Category Archives: Media

What We Have Here Is A “Flagrantly Undemocratic Situation.”

Posted on November 26, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall In the words of Ha’aretz publisher Amos Schochken, Gush Emunim has seized control of power in Israel and driven the state into a “flagrantly undemocratic situation.” How was it possible for this much power to be seized by … Continue reading →

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What Did The Children Learn in School Today?

Posted on November 5, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall In 1963, temporarily banned from American television for his “radical” views, Pete Seeger toured Australia.  On a stage in Melbourne, he introduced a new song by a then 23-year old Tom Paxton. The lyrics began: What … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East Politics, Politics and Elections, United Nations | 13 Comments

Palestinian Prisoners Are Not “Unpeople”; They Are Children of God

Posted on October 22, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall In a talk at New York City’s Barnard College the night the Hamas-Israeli prisoner exchange was announced, Noam Chomsky anticipated the one-sided media coverage of the exchange. He charged the media with treating Israeli Jews as … Continue reading →

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Obama and the “Terror Plot Thriller”

Posted on October 15, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall There are so many doubts and questions surrounding the alleged Iranian-sponsored assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador, that for Barack Obama to take a prominent role in announcing the case may prove to be a serious … Continue reading →

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This Occupation is Brought to You by A Pattern of Racial Bigotry

Posted on October 8, 2011 by wallwritings

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“Obama’s performance was pathetic,” But How Does President Perry Sound To You?

Posted on September 24, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M Wall Let us be perfectly clear about this. It is true, as Robert Fisk wrote, “Obama’s performance was pathetic”. It was that, and much more. President Obama’s speech to the United Nations this week was also embarrassing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East Politics, Politics and Elections, Religion and politics | 15 Comments

The Day The Bush War on Terror Began

Posted on September 10, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M . Wall President George Bush’s War on Terror began ten years ago, September 11, 2001. Murderous crime scenes in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, became spiritual staging grounds for an international war against what Time’s Tony Karon … Continue reading →

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Israel Makes Mahmoud Abu Samra A Shaheed

Posted on August 27, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Mahmoud Abu Samra was killed August 19 in an Israeli air raid near Gaza City. He was 13 years old. The Palestinian news service, Ma’an, tells the story of Mahmoud’s death: Renewed air strikes across the … Continue reading →

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81 House Members Enjoy Hiatus In Israel

Posted on August 13, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Eighty-one members of the US House of Representatives—about 20 percent of the total membership—are enjoying a late summer week-long, all-expenses paid trip to Israel. This hasbara (propaganda) trip happens every other summer (in non-election years), but this … Continue reading →

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How Would Murdoch’s Downfall Affect Israel? Don’t Ask the US Media

Posted on July 23, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall JTA columnist Ron Kampeas has been a lone voice in sounding the alarm to his Jewish readers: “Pro-Israel leaders in the United States, Britain and Australia are warily watching the unfolding of the phone-hacking scandal that is … Continue reading →

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