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A “New Sheriff in Town” Is Kicking Up Her Heels
by James M. Wall Nikki Haley, the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, (right) was greeted as a rock star at this year’s AIPAC Washington Conference. The former governor of South Carolina wowed the crowd of 19,000, in an on-stage interview … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestinians
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Bibi Blocks BDS Backers At Israel’s Borders
by James M. Wall On Monday, March 6, the Israeli Knesset passed a travel ban which strongly resembles a U.S. travel ban scheduled to go into effect the middle of next week. The U.S. ban is a second effort by the Trump White … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestinians
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Trump to Bibi and Abbas: “I’m With You Fellers”
by James M. Wall On Wednesday, President Donald Trump approached the waning days of his first month in office with what he hoped would be a significant foreign policy event, his first White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. … Continue reading
Obama Gives PA $221 Million in Final Hours
by James M. Wall In his final hours as President, Barack Obama ordered authorized funds for the Palestine Authority to be sent to Ramallah. The funds had been “delayed” by two Republican members of the House, Ed Royce of California, chair … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Media, Middle East, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians
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Trump: Stay Strong Israel; 1/20 Coming Fast
by James M. Wall As soon as the Congress arrived back to do the nation’s business on January 5, it bowed to Tel Aviv. Politico reports that “the House voted overwhelmingly [342 to 80] to rebuke the United Nations for passing a resolution that … Continue reading
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Israel, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians, Politics and Elections
Tagged Chuck Schumer
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Kerry: Settlements Put Two States “in Jeopardy”
by James M. Wall In a hard-hitting, long-overdue speech, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday strongly criticized Israel’s government, saying that Israel’s settlements put the two-state solution “in jeopardy”. Barak Ravid, diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz, reported that Kerry said “trends … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Uncategorized
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I Have Seen The Future And It Belongs To Israel
by James M. Wall On January 20, 2017, Barack Obama will give up his presidency, leaving him fifteen weeks to fuss and fume over his inability to dislodge the Israeli elephant which sits on his back. For evidence of that elephant’s heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians
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Inside The U.S. $38 Billion 10-Year Gift to Israel
by James M. Wall It is no surprise that the guaranteed $38 billion gift from U.S. taxpayers to Israel over the next ten years was not discussed Wednesday when President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu met at New York’s Lotte New … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians, United Nations
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Syrian Truce Holds During Islamic Eid al-Adha
by James M. Wall Syria’s cease-fire, brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, began Monday night on Eid al-Adha, the Islamic festival which commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to follow Allah’s command to … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Israel, John Kerry, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama
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Israeli General: Holocaust Signs “Among Us Today”
by James M. Wall Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Deputy Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, delivered a public address on the eve of this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. He spoke at Israel’s Massuah Institute for Holocaust Studies, which is located at Tel … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Palestinians
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