Ray Hanania's Blog – December 2009 Archive (5)

Interview with Bradley Burston of Haaretz Newspaper on peace in Middle East 12-30-09

JAN. 2010 -- Interview with Haaretz Columnist Bradley Burston

Haaretz columnist Bradley Burston on Radio Chicagoland 12-20-09 @ Yahoo!…

Added by Ray Hanania on December 31, 2009 at 5:24am — No Comments

Tragedy in Wonderland, the rejectionist drive to destroy their own people

It's one thing to be optimistic. But when you replace optimism with fatalistic hope, it is irresponsible and even selfish.

How else do you describe the bizarre, although articulately expressed, assertions by Ali Abunimeh, the presumed successor to the late great philosopher Edward Said, that Israel is "failing?" Published on Abunimeh's web site "The Electronic Intifada," where Abunimeh pines for the… Continue

Added by Ray Hanania on December 29, 2009 at 2:11pm — No Comments

An American Arab Christmas

Marking an ‘American’ Arab Christmas in ’09

By RAY HANANIA

My mom was so proud when we joined the Joneses and purchased an aluminum Christmas tree in 1962.

It glistened in the light of the three high beam spotlights of green, blue and red. I’d sit next to them as a kid and melt the plastic toy soldiers on them, much to my mom’s chagrin who was more concerned that I’d burn my hands.

Fake Christmas trees. One job. One home. One wife. That was the mantra… Continue

Added by Ray Hanania on December 25, 2009 at 1:48pm — No Comments

Yalla Peace Party to form Chapters in Palestine and Israel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Ray Hanania, Dec. 20, 2009

rghanania@gmail.com

Yalla Peace Party to form Chapters in Palestine and Israel

Chicago – Yalla Peace Party founder Ray Hanania today announced that supporters are being asked to form Yalla Peace Party Chapters in Palestine, Israel and throughout the Diaspora to promote peace based on the two-state solution.

Hanania, a Chicago radio talk show host, satirist and syndicated political columnist, unveiled a… Continue

Added by Ray Hanania on December 20, 2009 at 4:12pm — No Comments

We have to achieve peace within ourselves before we can bring peace to our people

There is an answer for everything. We can deny each other as often as we want. It's easy to do that because we know that if, as aPalestinian, deny Israel, then I know there will be a segment of Palestinians who will cheer me on. It also is comfortable in our history to deny Israel.

It is the same for Israelis. They can deny palestine and Palestinians because there is a segment in their communityw ho will cheer them and praise them and give them personal satisfactionf or saying what… Continue

Added by Ray Hanania on December 19, 2009 at 12:29am — 2 Comments