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Ray Hanania joined the group WICO ' Women's International Coalition" JORDAN1 day ago
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Ray Hanania started a discussion called My land is being taken by Jerusalem and an "Israeli Society"Nov 26

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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 ...

Ray Hanania's Blog

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 — 3 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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Introducing the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour

I helped co-found the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour in November 2007 so that Palestinians and Israelis could actually come together on a comedy stage and use humor to help change the hardened attitudes of Palestinians, Arabs, Israelis and Jews about each other. The Israeli partners include Charley Warady and Yisrael Campbell. And the group includes Aaron Freeman, who is an African American Jew living in Chicago where I live. While there are several groups that partner Palestinians and Arabs w… Continue

Posted on August 11, 2008 at 4:50pm — 3 Comments

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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
At 10:04am on August 4, 2008, Eyal Raviv said…
I enjoyed your article in the Huffington Post. Why don't you post it here, start a blog, or a discussion.
At 10:01am on August 4, 2008, Eyal Raviv said…
Welcome Ray,
Enjoy us. Use our Features. If you have a question on the site, see our FAQ. Please share your Feedback, and Invite your friends to join us.

Eyal Raviv
Founder - mepeace
At 2:47am on August 3, 2008, Paul RETI said…
Welcome Ray. We need more people like you here who can and do think, and who also do not always take themselves seriously. :-)
 
 

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