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Not reparenm in English ... smiles I'm new to the site, I hope to be able to help. Is that when talking of women, we are not talking about us men, the final, surely we are talking about human beings, the value of a human being as a whole. Poste...
September 16
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I hope you can find something humorous in this column in today's Jerusalem Post on the wife of the incoming prime minister of Japan saying she has traveled to Venus? http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1251804512763&pagename=JPost%2FJPArti...
September 8
Essentially, a Miss Universe contest entails parading women around for men all over the world. It is interesting to watch, sure, but some feminists and religious people have problems with it. I, personally, don't really care eithe rway, but I thin...
August 29
All I can add is that when I took the tour Breaking the Silence provided in July the young men who had served in teh Jewish military confirmed that their role was to protect the settlers NOT the Palestinians. I respect these young people for "brea...
August 27
Hi Basil, I think that several times I have acknowledged here that some Palestinians were expelled in 1947/8. The love-fests between 1929 and 1936 against Jews Hillel mentioned above are only some of the similar events from that time. To the bes...
August 27
Ray, When did Jews start to attack Palestinians?
August 27
Hillel knows the history of attacks against jews and closes his mind to the history of Jews attacking Palestinians ... that's the tragedy of israel. Blinders when it comes to their atrocities, denial and counterclaims. I have never heard an Israel...
August 27
Blackwater USA is a terrorist organization and the news exposes on their actions are so common and available ... they are mercenaries killers ... low life scum ... your friend laughed because he knows in his heart how true it is ... look it up onl...
August 27

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Hometown:
Jerusalem
Relationship Status:
Married
My personal story:
A journalist, peace activist, critic of all bad things on all sides, writer, author, journalist, comic strip satirist, standup comedian (Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour www.IPComedyTour.com) and all around nice guy. Marriage 3 1/2. Palestinian Christian from West Jerusalem, mother from Bethlehem, Jewish wife from Bohemia via Chicago suburbs.
Why I want peace:
It's the right thing to do.
Interests and activities:
playing blues & rock guitar; Led Zepelin, Rolling Stones
Something you didn't know about me:
I make the best stuffed grape leaves in the world
How I found mepeace.org:
Been here before
What I want to achieve here:
mayeb toss in my two shekels to make people think ... or just lurk if the "Netanyahu's" and "bin Ladens's" are too dominant here ...

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How come we have such leaders, not like the Japanese? (Jerusalem Post Column)

I hope you can find something humorous in this column in today's Jerusalem Post on the wife of the incoming prime minister of Japan saying she has traveled to Venus?

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1251804512763&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Ray Hanania

Posted on September 8, 2009 at 1:15am —

Ray Hanania

Palestinian activists cut their noses off to spite what's left of their face

Here's a letter I received from "Daoud"

It pretty much explains the insanity of some of the Palestinian activists in the United States who know how to say "No" but can't say yes to anything except their own failure:

# # # #

I don't support the Israeli labor party.
Do you support the Israeli labor party?

It is the party that is led now by Ehud Barak, the Israeli defense (war) minister.
It is the party of David Ben-Gurion, who gave the orders to ethnically cleanse
the Land of Palestine of its… Continue

Posted on September 15, 2008 at 2:21am — 2 Comments

Ray Hanania

Campaign to help Palestinian member of Knesset exposes problems facing peace

I knew I would open up a hornets nest with this one: I am organizing a benefit to support Nadia Hilou, a Palestinian Israeli Christian Woman member of the Knesset in her re-election bid ... with a comedy show featuring the Infidels of Comedy, the Christian Arab Comedy group I organized to help promote an awareness of Arab Christians in the United States.

And of course, I am getting calls from some Palestinians who say I am a "traitor" for supporting the Labor Party.

They always know what they… Continue

Posted on September 14, 2008 at 5:34am — 1 Comment

Ray Hanania

You have to join the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour GROUP to call me names

Hey everyone. Join the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy tour blog and you can post there and I will answer. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

I was in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic the past 10 days and while there it was funny that there was a huge mix of people. Russia. French. Polish. Some Americans. And, Me, the lone Palestinian, and a dozen Israelis and French Jews. I spent most of my time kibbitzing with the Jews and Israelis. We had a blast researching Cuban Cigars -- I didn't smoke them… Continue

Posted on August 26, 2008 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Ray Hanania

Not that enthusiastic about the so-called peace proposal

It's always so depressing. And it just gets worse. Buidling walls may slow down violence between two peoples but it won't stop it. Peace will.

So Israel has proposed a peace plan to the Palestinians. The Israeli government wants to keep all of the major settlements in the West Bank and the land on the Israeli side of the Wall -- remember when everyone said the Wall wasn't permanent. It can be torn down. Don't worry! It's just an effort to stop violence and bring about peace.

Yea, right! It's a… Continue

Posted on August 12, 2008 at 4:25pm — 20 Comments

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At 3:20pm on August 26, 2009, Howard Bergman said…
I hope to catch your radio show when I move back to Mpls. Are you in touch with the organization Ir amim?
At 5:01pm on April 17, 2009, Jeff Rudy said…
Happy birthday Ray,
Please acceopt my invitation to be freiends, I am the Co-Founder of Where Peace Lives, a non-profit dedicAted to empowering children to have a say in the type of world they want to live in through art and media projects. Our Kids International Peace Mural Exchange Project has reached 20 schools/organizations in 12 countries including Jericho, Palestine. More than 1,000 young people have participated in oour programs in the past 1-1/2 years.
Please check out our website at www.wherepeacelives.org and see how we can possibly work together.
Much love and peace,
Jeff Rudy
Co-Founder
Where Peace Lives
jrudy@wherepeacelives.org
www.wherepeacelives.org
At 7:12am on April 17, 2009, Eyal Raviv إيال راڤيڤ אייל רביב said…
Happy Birthday Ray.
At 8:59pm on September 19, 2008, Ray Hanania said…
Hey Seth ... no problem and I am sorry that I did not respond sooner ...

