Archive for July, 2009
by James M. Wall Raise your hand if you still believe Israel’s claim that its 23-day assault on Gaza was a necessary retaliation against Hamas for breaking a cease fire. Ok, put your hand down and listen up. Consider the dates of the assault’s start and abrupt ending. The first Israeli air attack on Gaza […]
Filed under: Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics | 4 Comments
By James M. Wall My first encounter with Jack G. Shaheen came in the summer of 1978. He was a professor of communications at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. I was the editor of the Christian Century magazine in Chicago, Illinois. Jack sent me a manuscript entitled “The TV Arab”, which I immediately accepted for publication. […]
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See Update Below by James M. Wall Jimmy Carter is always busy, scurrying around below the line of public attention, doing what he does best, making a difference. His friends, and they are many, are always glad to see him emerge into the light, taking aim at yet another difficult problem. His enemies, […]
Filed under: Religion and politics, Religious Faith | 6 Comments
By James M. Wall Since its creation in 1948, the modern state of Israel has steadily stolen Palestinian land and driven Palestinians from their homes, cities and villages. Nothing has been done to halt Israel’s steady march to tighten its absolute control of the Palestinian people with the obvious goal of ethnic cleansing, […]
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