a show of public activism and force to derail a...

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