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Ray Hanania
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab-american journalist also known for his stand-up comedy”. Today it says “american journalist”.
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Ray Hanania (born April 17, 1953) is an American journalist , editor, public relations expert, reporter, and stand-up comedian of Palestinian descent. After the September 11 attacks , he created the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour and Comedy for Peace, which brought together Israeli and Palestinian comedians. He founded his own public relations firm, called Urban Strategies Group. "A Palestinian Refusenik's Open Letter to the Jewish People" . friedensbewegung.zionismus.info .
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arab-american journalist also known for his stand-up comedy
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american journalist
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