Sunday, February 11, 2007
By David Lewis
Folks:
Check out
http://www.ipcomedytour.com and see the press clippings about the incredible …
Thursday, February 01, 2007
By Ray Hanania
Current mood: determined
Category: Travel and Places
The final show of the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour moved from an 80 set theater to one that could …
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
By Ray Hanania
Current mood: surprised
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural
Okay folks, Yisrael Campbell did not attack me on stage and I did not throw him to the …
Monday, January 29, 2007
By David Lewis
I’ve been ecstatic about what Ray and his colleagues have done in Israel. The Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour came about because Ray and Israeli comedian Charley Warady connected …
Sunday, January 28, 2007
By Ray Hanania
Current mood: Happy
CNN has started broadcasting a series of stories based on our first show at the …
Saturday, January 27, 2007
By Ray Hanania
Current mood: excited
Well, that is a funny line, but it really should read "Israeli and …
Thursday, January 25, 2007
By Ray Hanania
The Syndrome -- First Comedy Show
Current mood: satisfied
Until Wednesday night, Palestinian and Israeli comedians had never performed together. The …
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
By Ray Hanania
We had a great first show tonight ... tough because we were jet-lagged but we kicked butt ...
2 hours of humor, Aaron, myself, Yisrael and Charley . …
Monday, January 22, 2007
By David Lewis
This week in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the originator of the Comedy for Peace™ concept, Palestinian-American comedian Ray Hanania, will be performing with a team of Jew and Arab …
Saturday, October 15, 2005
By David Lewis
As many of you know, I've been hoping to work out a partnership with the fabulous organization, Seeds of Peace, that brings …
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
By Ray Hanania
Some people say I put the 'slam' in Islam, but all I want to do is put the 'fun' back in fundamentalism!
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Sunday, September 18, 2005
By Ray Hanania
Understanding hatred is the first step to beating it ...
http://www.ynetnews.com …
Friday, September 16, 2005
By Ray Hanania
Comedians Aaron Freeman and Sandy Shea Bogan organized a Comedians for Hurricane Relief …
Saturday, September 03, 2005
By Ray Hanania
It ain't so easy being a ‘moderate.’ Palestinians must end violent …
Thursday, September 01, 2005
By David Lewis
Comedy for PeaceTM, an initiative that employs humor in a very serious effort to promote peace, is adding new names to a growing roster of …
Friday, August 26, 2005
By Ray Hanania
It all started with a cough, but quickly turned into yet another Israeli-Palestinian battle at the Hanania household
It all started when I coughed. My wife thought …
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
By Ray Hanania
My wife and I have rivalries about everything, but the most competitive was to teach our son how to speak. We each wanted to be the one to teach him his first word.
…
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
By David Lewis
Folks: We just got a $50,000 commitment from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. $25,000 now and a matching amount when the next financial plateau has been reached. …
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
By Ray Hanania
Here's my latest article for Yedioth Ahronoth's web-site, Ynet. It's …
Monday, July 25, 2005
By Ray Hanania
Nothing makes this crazy comedy trek more rewarding than to see 1,200 Jewish activists at the TIKKUN conference stand up belly laughing after the show in San Francisco. 20 Minutes of …
Monday, July 25, 2005
By Ray Hanania
Here's a letter that Tikkun editor, Rabbi Michael Lerner, wrote about the recent performance/talk that I gave in San Francisco: Ray Hanania’s talk to 1,300 participants …
Monday, July 25, 2005
By Ray Hanania
Here is the link to the regular humor column I've been writing for the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth's English language web site, Ynet News. (I didn't tell …
Friday, July 15, 2005
By David Lewis
Believe it or not this intrepid reporter just found out about a decent review my last film got from the Wall Street Journal. Since TV documentaries
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Friday, June 10, 2005
By Ray Hanania
Columbus, Ohio (Friday, June 10) -- a great show tonight for the Arab Americans of Central Ohio organization. Almost 300 people attended this event chaired by Barakat Saleh and …
Thursday, May 26, 2005
By Ray Hanania
Editors at Israel's largest newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, have asked me to write a column for its English language website. Little do they know they've let a Palestinian mole …
