Category Archives: Middle East

The Thieves Pause: Israel “Open” to Summer Building Freeze

Posted on June 29, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall                 “Israel Open to Settlement Freeze” was the New York Times headline over Ethan Bronner’s latest report from Jerusalem. How generous. The occupiers who stole all that Palestinian West … Continue reading →

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Carter’s Middle East Trip: If its Tuesday, This Must be Gaza

Posted on June 17, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Jimmy Carter’s 10-day trip to the Middle East started in Lebanon, June 7 and ended in Gaza, June 17. This picture was taken in Gaza, where, among other stops, Carter visited an UNRAW Children’s Center, accompanied … Continue reading →

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The Pope Skips Gaza: “I was in prison and you visited me not”

Posted on May 7, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall                A friend writes from Bethlehem:          His Holiness will arrive in Jordan at the end of this week, then cross the river to Israel-Palestine and spend a … Continue reading →

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U.S. Justice Department May Drop Spy Case Against AIPAC Lobbyists

Posted on April 26, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall                                                            Pro-Israeli Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Ca) may not be … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Carter’s New Book Is Must Reading for Freeman’s Successor

Posted on March 16, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall                   While keeping up with L’Affaire Freeman, which has been consuming this blog of late, I have been rereading Jimmy Carter’s We Can Have Peace in the Holy … Continue reading →

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The Times Wakes Up While Schumer Says He Helped the White House Do the Right Thing

Posted on March 12, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The New York Times finally woke up to the Charles Freeman affair and  wrote about Freeman’s withdrawal in its news pages this morning.  The Times called AIPAC for a statement and allowed a spokesman to deny involvement while treating the … Continue reading →

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War crimes? Or “part of a new strategic ballgame in the Arab-Israel arena”?

Posted on January 14, 2009 by wallwritings

  by James M. Wall With the invasion of Gaza ending its third week, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported Friday, January 16, that the Palestinian death toll is now 1115, of whom 370 are children and 85 are women. The … Continue reading →

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Obama Knows the Gaza Siege is Immoral Yet He Remains Silent

Posted on December 6, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall For more than a month, Israel has imposed a tightened  blockade over Gaza’s one million and a half residents. Outside aid is forbidden which is why, on Monday, December 1, the Israeli navy blocked a Libyan ship carrying … Continue reading →

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