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Benevolent US Father Exposed; Favors Prodigal Son Over Elder Brother

Posted on January 30, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The Al Jazeera collection of  secret documents from US, Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators, paints a highly negative picture of the three participants. We will need a biblical parable to help explain how these three governments fell … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Religious Faith | 5 Comments

US Offers Bibi 20 F-35 Fighters, The Jordan Valley and a Free UN Pass

Posted on November 21, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been meeting with his seven-member inner cabinet. They are discussing the offer Hillary Clinton made as an incentive to Israel to “freeze” settlement construction for 90 days. If you are … Continue reading →

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

Israeli Propaganda Blames UNRWA For “Refugee Problem”

Posted on October 25, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The headline on a Miami Herald column began, “Time to Start Planning….”. A Florida newspaper with that headline? Surely, this story will be about finding a place to retire. Not so fast. “Time to Start Planning … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East | 2 Comments

Who “Won” the PCUSA Assembly? The Answer May Surprise You

Posted on July 18, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall (See Updated Comment from PCUSA Commissioner Pete Bloss at end of Comments.) Who “won” the Minneapolis Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly? To answer that question, we first need to ask, who did not win? The religious … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Religious Faith | 16 Comments

This is No Longer Your Daddy’s Presbyterian Church (USA)

Posted on July 12, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall When commissioners to the 219th Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly left Minneapolis, they departed from a GA that achieved amazing, surprising, and unexpected results. Reports on the Assembly in the secular media were formulaic, shaped by … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Religious Faith | 6 Comments

Liberal PEPs Trash Helen Thomas While Ignoring Flotilla Deaths

Posted on June 10, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall A Lebanese-American journalist, a few months shy of her 90th birthday, nearing the end of a distinguished journalism career, makes a few irrational comments during a Jewish Heritage Week event at the White House. She was … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East | 8 Comments

Holy Week 2010: Sumoud, Check Points, Home Demolitions

Posted on March 27, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Sumoud? Sumoud is an Arabic word meaning “steadfastness”.  The occupied Palestinian people who live in Jerusalem this Holy Week, 2010, face check points, home demolitions, and the depressing news that the Congress of the United States … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East Politics, Religious Faith | 7 Comments

Zionism’s “Cold Logic and Deep Passion” Blocks Obama

Posted on February 7, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The politics of Hope smashed into the Iron Wall that Israel continues to build to enclose Zionism in its own security blanket. What happened when the Politics of Hope hit the Iron Wall of security? Settler … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics | 15 Comments

54 House Members Risk Their Careers to Support Gaza

Posted on January 31, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Fifty-four members of the US House of Representatives have sent a letter to President Obama urging him “to use diplomatic pressure to resolve the blockade affecting Gaza.” Initially drafted by Democrats Keith Ellison, Minnesota, and Jim … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Politics and Elections | 10 Comments

Mitchell Faces the “Intractable”: Time to Call In Henry Siegman

Posted on January 24, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall President Obama sent George Mitchell on another mission to the Middle East this past weekend. After meeting with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Mitchell found that nothing has changed. One full year on the job, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East | 14 Comments