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Questions From Israel: How and Why Trump?
by James M. Wall Two months and eight days into this tumultuous election year, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hold commanding leads for the presidential nominations of their respective parties. It is not difficult to explain Clinton’s success. Democrats have grown accustomed … Continue reading
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, US govermemt
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Do Surprises Await Outside the MSM Frame?
by James M. Wall It is still early in the U.S. presidential nomination races. It is not too early, however, to harbor a pretty strong suspicion that on November 8, the election will provide a choice between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican … Continue reading
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Israel, John Kerry, Middle East, Movies, Netanyahu, Palestinians, US govermemt
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Hillary or Bernie? I’m With My Friends
by James M. Wall Some of my friends support Hillary; some of my friends support Bernie. Me? I’m with my friends. I first heard those fence-straddling words of wisdom from a wise old Chicago politician. It is a good way to approach the Hillary … Continue reading
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Middle East
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Sanders First Jewish Politician To Win A Primary
by James M. Wall Two weeks before the Iowa caucus, New York magazine’s Frank Rich delivered a campaign analysis for New York magazine under the headline, “Getting serious about Bernie“. Rich admits, “I have never believed — and still don’t — … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East, Palestinians, Religious Faith
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2016 U.S. Politics Envisioned by Groucho Marx
by James M. Wall British critic Patrick McCray has described the Marx Brothers’ 1933 film, Duck Soup, as “an absurdist essay on politics and warfare. . . which can stand alongside (or even above) the works of Beckett and Ionesco.” Mrs. Teasdale … Continue reading
Discerning “Signs of the Times” in Iowa and Israel
by James M. Wall Jesus told his disciples they must learn to “discern the signs of the times” (Matthew 16:3). In the Iowa caucuses, Monday, February 1, voters will offer their secular versions of political signs for the future when they select two potential presidential … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East
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“Know Nothings” Could Deliver Clinton Vs. Trump
by James M. Wall As the nation enters 2016 in search of a new president, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton seems certain to derail Bernie Sanders while anti-immigrant Republican candidate Donald Trump is expected to recover quickly even if he loses the Iowa … Continue reading
Posted in -Movies and politics, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush
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Will Clinton Enter White House With Israel in Tow?
by James M. Wall Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the Democratic Party’s 2016 presumptive nominee for President. You knew that already. What you may not yet know is that she is so confident in her nomination and subsequent victory over whichever … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama
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Two States Never an Option for Netanyahu
by James M. Wall Juan Cole reports that President Jimmy Carter was “brutally frank” in a recent interview with England‘s Prospect magazine. Carter was on a tour for his new book, A Full Life: Reflections at 90, when he told journalist Bronwen Maddox, “all … Continue reading
Adelson’s Anti-BDS Event Links Money To Action
by James M. Wall Stanford University professor David Palumbo-Liu alerted his Salon readers to a “secret” meeting held last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada: If you did not know that this weekend some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world … Continue reading
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Israel, Media, Middle East, Palestinians
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