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Israel Delivers “Or Else” Demands to Obama
by James M. Wall A message from Israel arrived on our shores this week. It came from the prime minister and defense minister of Israel. The message was not sent in a diplomatic pouch. Nor did it come in a … Continue reading Continue reading
Ten Swing States Could Decide the 2012 Election; Obama Leads in Nine of Them
by James M. Wall With less than three months left before voters decide between President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, Obama has a strong lead in the latest Politico poll figures. Politico identifies ten swing states that … Continue reading
What Protestants Could Learn from Ron Paul
by James M. Wall When the gavel fell on the Episcopalian convention, July 10, three major U.S. Protestant denominations had formally ended their 2012 discussions on how much religious support they were willing to give Palestinians under occupation. The most charitable answer … Continue reading
Pro-Divestment Presbyterians Win By Losing
by James M. Wall Do you really want to know what happened at the just-concluded 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian U.S.A. denomination? As a veteran watcher of Protestant church political struggles, I urge you to remember that neither the cross … Continue reading
Presbyterians Next Up for Divestment Vote
by James M. Wall (Two Israeli soldiers guard Palestinian children in Hebron.) Jimmy Carter wrote a New York Times op-ed piece this week, A Cruel and Unusual Record, which states flatly: “The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human … Continue reading
Obama Emerges as the US Warrior President
by James M. Wall Memorial Day in the United States is a time for hot dogs, overcooked burgers, too much beer, and a massive dose of militaristic patriotism. It is also a good time for Americans to begin thinking seriously … Continue reading
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Will Elections Penetrate Israel’s “Impenetrable, Dangerous, Ideological Shield”?
by James M. Wall It has been 25 years since Jewish historian, and Israeli critic, Simha Flapan, described the dominant narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his 1987 book, The Birth of Israel: Myths and Realities. Even though Israel has … Continue reading
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“Throw Their Dirty, Filthy Ships Out of the Water!”
by James M. Wall “Throw Their Dirty, Filthy Ships Out of the Water!” In the 2006 movie, Amazing Grace, John Newton shouts these words at William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament who was the leader of a 19th century fight to … Continue reading
Gunter Grass Exposes Israel As a Nuclear Power that “Endangers” a Fragile World Peace
Fby James M. Wall A stunning new poem by German novelist Gunter Grass, has “broken the silence” on Israel as a nuclear power. Western journalists and politicians have long enforced that silence by unspoken and unwritten common agreement. The silence … Continue reading
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