Category Archives: Middle East

The Spirit of Judah L. Magnes Lives On

Posted on February 16, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall A New York Times column, A Conflict of Faith:  Devoted to Jewish Observance, but at Odds With Israel,” opens with an interview with Orthodox Jewish scholar Charles H. Manekin. In his column, Mark Oppenheimer describes Professor Manekin as a “rarity”, an apt … Continue reading →

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What Ike Feared “Has Come Upon Us”

Posted on February 10, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall On February 3, Illinois Sixth District Republican Congressman Peter Roskam introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress that would defend Israel against any criticism from U.S. academics. Roskam is responding to the December, 2013 vote of the American … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East, Religious Faith | 8 Comments

Super Bowl Ad Pits BDS Against SodaStream

Posted on February 1, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall A television ad which ran during the fourth quarter of the Denver Broncos-Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl game Sunday, featured Hollywood film star Scarlett Johansson (shown here in a poster picture). The ad, for which the company SodaStream, … Continue reading →

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Village Destruction in the Jordan Valley

Posted on January 27, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall British journalist and author Victoria Brittain traveled to the Jordan Valley to see the actual conditions and latest developments in one of the areas under discussion in the peace negotiations John Kerry is conducting between Israel and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, John Kerry, Middle East, Middle East Politics, United Nations, US govermemt | 7 Comments

16 Dem Senators Join AIPAC Against Iran Deal; Feinstein and TV’s Chris Hayes Support Obama

Posted on January 17, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Sixteen Democratic U.S. Senators, including two with higher political aspirations, have joined Republican senators as co-sponsors of Senate legislation which might better be described as “the kill the Iranian nuclear pact” legislation. The legislation was presented to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama | 6 Comments

Israeli Aggression Leaves Little Hope for Peace

Posted on January 2, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. That conflict began on July 28, 1914. It did not end until November 11, 1918. Keep those dates in mind because … Continue reading →

Posted in Episcopal Church, John Kerry, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Religion and politics, United Methodist Church, War | 8 Comments

Iran And The Season of Peace and Goodwill

Posted on December 21, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall This is the season which celebrates the hope of peace and good will among humankind. The New Testament testifies to this hope in Luke 2:8-20. “Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in … Continue reading →

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Congress and Israel Against Obama and Kerry; “Which Side Are You On?”

Posted on November 14, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall This week, two intrepid American Jewish journalists, Richard Silverstein and MJ Rosenberg, reminded somnolent Americans that Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has declared diplomatic war against the White House. It is not a new war. What is different … Continue reading →

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Israel Hides Nukes Behind “Ambiguity” Wall

Posted on October 15, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall This week’s Geneva nuclear table talks pit Iran against the Big Five Security Council members, plus Germany. Iran sits alone at the table, seeking release from its “sanctions jail” incarceration from its jailers, the Big Five … Continue reading →

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Bob Dylan: “For the times they are a-changin”

Posted on October 7, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall “For the times they are a-changin”, is a line from the third verse of Bob Dylan’s 1964 classic American protest hymn, released as the title track of Dylan’s 1964 album. In 1985, Dylan told Cameron Crowe, who … Continue reading →

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