I also have a new radio show Mon-Fri 8 am to 9:30 am in Chicago CST/Central time ... but, you can listen online on the Internet and I have a timeclock to show timezones so you know when it's on in your area at www.RadioChicagoland.com :)
At 12:17pm on August 15, 2008, Max S said…
Hi there Ray. It's you! I heard about you on the BBC. Are you going to come to London? I think you should. I had a look at your website today. Anyway, I am really glad you joined. Yeah, you are right some people do treat this website as their psychiatrist's couch and kick off but mepeace.org will change and become more organised. I am helping to organise the Peace Cafe in Beit Jala if you are ever in the Middle East we must have one when you are there. Cheers. Max.
At 11:33am on August 14, 2008, Seth Levy said…
Ray, although our time here did not overlap much I gained much insight from your comments. It was never my intention to offend anyone and I hope I never offended you. I encourage you to continue the positive work that you do. Please keep in touch via e-mail if you so chose as my time on this site is over.
Seth Levy
s.levy8@umiami.edu
At 9:13am on August 13, 2008, Yigal D. Kahana said…
Hi Ray,
If you are truly in te middle, expect to catch flak
from both sides here too.
:o)
At 4:56pm on August 11, 2008, Ray Hanania said…
Thanks everyone. I wanted to "lurk" and learn about MEPeace.org's "customs" ... I don't think people should barge in and just start doing whatever ... it's respectful to observe, learn and then contribute, (more contribute and less confront). I do a lot of writing now with HuffingtonPost.com, Arabisto.com and MidEastYouth.com. I try to post original comments or write new about the same topics, sometimes and will try to be more active here. Anyway, I hope the next time the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour comes through Israel and parts of Palestine, we can connect.
Ray Hanania
At 6:56am on August 5, 2008, Catherine said…
Welcome Ray! You have already made me laugh..
At 1:35pm on August 4, 2008, Hiba said…
Hi Ray,

Welcome to mepeace, many good things you can shere here.

Enjoy

Hiba
 
 

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I agree Oliver. It is interesting that honest attempts at communication are often greeted in places like this with jeers and patronising and derogatory presumptions about the perceived other's "real" intentions.
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Yes, Paul, communication is crucial indeed. "Simplistic slogans" won't help in the long term, that's clear. But honest and clear communication requires courageousness on all sides. Slogans are, in my view, often (as you also imply above) an 'indiv...
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Neri is right in pointing to the "root causes of the action". What is defined as 'terror' has diverse such root causes - religion/religious fundamentalism being one of them. And yes, Ahmed, fundamentalisms exist in a plethora of religions - Christ...
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hello friend to be ...nissim dahan your so blessed for being you, but in your issue about your new blog we all the people born in denial in my own opinion cause every one of as lies and lying is the number word using of its people who need to lie ...
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Shells would like 2 THANK everyONE 4 their daily contributions 2 peace every day 4 it is the collective&united effort that WILL make the difference
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hello friend i agree for your issue cause upon i observe in this setuation in middle east or even in any part of the world eve been obsreve that there is always a big descremination for the islam between the christian yes its true cause in any ter...
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Shells praying for her meeting to be blessed today and for those that can, will unite, for our Children and their Families. AMEN
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hello genevieve how are you hope that you will be my friend in this organization you join your welcome and blessed cause you are now a good peacemaker ..for your blog upon your heart , your heart has a good heart too cause i know if you just have ...
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"we are the equivalent of black people of the 1950s in the US South" No, you're not. Please don't make such a link, it's highly inaccurate. a.) Arabs living in Israel have equal rights. Regardless of what you might think, this isn't apartheid. W...
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dalia dd and Neri Bar-On are now friends
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The conflict will not be resolve by going back to pre 1920 condition; historians as Ilan Pappe and others are not contributing to create a better future they just focus on their interpretation of history. the future is not interpretation, the fut...
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It's actually a reflection of the Israeli religious ministry which serves to uphold the dominance of Judaism in Israel. In that respect it's not much different than most middle eastern countries.
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Terror is what one side call the violent action of the other side, defining any one as terrorist just disable us from practically access the root causes of the action and provide non violent solution. Terror Has no religion ,color ,Race ,Home ,Hu...
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So what is the differense between the hate you present and the hate we see in the video? Do you think that only Israelis express hate? Do you think that the peace we wish to create will not include these people and the Palestinian people who hate...
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wow wow wow I did not know how western think .I ask my self Question . when some one make terrible thing and murder ,why they fast looking to his religion , if it Islam called him terror ,or Islam are terror ,so is really Islam terror .i did not t...
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Que? Disarm the Palestinians? Who has the nuclear, biological and conventional weapons? Certainly not the Palestinians. Who is full of hate? Feeling the Hate in Tel Aviv -- The Sequel to the Video YouTube Censored:
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