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Kerry Forgot Rule Number One: Never Question the Sacred Israeli Narrative

Posted on April 23, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall If you believe the Israeli and US pro-Israel media, the new US Secretary of State, John Kerry (right) is “confused” in his new job. What led to the confusion? To those who embrace his negative media coverage, … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Movies | 4 Comments

Cardoza Law School Ignores Dershowitz To Honor Jimmy Carter

Posted on April 11, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Despite vicious opposition from the Alan Dershowitz conservative wing of the American Jewish community, Cardoza Law School honored former President Jimmy Carter April 10, for his career of work on peace and conflict resolution. The International Advocate … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Religious Faith | 7 Comments

Obama: “Look at the world through [Palestinian] eyes”

Posted on March 28, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Many political progressives have harshly criticized President Obama’s recent trip to Israel and Palestine. They claim he was too warm toward Israel and too lukewarm toward Palestine. Did these critics pay close attention to what the President … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama | 12 Comments

“We Have No 3G in Palestine”

Posted on March 20, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Unless security forces have torn it down, the poster (shown here) was one of the sights President Obama would see if his motorcade made its way to Ramallah, Palestine on a West Bank highway. The poster was posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Movies, Netanyahu, Obama | 3 Comments

Right Wing Media Pushes “Friends of Hamas” Rumor

Posted on February 21, 2013 by wallwritings

UPDATE Tuesday, February 26: The Hill reported Tuesday afternoon: The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm former Sen. Chuck Hagel as Pentagon chief in a 58-41 vote, ending the most contentious confirmation fight for a Defense secretary in U.S. history. Only … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East, Politics and Elections | 8 Comments

A “Bad Moon Rising” Over An Obama Victory

Posted on October 4, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Those voters looking forward to a second term for Barack Obama, were shocked by the President’s sub-par first debate performance. A month before the election, it now appears that an Obama victory is no longer a certainty, … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Politics and Elections | 9 Comments

NYT to Obama v. Romney, “let’s you and him fight”

Posted on September 30, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Scott Shane’s New York Times story Friday, linked President Obama to President Jimmy Carter. Shane maintains that Obama, like Carter before him, could also be a one-term president. The New York Times must have gone into … Continue reading →

Posted in -Movies and politics, Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Movies, Netanyahu, Obama, Romney | 2 Comments

Obama’s UN Call For “the right to practice free speech” Does Not Embrace Beit Ommar

Posted on September 26, 2012 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall President Barack Obama was at his eloquent best when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week. Until, that is, he inserted a jarring note that was anything but eloquent.  It sounded, in fact, like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Politics and Elections | 4 Comments

The Video That Could Doom A Candidate

Posted on September 20, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The presidential election is still four and a half weeks away, but the video that tells all about Republican Mitt Romney’s inner beliefs on Palestine and U.S. tax payers, may already have doomed his candidacy. Mother … Continue reading →

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Israeli Court Blames Rachel Corrie: She “Put Herself in a Dangerous Situation”

Posted on August 28, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall An Israeli civil court’s decision to exonerate the Israeli Defense Force in the death of Rachel Corrie, was not a surprise. Rather, the decision, written by an Israeli court, in standard Israeli narrative language, reinforces the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics | 6 Comments