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
By David Lewis
Interviewed a man from near Bethlehem who has spent 18 years of his 35 years in administrative detention in Israeli jails. That means he can be kept without going to court or …
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
By David Lewis
Got to interview the former Minister of Justice, Dan Meridor, and current Deputy Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, for the CNN film today. Interesting people who handled the tough …
Sunday, April 24, 2005
By David Lewis
We filmed today in the hotel in Netanya that was the scene of one of the worst bombing attacks. 30 people were killed in 2002 and the incident set off the most violent …
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
By David Lewis
Wednesday April 20th
Had a great meeting with Zaqloub Said and Ariel Huler from Seeds of Peace. Ariel runs the Jerusalem office, Zaqloub the Ramalla office. We …
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
By David Lewis
Tuesday April 19th
Had drinks with Rafiq Husseini in the lovely garden at the Meridian Hotel last night. He confirmed what I'd heard earlier in the day: he's …
Monday, April 18, 2005
By David Lewis
I'm here for a CNN documentary. Got here last night and saw the new airport which was huge and gorgeous. I'm staying at the legendary American Colony in East Jerusalem where …
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
By David Lewis
Reiserstown, Maryland:
I've never felt so guilty in my life
Last night I gave a presentation to a room full of Rabbis. I kept thinking …
Monday, March 14, 2005
By Ray Hanania
In addition to being funny, I have to be serious. Naaaay! My first entry in the C4P web site. The most activity I've had since David Lewis and I were walking through …
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
By David Lewis
I've been filming a CNN documentary here and spending a lot of time touring neighborhoods that were -- until recently -- at war with each other. I'd never been …
Sunday, March 06, 2005
By David Lewis
Dinner with my Atlanta friend, Wael Salam. We enjoyed the pleasures of the classic English pub and then Wael gave me a tour of the Edgware Road neighborhood in London, where …
Friday, March 04, 2005
By David Lewis
Met with Jihad Khazen, the columnist (and former editor) of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Hayat, one of the most widely read papers in the Arab world. Jihad -- who's a …
Thursday, February 24, 2005
By David Lewis
I'm on my way from Paris to London on the glorious Eurostar (Chunnel) train. Roaring past the snowy French countryside at 190 miles an hour. It's just two and a half …
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
By David Lewis
More great news. Ambassador Dennis Ross - who was George H. Bush and Bill Clinton's top Middle East negotiator - has agreed to come on the Advisory Board as well. Touch …
Thursday, January 13, 2005
By David Lewis
Great news! Dr. Rafiq al-Husseini, the Deputy Managing Director of the Welfare Association has agreed to come on the Comedy for PeaceTM Advisory Board …
Friday, December 10, 2004
By David Lewis
My friend, Majeda al-Batsh, was due to file to run for President of the Palestinian Authority but... it didn't work out. She would have been the only woman candidate. …
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
By David Lewis
(For the few who don't know, Arthur is the co-founder of Home Depot, and his foundation has been doing incredible work in Atlanta and elsewhere. He's also the owner of …
Friday, November 05, 2004
By David Lewis
Quick update: We're back from the 2nd trip to Israel & West Bank and editing is starting this week.
Saturday, October 30, 2004
By David Lewis
Friends, supporters, comedians:
I got back last night from an exciting and occasionally nerve-racking two week trip to Israel and the West Bank. I was …
Monday, October 25, 2004
By David Lewis
The NGO CARE organized a trip for Ray and me to Jenin, which has been a flash point in the intifadah. Americans are strongly advised not to travel there so we were …
Friday, October 22, 2004
By David Lewis
The PLO administrator of Jenin was giving us a tour when a van filled with tough-looking guys pulled up. Ray started talking to the un-smiling leader about bringing humor into …
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
By David Lewis
The US Consulate in Jerusalem organized an evening of Ray's comedy for about 50 peace activists from both sides. They told us it was the first time they'd been able to get …
Friday, October 15, 2004
By David Lewis
Ray has been corresponding with Lenny for over a year and they finally met. Lenny was the first Israeli comedian to reach out to Ray and ask what they could do together. …
