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Category Archives: Middle East Politics
Trump Deletes Arafat From Accord Signing
by James M. Wall It is a well-known fact of history that to the victor belongs the spoils. And one of those spoils is the ability to reshape history. Donald Trump has won the presidency. He is now busy reshaping history. On Wednesday, … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Israel, Middle East, Middle East Politics
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“Salt and Water” As a German Leader is Rejected
by James M. Wall Ma’an reported Thursday that a general strike has begun in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. As part of the strike, Palestinians shut down their shops and businesses in solidarity with the more than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Movies
Tagged Arab American Institute, James Zogby, USCIRF
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Trump to Bibi and Abbas: “I’m With You Fellers”
by James M. Wall On Wednesday, President Donald Trump approached the waning days of his first month in office with what he hoped would be a significant foreign policy event, his first White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. … Continue reading
White House Islamophobia Dictates Trump Policy
we’ve never witnessed a political aide move as brazenly to consolidate power as Stephen Bannon — nor have we seen one do quite so much damage so quickly to his putative boss’s popular standing or pretenses of competence. Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Stephen Brannon
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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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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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Israeli General: Holocaust Signs “Among Us Today”
by James M. Wall Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Deputy Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, delivered a public address on the eve of this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. He spoke at Israel’s Massuah Institute for Holocaust Studies, which is located at Tel … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Palestinians
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