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WH Campaign Shields Israel’s Occupation Ferocity
by James M. Wall So obsessed is U.S. media with this year’s headlong dash for the White House, that Israel’s increase in settlement construction has gone by us like a snake sliding into a back yard recycling bin. The Paris-based … Continue reading
Hillary, Bernie, AIPAC: A Stone Cries Out
by James M. Wall Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were among the invitees to the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) meeting which this year happened to coincide with the start of Holy Week. I do not know if … Continue reading
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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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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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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Time To “Keep Singing” to UMC Church Leaders
by James M. Wall On October 10, 2010, I gave a talk to a small group at a United Methodist Church in Naperville, IL, a city in the western suburbs of Chicago. In the talk I referenced the film, Grapes … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East, Palestinians, Religious Faith
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United Methodists Target Guilty Banks, Not Israel
by James M. Wall The $20.9-billion Pension and Health Benefits Fund of the United Methodist Church has placed Israel’s five largest banks off limits for investment, placing them on what The New York Times terms the church’s “black list”. The denomination’s … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Israel, Palestinians, United Methodist Church
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Duma Murders Expose Israel’s “Mindless Violence”
By James M. Wall Duma is a Palestinian town 25 kilometers southeast of Nablus in Northern Palestine. It is an old town, surrounded by olive trees (above). Pottery sherds from the Hellenistic and Roman eras have been found. Southwest of the village is … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Jewish faith and tradition, Judiasm, Middle East
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Rob Malley Links ISIS Crisis to Palestine Issue
2. and pushed for “a more nuanced and realistic” analysis
–change “ to ‘ before and after the phrase
3. Earlier this year, the “critics” screamed loudly when in March, Obama
–delete a space
4.
“President Barack Obama delivered a stinging response to the latest in a series of Netanyahu diplomatic insults”.
“The President chose Robert Malley (right) as Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf Region.
–delete the ” and move The President up
5. Pro-Israel media outlets, however, rushed to sound the alarm.
–start with “
6. Special Assistant Malley will begin his new assignment April 6.
–start with “
7. (note the false allegation “Hamas adviser):
–adviser”):
8. Atlas readers are long familiar with this subversive jihad operative.
–precede with “
9. Malley and Barack Hussein Obama.___
Robert Malley told the NY Times that he had regularly been in contact with Hamas, which is designated a terrorist
–merge these sentences
–delete space after a
Republican candidates are currently dominating the space and bandwidth of that media
–those
“Let’s hope so, let’s just hope so.__
–add “
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Posted in Israel, Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Obama, Religious Faith, Uncategorized
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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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