Category Archives: Middle East Politics

Nabi Saleh Has Endured Land Confiscation Since 1977

Posted on April 3, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall If your understanding of the current contretemps between Israel and the United States is limited to what you read or see in the Main Stream Media, then the village of Al Nabi Saleh (the Prophet Salih) should … Continue reading →

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Holy Week 2010: Sumoud, Check Points, Home Demolitions

Posted on March 27, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Sumoud? Sumoud is an Arabic word meaning “steadfastness”.  The occupied Palestinian people who live in Jerusalem this Holy Week, 2010, face check points, home demolitions, and the depressing news that the Congress of the United States … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East Politics, Religious Faith | 7 Comments

They Differ on Health Care But Never, So Far, on What Bibi Wants

Posted on March 24, 2010 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Bibi Netanyahu came to Washington and received a cool reception from President Obama. But the Congress embraced him with its usual enthusiasm. Did it matter that Bibi was still issuing “build, baby, build” orders for East … Continue reading →

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Who Gave Bibi Permission to Own Palestine? Where Do We Start

Posted on March 20, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Christopher Dickey currently serves as Newsweek’s Paris bureau chief and Middle East regional editor. In a recent Newsweek online column, Dickey recalled a story from 1996. “Back when Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu was elected Israel’s prime minister … Continue reading →

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“Joe, you shouldda left town and stopped payment on the check.”

Posted on March 14, 2010 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Wish I could take credit for the quote in the above title. Can’t do it. Credit belongs to “Rick’s” response to Paul Woodward’sWar in Contextreaction to the treatment Vice President Joe Biden received from the Israeli … Continue reading →

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Finding Shared Communities In The Academy’s Final Ten Films

Posted on March 9, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M.  Wall The smartest thing the Motion Picture Academy did in its 82nd annual Academy Awards voting this year was to return to a practice it last used in 1943. That was the year the Academy named Casablanca … Continue reading →

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Hasbara Worked for Israel Versus Gaza; Next in line, US Churches

Posted on March 8, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Jane Adas has written an essay for Link magazine on the hasbara strategy  Israel used to spin a favorable image of its 23-day military assault on Gaza’s civilian population. The Goldstone Report saw through the Israeli … Continue reading →

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Israel Goes to War Using Anti-BDS Warriors and Smiling Tourists

Posted on February 27, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Coming soon to your US tourist sites and church conferences: Israel’s two new campaign armies: Anti-BDS Warriors and Smiling Tourists. Israel wants you to forget about the grief and suffering that continues in Gaza. They are telling … Continue reading →

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Israel Linked to Dubai Murder: Take That, Judge Goldstone

Posted on February 20, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Dubai’s The National, reported on February 17: Interpol has issued red notices for the 11 suspects in the murder of the senior Hamas leader, Mahmoud al Mabhouh, on January 19, with Dubai’s police chief confirming that the … Continue reading →

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The Case of Israel Versus the Ma’man Allah Cemetery

Posted on February 14, 2010 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The Ma’man Allah cemetery is located within the grounds of West Jerusalem’s Independence Park. The cemetery is of ancient vintage. It dates back to at least the 12th century. There are some archeologists who believe it … Continue reading →

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