Category Archives: Netanyahu

Romney’s “Peculiar Sense” of Geography

by James M. Wall After eight years of running for president, Mitt Romney has yet to master the geography of the Middle East. His knowledge appears limited to what he sees from his hotel room in Jerusalem, following the example … Continue reading

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Which Obama Will We See in the Third Debate?

By James M. Wall The Barack Obama we saw in his second debate with Mitt Romney was the self-assured and experienced leader we have wanted to see glaring sternly at Benjamin Netanyahu. Thus far, in his first term in office, … Continue reading

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Romney’s Israeli Friends Desert Him

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A “Bad Moon Rising” Over An Obama Victory

by James M. Wall Those voters looking forward to a second term for Barack Obama, were shocked by the President’s sub-par first debate performance. A month before the election, it now appears that an Obama victory is no longer a certainty, … Continue reading

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NYT to Obama v. Romney, “let’s you and him fight”

by James M. Wall Scott Shane’s New York Times story Friday, linked President Obama to President Jimmy Carter. Shane maintains that Obama, like Carter before him, could also be a one-term president. The New York Times must have gone into … Continue reading

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The Video That Could Doom A Candidate

by James M. Wall The presidential election is still four and a half weeks away, but the video that tells all about Republican Mitt Romney’s inner beliefs on Palestine and U.S. tax payers, may already have doomed his candidacy. Mother … Continue reading

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The Night An Unscripted Moment of Democracy Surprised the Democrats

By James M. Wall To have seen it, you had to be watching either a public or a cable network. You also had to be watching closely. Otherwise, early Tuesday evening in the Democratic National Convention, you missed an ever-so … Continue reading

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Israel Delivers “Or Else” Demands to Obama

by James M. Wall A message from Israel arrived on our shores this week. It came from the prime minister and defense minister of Israel. The message was not sent in a diplomatic pouch.  Nor did it come in a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ten Swing States Could Decide the 2012 Election; Obama Leads in Nine of Them

by James M. Wall With less than three months left before voters decide between President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent,  Mitt Romney, Obama has a strong lead in the latest Politico poll figures. Politico identifies ten swing states that … Continue reading

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Israel Creates A Settler “Samaria” University

by James M. Wall Few developments shout stability and permanence quite as loudly as the establishment of a university. There is something about those green-covered campus lawns growing in a water-starved desert land interspersed with eager young students hurrying to … Continue reading

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