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Obama Emerges as the US Warrior President
by James M. Wall Memorial Day in the United States is a time for hot dogs, overcooked burgers, too much beer, and a massive dose of militaristic patriotism. It is also a good time for Americans to begin thinking seriously … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Obama
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Will Elections Penetrate Israel’s “Impenetrable, Dangerous, Ideological Shield”?
by James M. Wall It has been 25 years since Jewish historian, and Israeli critic, Simha Flapan, described the dominant narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his 1987 book, The Birth of Israel: Myths and Realities. Even though Israel has … Continue reading
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Tagged Friedman, israel lobby, israeli occupation authorities, media
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“Throw Their Dirty, Filthy Ships Out of the Water!”
by James M. Wall “Throw Their Dirty, Filthy Ships Out of the Water!” In the 2006 movie, Amazing Grace, John Newton shouts these words at William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament who was the leader of a 19th century fight to … Continue reading
Gunter Grass Exposes Israel As a Nuclear Power that “Endangers” a Fragile World Peace
Fby James M. Wall A stunning new poem by German novelist Gunter Grass, has “broken the silence” on Israel as a nuclear power. Western journalists and politicians have long enforced that silence by unspoken and unwritten common agreement. The silence … Continue reading
Church Leader Tells Palestinians and Israelis “eat together and listen to each other’s stories”
by James M. Wall (New Comments Posted Below) An appalling shallowness has descended over Mainline Protestantism. Episcopalians, United Methodists and Presbyterians are actually debating how they should deal with the Israeli Occupation Martin Luther King, sitting in that Birmingham city … Continue reading
The Destructive Madness of Extremism: First McCarthyism, Then Radical Zionism
by James M. Wall (See Sunday afternoon update on Khader Adnan’s condition below.) The right-wing government leaders of the state of Israel, bolstered by their powerful US allies, are trembling with excitement at the prospect of a military attack against … Continue reading Continue reading
Khader Adnan Continues Hunger Strike
by James M. Wall Khader Adnan is a 33-year-old Palestinian graduate student, who, until he was arrested by Israeli police on December 17, 2011, lived in the occupied West Bank with his wife and two young daughters. Their home is … Continue reading
Iranian Scientists Die as Bibi’s War Looms
by James M. Wall On Friday, January 13, Eli Lake posed a question on Newsweek’s web site, The Daily Beast: Has Israel Been Killing Iran’s Nuclear Scientists? Lake does not have hard evidence to answer his question. But he speculates, using … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Politics and Elections
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Adelson and Ross: Yin Yang of US Politics
by James M. Wall What unites Sheldon Adelson and Dennis Ross? And why did both show up at the same time in the weekend news in two different locations? Here is how it came down: Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson gave $5 … Continue reading Continue reading
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