Category Archives: Folk Music

Trump’s Attack on Congressman John Lewis

Posted on January 16, 2017 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall President-elect Donald Trump posted several insensitive and ill-informed tweets against Congressman John L. Lewis on the Saturday before Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.  The tweets displayed an ignorance of the facts about both Lewis’s history of public service, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Donald Trump, Folk Music, Politics and Elections | 4 Comments

Israel Defends Its False Narrative Against BDS

Posted on August 23, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall On one of my earliest reporting trips to Israel/Palestine in the early 1980s, I was assaulted by an Israeli government official wielding a wicked instrument called hasbara, Hebrew for propaganda. I had latched on to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music, Israel, Middle East Politics, Movies, Palestinians | 5 Comments

U.S. Arms Deal Will Increase Israel’s Kill Power

Posted on December 7, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall In October of this year, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon came to Washington to visit with his counterpart,  U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.  He asked for visits with other U.S. leaders, including Vice President Joe Biden.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music, Human Rights, Israel, Media, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians, USA | 4 Comments

“Anti-Massacree Movement” In London

Posted on October 18, 2014 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Near the end of Arlo Guthrie’s classic 1967 folk tale, Alice’s Restaurant, Guthrie sings these words: “Can you imagine, three people walking in singing a bar of Alice’s Restaurant and walking out, they may think it’s an organization. … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music, Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, Middle East Politics, Palestinians, USA | 1 Comment