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07-17-09 Israel denies the undeniable: War crimes in Gaza

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Dozens of Israeli soldiers, risking retribution, violence and persecution, have stepped up to confess that they were ordered to shoot innocent men, women and children during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. Israelis who claim to support peace have shut their eyes to the war crimes, pretending that only Hamas has engaged in terrorism. But reports by the top human rights organizations in the world have pointed a finger at Israel saying they engaged in outrageous examples of war crimes including soldiers using civilians and children as human shields as they rampaged through the civilian neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip allegedly pursuing terrorists but instead seeking to destroy the region’s infra-structure and impose greater hardships on the citizens. Shame on Israel’s government, its military but shame even more on the silence of the Israeli people.

July 17, 2009 Posted by Ray Hanania | Ray Hanania | , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

HANANIA: Israel’s Gaza War backfires strengthening Israeli extremists in Tuesday’s elections, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 02-06-09

Israel’s Gaza assault backfires and strengthens Israeli extremists
By Ray Hanania –
No one will really know why Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert decided to attack the Gaza Strip on November 4, 2008, but if his purpose was to strengthen his party in the face of Israel’s growing public extremism, it failed. Read more »

February 6, 2009 Posted by Ray Hanania | Ray Hanania | , , , , , , | 1 Comment

HANANIA: Olmert offers tough words that focus on real Middle East problem, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Sept. 16, 2008

Olmert offers tough words that focus on real Middle East problem
By Ray Hanania  –
Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had tough words to describe the militant actions of Israeli settlers living on occupied lands in the West Bank as he prepares to step down from office. Olmert, who is resigning his post in the face of a criminal probe into his administration, criticized the settlers, most extremist fanatics including many with dual citizenship from the United States, as perpetrating “pogroms” against Palestinian civilians. Read more »

September 16, 2008 Posted by Ray Hanania | Ray Hanania | , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

HANANIA: Olmert predicament could be chance for real peace, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, August 1, 2008

Olmert’s predicament could be chance for peace
By Ray Hanania –
Besieged Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced he will not seek re-election in the face of a growing wave of criminal investigations that have targeted his government conduct. Olmert is expected to remain in office until elections are held later this year, but his announcement has put in question the future of the peace talks he helped initiate with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. But is the option for peace really over, again? Or, does Olmert’s predicament offer a real opportunity for him to be courageous and bold before he leaves office and initiate a peace deal that just could make real peace possible? Read more »

August 1, 2008 Posted by Ray Hanania | Ray Hanania | , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

HANANIA: US Presidents and the last minute push for peace, For Immediate Release, 01-09-08

U.S. Presidents and the drive for Middle East peace
By Ray Hanania —
What is it about Presidents who wait until the last minute to try and achieve peace in the Middle East? President George W. Bush is in Jerusalem meeting with Israelis and Palestinians to help nudge the latest generation of the “peace process” along. Why does this all sound so familiar?
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January 9, 2008 Posted by Ray Hanania | Ray Hanania | , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

HANANIA: Annapolis peace summit faces major challenges, For Immediate Release, 11-25-07

Annapolis peace summit faces major challenges

By Ray Hanania – If Israel really wanted to torpedo the Annapolis Peace Summit, as some Arabs insist, it wouldn’t have to work very hard to do it. The Palestinians and most Arabs are already trashing the Summit, which promises only to define a framework in which Israelis and Palestinians can begin final status negotiations. But Palestinians and Israelis seem skeptical. Many Palestinians believe the stumbling block is that Israel does not want to surrender the land it has annexed after occupying the West Bank in 1967, while Israelis have doubts a peace accord will lead to an end to violence. Israelis respond by pointing to the fact that they did return the Gaza Strip. Israelis argue that the Hamas terrorist organization has turned the Gaza into a military threat and base from which they fire Kassam Rockets into Israel. Read more »

November 26, 2007 Posted by Ray Hanania | Ray Hanania | , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

HANANIA: Palestinian-Israeli Peace requires courage and compromise, For Immediate Release, 11-04-07

Palestinian-Israeli Peace requires courage and compromise

By Ray Hanania – Israeli and Palestinian efforts to revive peace talks at Annapolis offer a new chance for peace, if courage and compromise on both sides can replace rhetoric and PR. The proposed Annapolis peace conference must not be like the Camp David “talks” where Israel offered its infamous “most generous offer.” Compared to paltry Israeli offers of the past, it was more generous, but not generous enough. But Palestinians need to do more, too. Read more »

November 5, 2007 Posted by Ray Hanania | Ray Hanania | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

HANANIA: The problem with “road maps,” For Immediate Release, 11-03-07

The problem with roadmaps

By Ray Hanania – After several trips to Jerusalem over the past year, I have come to realize that the term “roadmap” is not exactly the best way to describe a mission to achieve anything, let alone peace. When it comes to making or following roadmaps, Palestinians and Israelis can’t drive. At least not well. And that’s not a good place to start. Read more »

November 2, 2007 Posted by Ray Hanania | Ray Hanania | , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment