Category Archives: Middle East

“Something Rotten in the State of Israel”

Posted on January 11, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that the Palestinian Authority will join the International Criminal Court (ICC), a long overdue action which potentially could bring the state of Israel to an international courtroom at the Hague. Al Jazeera reported that “Palestinian … Continue reading →

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The Smells of Gaza and New Jersey

Posted on January 2, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Richard Ford’s latest novel, Let Me Be Frank With You, begins when Frank Bascombe drives into a suburb of Haddam, a New Jersey town recently destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.  Frank had been a real estate salesman in the community. … Continue reading →

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“A Taboo on Telling the Truth About Palestine”

Posted on December 16, 2014 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Psalm 2:3 is sung in George Frideric Handel’s Messiah before the arrival of the triumphant Hallelujah chorus, when audiences rise to their feet, following the tradition set by England’s King George II at the Oratorio’s first London performance. Handel’s Sacred … Continue reading →

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“Dahiya” Author Eisenkott Named Next IDF Chief

Posted on November 30, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced this week that on February 15, 2015, Major General Gadi Eisenkott (right) will be sworn in as Chief of Staff of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces). General Eisenkott is well-known in Israel … Continue reading →

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A Circle of Violence: Deir Yassin to Har Nof

Posted on November 22, 2014 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Early Tuesday, November 18, two young Palestinians broke into a synagogue in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of West Jerusalem’s Har Nof. Armed with a gun, knives and axes, the assailants killed three rabbis and a fourth worshipper. The New … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Updating JFK In Berlin: “Ich Bin Ein Palestinian”

Posted on November 16, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall When President John F. Kennedy told the world on June 26, 1963. “Ich bin ein Berliner”, he was asserting his solidarity with Berliners separated by a wall.  Thomas Putnam, director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library … Continue reading →

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What Happens In Gaza After The U.S. Elections?

Posted on November 2, 2014 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall National U.S. congressional elections come around every two years. The latest arrives Tuesday, November 4. The election will relieve U.S. television viewers of a steady diet of noxious attack ads funded, in an alarming  measure, by the … Continue reading →

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Bibi Knows “where the spots formerly were”

Posted on October 10, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall  In the Damon Runyon-inspired Guys and Dolls, a movie musical tale of “gangsters, gamblers and dolls”, Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra, left) descends to the sewers of New York with Big Julie, a gambler from Chicago. Big Julie … Continue reading →

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From Sykes-Picot to “Degrade and Destroy”

Posted on October 3, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke earlier this week in Ottawa, Canada. At one point in his  Tuesday remarks to the Canadian American Business Council, Johnson followed the current fear/hate U.S./Israel script when he said: “ISIL is a stateless … Continue reading →

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Abbas To UN: “End This Settlement Occupation”

Posted on September 27, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall On Friday, September 26, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations General Assembly, “The time has come to end this settlement occupation.” The New York Times described Abbas as “visibly enraged” when he spoke to the General … Continue reading →

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