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Hillary or Bernie? I’m With My Friends
by James M. Wall Some of my friends support Hillary; some of my friends support Bernie. Me? I’m with my friends. I first heard those fence-straddling words of wisdom from a wise old Chicago politician. It is a good way to approach the Hillary … Continue reading
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Middle East
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Sanders First Jewish Politician To Win A Primary
by James M. Wall Two weeks before the Iowa caucus, New York magazine’s Frank Rich delivered a campaign analysis for New York magazine under the headline, “Getting serious about Bernie“. Rich admits, “I have never believed — and still don’t — … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East, Palestinians, Religious Faith
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Discerning “Signs of the Times” in Iowa and Israel
by James M. Wall Jesus told his disciples they must learn to “discern the signs of the times” (Matthew 16:3). In the Iowa caucuses, Monday, February 1, voters will offer their secular versions of political signs for the future when they select two potential presidential … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East
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Time To “Keep Singing” to UMC Church Leaders
by James M. Wall On October 10, 2010, I gave a talk to a small group at a United Methodist Church in Naperville, IL, a city in the western suburbs of Chicago. In the talk I referenced the film, Grapes … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East, Palestinians, Religious Faith
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Duma Murders Expose Israel’s “Mindless Violence”
By James M. Wall Duma is a Palestinian town 25 kilometers southeast of Nablus in Northern Palestine. It is an old town, surrounded by olive trees (above). Pottery sherds from the Hellenistic and Roman eras have been found. Southwest of the village is … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Jewish faith and tradition, Judiasm, Middle East
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Rob Malley Links ISIS Crisis to Palestine Issue
2. and pushed for “a more nuanced and realistic” analysis
–change “ to ‘ before and after the phrase
3. Earlier this year, the “critics” screamed loudly when in March, Obama
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4.
“President Barack Obama delivered a stinging response to the latest in a series of Netanyahu diplomatic insults”.
“The President chose Robert Malley (right) as Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf Region.
–delete the ” and move The President up
5. Pro-Israel media outlets, however, rushed to sound the alarm.
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6. Special Assistant Malley will begin his new assignment April 6.
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7. (note the false allegation “Hamas adviser):
–adviser”):
8. Atlas readers are long familiar with this subversive jihad operative.
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9. Malley and Barack Hussein Obama.___
Robert Malley told the NY Times that he had regularly been in contact with Hamas, which is designated a terrorist
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Republican candidates are currently dominating the space and bandwidth of that media
–those
“Let’s hope so, let’s just hope so.__
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Posted in Israel, Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Obama, Religious Faith, Uncategorized
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“Have You Got Any News of the Iceberg?”
by James M. Wall On May 24, 2000, I wrote a column for The Christian Century magazine reflecting on yet another “peace agreement” between Palestine and Israel. I wrote that to the U.S. government, then led by President Bill Clinton, the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Uncategorized
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Israel’s False History Is Exposed, Then Embraced
by James M. Wall MSNBC, the PEP (Progressive Except for Palestine) cable network, stumbled into the glaring light of truth on an October 15 broadcast. In-house MSNBC guardians of Israel’s false narrative must have been on a coffee break when … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Palestinians
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Israel’s Colonial Creep Has Echoes in Texas
By James M. Wall Israeli riot police are shown above “maintaining peace” at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound. This picture was taken on March 8, 2013, during “clashes” between Palestinian defenders and Jews who claim they only want to pray on land … Continue reading
Obama Defeats Netanyahu In Iran Accord Battle
by James M. Wall Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015: Benjamin Netanyahu’s AIPAC-controlled U.S. minions lost their battle to destroy President Obama’s nuclear accord with Iran and the P1-5 world powers. A final, crucial vote was announced when Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md) became … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians
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