Category Archives: Middle East Politics

Will Bibi’s Return to Favor Help Obama in the Mid-Term Elections?

Posted on May 27, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Bibi Netanyahu is on a roll these days. Settler violence against Palestinians? Who notices anymore.  Malnourished children in Gaza?  Israel and the US took care of that by burying the Goldstone Report. Activists in those pesky … Continue reading →

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War Destroys Jabra Home on Baghdad’s Princesses’ Street

Posted on May 23, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The Nakba has claimed another victim. This time it was not the death of one of the millions of Palestinians driven from their homes by the 1948 creation of the modern state of Israel. In this … Continue reading →

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All Goes Well When Rahm and Ross Meet the Rabbis; Or Does It?

Posted on May 16, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The White House hosted two recent meetings with a carefully selected group of 15 American rabbis, Orthodox, Reformed and Conservative. Note carefully, the 15 rabbis are religious leaders. The first meeting in the White House was … Continue reading →

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“The nation that oppresses another nation forges its own chains”

Posted on May 12, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Yitzhar Laor, writing in Ha’aretz, says the Israeli people are eager to know many things. But the one thing they do not want to know is that for 43 years they have oppressed another people. They … Continue reading →

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Denial of Human Rights Stains and Links Both the US and Israel

Posted on May 9, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Update Highlighted Below: Monday AM, May 10 Under a seldom used 1940 US law, an American citizen found guilty of serving in the German or Japanese armies during armed hostilities, would lose their citizenship. This week, … Continue reading →

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Hard to Believe Hashem Sanctions Schumer’s Defense of Israel

Posted on May 1, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Charles Colson, the former Nixon special counsel-turned-Christian radio commentator, told his listeners God allowed Hurricane Katrina to remind the United States how important it is to win the “war on terror”. That’s the way folks like Chuck … Continue reading →

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Do Not Call It a Military Conflict; It’s The Occupation, Stupid

Posted on April 24, 2010 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Enough already with the euphemism of “conflict”, which so conveniently covers up Israel’s absolute dominance of  US policy in the Middle East. This is no conflict; it’s the Occupation, stupid. Rachelle Marshall cuts through the garbage … Continue reading →

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“A Budget is Always a Moral Document”

Posted on April 19, 2010 by wallwritings

Revised and Updated By James M. Wall The Chicago Hearing, a “mock Congressional Hearing” sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee, attracted a standing room only crowd to the campus of the University of Chicago this past weekend. In addition … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama: “I’m Not Going to Comment” on Israel’s Nukes

Posted on April 14, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall During the closing press conference at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington Tuesday, The Washington Post’s Scott Wilson, asked President Obama: “Will you call on Israel to declare its nuclear program and sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty?” … Continue reading →

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Bibi Skips Obama Nuke Meeting; Still Not Ready to Confess Dimona

Posted on April 10, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu accepted President Obama’s invitation to attend this week’s nuclear arms discussions. After further reflection he told Obama he would send a substitute, Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor. Word had reached Bibi that … Continue reading →

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