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Isaiah 21:6: “Go Set a Watchman”
by James M. Wall Harper “Nelle” Lee, now 89, has published a second book. Her first, To Kill a Mockingbird, is considered a classic of American literature. Her second, Go Set a Watchman, arrives this week as a timely gift. It reaches readers as our … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Movies
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UCC Says No to Occupation, Votes 80% to Divest
by James M. Wall The United Church of Christ (UCC) General Synod has voted overwhelmingly in favor of resolutions that require UCC church funds to be divested from companies with business in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. The UCC General Synod vote was … Continue reading Continue reading
Adelson’s Anti-BDS Event Links Money To Action
by James M. Wall Stanford University professor David Palumbo-Liu alerted his Salon readers to a “secret” meeting held last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada: If you did not know that this weekend some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world … Continue reading
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Israel, Media, Middle East, Palestinians
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Bibi Coalition Echoes Groucho’s “Duck Soup”
by James M. Wall The Times of Israel, Israel’s leading right wing newspaper, can usually be counted on to lead the cheers for any Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli government. Not this time. After his recent narrow election victory Netanyahu turned to a right wing collection … Continue reading
Bibi and 47 Senators Strike Dark Discordant Note
by James M. Wall A week before Prime Minister Netanyahu’s March 3 campaign speech to the U.S. Congress, Secretary of State John Kerry warned the Congress that the Israeli leader was up to his old tricks. Not only did the Israeli … Continue reading
At War With Those “Who Have Perverted Islam”
by James M. Wall During a speech at this week’s White House conference on countering violent extremism, President Obama described the enemy that calls itself ISIL: “We are not at war with Islam; we are at war with people who have perverted … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Jeb Bush, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Obama
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Good Morning America, Bibi is Coming to Town
by James M. Wall Good Morning America: Do you know who has stolen your Congress? In two weeks you could hear from one of the culprits. On March 3, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak to what was … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, Obama
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Pressure Grows to Delay or Drop Bibi’s Speech
by James M. Wall Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been “reaching out”, as the New York Times delicately puts it, to Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress who were blindsided by Republican House Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to Netanyahu to address Congress March … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, John Kerry, Middle East, Netanyahu, Obama, US govermemt, War
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Obama to Senators: Choose U.S. Over Donors
by James M. Wall On Thursday of last week, President Barack Obama spoke to a group of Democratic senators in a private meeting during a Baltimore hotel political retreat. He asked the senators not to support a bill, drafted by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, Middle East, Obama
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