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Church Leader Tells Palestinians and Israelis “eat together and listen to each other’s stories”

Posted on April 1, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall (New Comments Posted Below) An appalling shallowness has descended over Mainline Protestantism. Episcopalians, United Methodists and Presbyterians are actually debating how they should deal with the Israeli Occupation Martin Luther King, sitting in that Birmingham city … Continue reading →

Posted in Episcopal Church, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Presbyterian Church, Religion and politics, Religious Faith, United Methodist Church | 38 Comments

The Destructive Madness of Extremism: First McCarthyism, Then Radical Zionism

Posted on February 16, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall (See Sunday afternoon update on Khader Adnan’s condition below.) The right-wing government leaders of the state of Israel, bolstered by their powerful US allies, are trembling with excitement at the prospect of a military attack against … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Politics and Elections | 19 Comments

Khader Adnan Continues Hunger Strike

Posted on February 11, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Khader Adnan is a 33-year-old Palestinian graduate student, who, until he was arrested by Israeli police on December 17, 2011, lived in the occupied West Bank with his wife and two young daughters. Their home is … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Religious Faith | Tagged , , , , , | 15 Comments

Iranian Scientists Die as Bibi’s War Looms

Posted on January 15, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall On Friday, January 13, Eli Lake posed a question on Newsweek’s web site, The Daily Beast: Has Israel Been Killing Iran’s Nuclear Scientists? Lake does not have hard evidence to answer his question. But he speculates, using … Continue reading →

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

Adelson and Ross: Yin Yang of US Politics

Posted on January 8, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall What unites Sheldon Adelson and Dennis Ross? And why did both show up at the same time in the weekend news in two different locations? Here is how it came down: Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson gave $5 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in -Movies and politics, Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Television | 12 Comments

What We Have Here Is A “Flagrantly Undemocratic Situation.”

Posted on November 26, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall In the words of Ha’aretz publisher Amos Schochken, Gush Emunim has seized control of power in Israel and driven the state into a “flagrantly undemocratic situation.” How was it possible for this much power to be seized by … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East, Religious Faith | 12 Comments

Palestine Enters UNESCO in 107 to 14 Vote

Posted on November 1, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall To mounting excitement and wild applause, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), voted 107-14 with 52 abstentions, to approve full Palestinian membership in the international body. The vote came on Monday. Fully aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, United Nations | 19 Comments

Palestinians Are “Marching To Freedom Land”

Posted on October 1, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall A warning to the United States and Israel is embedded in a New York Times analysis entitled, “Arab Debate Pits Islamists Against Themselves”. The warning lies in the reality that the Palestinian people are on the … Continue reading →

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

Palestinians Join The Arab Spring And Reach For UN Membership

Posted on June 11, 2011 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Five years before the 2011 Arab Spring, Hamas won a decisive victory in the January 25, 2006, Palestinian parliamentary elections. The United States and Israel had both endorsed the participation of Hamas in the 2006 elections, putting aside … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics | 11 Comments

Obama Team Missed Egypt Signals

Posted on February 13, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The Obama administration was not prepared for the Egyptian revolution. Nicholas Kristof knows this. He is highly critical of the US approach when he writes: Egyptians triumphed over their police state without Western help or even … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics | 13 Comments