Category Archives: Middle East Politics

Bibi Is On “The Wrong Side of History” When He Opposes Arab Uprisings

Posted on March 5, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Professor Fawaz A. Gerges explained why Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu tried to use his considerable political muscle in a failed effort to keep Hosni Mubarak in power. Gerges, who teaches Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at … Continue reading →

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Will The Arab Revolutions Finally Penetrate the US Echo Chamber?

Posted on February 26, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The revolutions that began in Tunisia, continued in Egypt and now threaten Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, are spreading throughout the Middle East. Perhaps, one day, the revolution may even engulf Palestine. There are signs emanating from the … Continue reading →

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US Vetoes Anti-Settlement Resolution

Posted on February 19, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The US has cast its first Obama UN veto, rejecting a Security Council resolution which would have condemned Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories “as an obstacle to peace”. The BBC reported that “all 14 other … Continue reading →

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Obama Team Missed Egypt Signals

Posted on February 13, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The Obama administration was not prepared for the Egyptian revolution. Nicholas Kristof knows this. He is highly critical of the US approach when he writes: Egyptians triumphed over their police state without Western help or even … Continue reading →

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Rendition: “Put Him on the Plane”

Posted on February 9, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall **************** Update: Friday 1 p.m. CST Mubarak Resigns; Army Takes Command President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has given into popular demand and turned over all authority to run Egypt, to the Egyptian military high command. Muburak ended … Continue reading →

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“The Arab World Is On Fire”

Posted on February 5, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Uri Avnery, veteran and venerable Israeli peace activist, captured the moment: What is happening now in Egypt will change our lives. As usual, nobody foresaw it. The much-feted Mossad was taken by surprise, as was the … Continue reading →

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Medvedev’s Palestine-Jordan Trip Promoted Religion And Independence

Posted on January 22, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall When Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev arrived in Jericho, Palestine, last week, he was received by an honor guard and by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Medvedev came to Palestine to reaffirm his country’s support for a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Obama Needs His Own White House “Viziers With Moral Imaginations”

Posted on January 15, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall When President Obama spoke in Tucson Wednesday night, he called on Americans to . . . expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves … Continue reading →

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“A Family in Gaza”: Two Years Later

Posted on January 8, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall A Family in Gaza is a short film made and distributed by Jen Marlowe. It tells the true story of what happened to one family in Gaza, two years ago. Given its theme, it is a … Continue reading →

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The Long Struggle for Peace, Which Began with Carter, Starts Over in 2011

Posted on January 3, 2011 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall On May 17, 1977, four months after Jimmy Carter was sworn in as US president, Israeli voters elected a right wing government for the first time in modern political history. Menachen Begin, a former Israeli underground “terrorist” … Continue reading →

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