Category Archives: Middle East Politics

Bibi “Skip It” List Included Senator Warren

Posted on February 28, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Senator Elizabeth Warren (D:Mass) did not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Tuesday morning speech to Congress. A possible 2016 presidential candidate, Warren was the highest profile senator to join the list of senators and representatives who were no-shows. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Politics and Elections | 8 Comments

At War With Those “Who Have Perverted Islam”

Posted on February 20, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall During a speech at this week’s White House  conference on countering violent extremism, President Obama described the enemy that calls itself ISIL: “We are not at war with Islam; we are at war with people who have perverted … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Obama “Preacher In Chief” at Prayer Breakfast

Posted on February 10, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall President Obama’s speech at the 2015 National Prayer Breakfast February 5, was not a speech. It was a sermon. “Those fortunate to see the speech witnessed President Obama as Preacher in Chief.” This critique was rendered … Continue reading →

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Barack to Bibi: Stop “Meddling” In Our Politics

Posted on January 24, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall On Monday morning, January 12, U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. An unidentified senior American official said that Obama warned Netanyahu “not to meddle in the battle” Obama was … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama | 10 Comments

The Smells of Gaza and New Jersey

Posted on January 2, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Richard Ford’s latest novel, Let Me Be Frank With You, begins when Frank Bascombe drives into a suburb of Haddam, a New Jersey town recently destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.  Frank had been a real estate salesman in the community. … Continue reading →

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“A Taboo on Telling the Truth About Palestine”

Posted on December 16, 2014 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Psalm 2:3 is sung in George Frideric Handel’s Messiah before the arrival of the triumphant Hallelujah chorus, when audiences rise to their feet, following the tradition set by England’s King George II at the Oratorio’s first London performance. Handel’s Sacred … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Palestinians, Religious Faith, USA | 9 Comments

U.S. Arms Deal Will Increase Israel’s Kill Power

Posted on December 7, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall In October of this year, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon came to Washington to visit with his counterpart,  U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.  He asked for visits with other U.S. leaders, including Vice President Joe Biden.  The … Continue reading →

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“Dahiya” Author Eisenkott Named Next IDF Chief

Posted on November 30, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced this week that on February 15, 2015, Major General Gadi Eisenkott (right) will be sworn in as Chief of Staff of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces). General Eisenkott is well-known in Israel … Continue reading →

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A Circle of Violence: Deir Yassin to Har Nof

Posted on November 22, 2014 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Early Tuesday, November 18, two young Palestinians broke into a synagogue in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of West Jerusalem’s Har Nof. Armed with a gun, knives and axes, the assailants killed three rabbis and a fourth worshipper. The New … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Updating JFK In Berlin: “Ich Bin Ein Palestinian”

Posted on November 16, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall When President John F. Kennedy told the world on June 26, 1963. “Ich bin ein Berliner”, he was asserting his solidarity with Berliners separated by a wall.  Thomas Putnam, director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library … Continue reading →

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