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Israel’s Apartheid Elephant Is Still in the Room
ESCWA, for its part, took steps to ensure that the report lived up to scholarly standards, submitting the draft text to three prominent international jurists, who anonymously submitted strong positive appraisals along with some suggestions for revision, which we gratefully incorporated before the final text was released. For government officials and others to dismiss our report as a biased polemic is irresponsible, with respect both to the authority of the UN and to international law. Continue reading
Bibi Blocks BDS Backers At Israel’s Borders
by James M. Wall On Monday, March 6, the Israeli Knesset passed a travel ban which strongly resembles a U.S. travel ban scheduled to go into effect the middle of next week. The U.S. ban is a second effort by the Trump White … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestinians
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The NFL Star Who Refused to Shine For Israel
by James M. Wall When I learned of the courageous decision made recently by Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, I remembered my 1973 trip to Israel. Bennett (right) made headlines when he pulled out of an Israeli government-sponsored trip to Israel designed … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Media, Palestinians
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Trump: Stay Strong Israel; 1/20 Coming Fast
by James M. Wall As soon as the Congress arrived back to do the nation’s business on January 5, it bowed to Tel Aviv. Politico reports that “the House voted overwhelmingly [342 to 80] to rebuke the United Nations for passing a resolution that … Continue reading
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Israel, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians, Politics and Elections
Tagged Chuck Schumer
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Kerry: Settlements Put Two States “in Jeopardy”
by James M. Wall In a hard-hitting, long-overdue speech, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday strongly criticized Israel’s government, saying that Israel’s settlements put the two-state solution “in jeopardy”. Barak Ravid, diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz, reported that Kerry said “trends … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Uncategorized
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I Have Seen The Future And It Belongs To Israel
by James M. Wall On January 20, 2017, Barack Obama will give up his presidency, leaving him fifteen weeks to fuss and fume over his inability to dislodge the Israeli elephant which sits on his back. For evidence of that elephant’s heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians
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Inside The U.S. $38 Billion 10-Year Gift to Israel
by James M. Wall It is no surprise that the guaranteed $38 billion gift from U.S. taxpayers to Israel over the next ten years was not discussed Wednesday when President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu met at New York’s Lotte New … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians, United Nations
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Syrian Truce Holds During Islamic Eid al-Adha
by James M. Wall Syria’s cease-fire, brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, began Monday night on Eid al-Adha, the Islamic festival which commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to follow Allah’s command to … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Israel, John Kerry, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama
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Israel Defends Its False Narrative Against BDS
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
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Republicans Panic While Neo-Cons Rush to Clinton
by James M. Wall As the November 8 election looms larger with each passing day, Republican party leaders are now in a “panic mode”. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported, “Donald Trump’s relations with the Republican Party – and his … Continue reading
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