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Khalidi to Obama: Time For a New Course
by James M. Wall The New York Times performed a valuable service for its readers on Wednesday, March 13, exactly one week before President Obama is scheduled to arrive on his first-ever presidential visit to Palestine and Israel. The Times contrasted … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama
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Will Congress Fund Iron Dome Over Head Start?
by James M. Wall More than 13,000 delegates to the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) descended on Washington this week. AIPAC, a lobby organization with no equal in American politics, had assembled its usual list … Continue reading Continue reading
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Hagel Confirmed Despite Petulant Senators
by James M. Wall Former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel assumed command of the Pentagon this week. Hagel was sworn in after an extended and contentious encounter with neocon, petulant Republican senators, each in his or her own way, determined to … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East Politics, Politics and Elections
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Republicans Block Hagel for Ten More Days
by James M. Wall The agreement Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid (NV) thought he had reached with Republican leader Mitch McConnell (KY), died a slow, angry and ugly death Thursday. When this new Senate held its first session in January, … Continue reading
CUFI and the Ugly Face of Hagel’s Opposition
by James M. Wall This nation’s foreign policy is, for this weekend at least, in the pious hands of John Hagee, a Christian fundamentalist preacher from Texas. To be sure, Hagee is not the only policy-shaker whose minions are roaming … Continue reading
Are Liberal American Zionists “Delusional”?
by James M. Wall Shortly after the polls closed in Israel’s Knesset election this past Tuesday, two American Liberal Zionist groups, J Street and Americans for Peace Now (APN), were out with triumphant emails to their peace-oriented members: Israel voters … Continue reading
Election Could Push Israel Further To The Right
by James M. Wall Israel’s 19th general election, Tuesday, January 22, is almost certain to be won by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party. There is no serious Liberal election opposition to Likud. What is serious, however, is the very … Continue reading
Take It to the Bank, Hagel Will Win
By James M. Wall The war against Chuck Hagel followed a predictable pattern. It will end soon when the U.S. Senate votes to confirm Hagel as President Barack Obama’s next defense secretary. This is one of those rare occasions in … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Middle East Politics, Politics and Elections
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The Hagel Narrative the Neocons Want
by James M.Wall UPDATE Friday, 6 p.m. CST: The Daily Beast and the Los Angeles Times are reporting that President Obama will name Chuck Hagel as his next Defense Secretary. Sources in Washington say that the nomination will be announced Monday or … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Middle East Politics, Obama
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Hagel Defenders Battle Neocon Opposition
By James M. Wall The Washington Post wrote in a lead editorial, December 18, that President Obama should not nominate former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel as his Defense Secretary because the President “has available other possible nominees who are considerably closer … Continue reading
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