Category Archives: Middle East Politics

What Happens In Gaza After The U.S. Elections?

Posted on November 2, 2014 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall National U.S. congressional elections come around every two years. The latest arrives Tuesday, November 4. The election will relieve U.S. television viewers of a steady diet of noxious attack ads funded, in an alarming  measure, by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Israel, Jeb Bush, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians | 10 Comments

U.S. Leaders: “Listen to this Irish Senator”

Posted on October 23, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Irish Senator Averil Power (at right) stood before the Senate of Ireland this week and offered a motion which calls for the Irish Government to: “formally recognize the State of Palestine and do everything it can at … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Israel, Media, Middle East Politics, Palestinians | 10 Comments

“Anti-Massacree Movement” In London

Posted on October 18, 2014 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Near the end of Arlo Guthrie’s classic 1967 folk tale, Alice’s Restaurant, Guthrie sings these words: “Can you imagine, three people walking in singing a bar of Alice’s Restaurant and walking out, they may think it’s an organization. … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music, Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, Middle East Politics, Palestinians, USA | 1 Comment

Bibi Knows “where the spots formerly were”

Posted on October 10, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall  In the Damon Runyon-inspired Guys and Dolls, a movie musical tale of “gangsters, gamblers and dolls”, Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra, left) descends to the sewers of New York with Big Julie, a gambler from Chicago. Big Julie … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Movies, Netanyahu | 2 Comments

From Sykes-Picot to “Degrade and Destroy”

Posted on October 3, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke earlier this week in Ottawa, Canada. At one point in his  Tuesday remarks to the Canadian American Business Council, Johnson followed the current fear/hate U.S./Israel script when he said: “ISIL is a stateless … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Movies, Netanyahu | 3 Comments

Abbas To UN: “End This Settlement Occupation”

Posted on September 27, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall On Friday, September 26, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations General Assembly, “The time has come to end this settlement occupation.” The New York Times described Abbas as “visibly enraged” when he spoke to the General … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, USA, War | 4 Comments

A Fan Base Lament: “Say it ain’t so, Senator”

Posted on September 21, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Writing in Intercept, Glenn Greenwald delivered bad news to progressive Democrats under the glaring headline: Elizabeth Warren Finally Speaks on Israel/Gaza, Sounds Like Netanyahu. As I reported in an earlier posting, the information on Warren’s views on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Hillary Clinton, Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Politics and Elections | 9 Comments

U.S. Fear/War Mongers Win This Round

Posted on September 11, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The American public doesn’t want to go to war unless there is something out there that frightens them. This explains why all of our wars have been preceded by dire warnings of what will happen if … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Obama, Politics and Elections, US govermemt, War | 6 Comments

Did Israel Have the “Right” to Kill This Child?

Posted on September 5, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall  “Israel has the right to defend itself” was the Orwellian doublespeak Israel used to justify its latest invasion of Gaza, carried out at the same time as its under-reported increased military action inside the West Bank. President Obama, eagerly joined by … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Religion and politics | 7 Comments

“Exodus” Now Hurling Real 5,000 Pound Bombs

Posted on August 21, 2014 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Israel still retains absolute mind control over the western world, thanks to the selling of an Israel narrative which was boosted high into the literary lights and onto movie screens with the fictional Israeli narrative written by Leon Uris in … Continue reading →

Posted in -Movies and politics, Middle East Politics, Movies, Netanyahu, Obama, Uncategorized | 2 Comments