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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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Corrie Family Waits For Tuesday Verdict
by James M. Wall Rachel Corrie’s parents, Craig and Cindy (above), and her sister, Sarah, are in Israel this week, waiting for a verdict from the Haifa District Court on the family’s suit against the government of Israel. The verdict … 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
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
Romney Visits Culturally “Superior” Israel; Totally Ignores the Occupation
by James M. Wall Mitt Romney traveled to Jerusalem earlier this week. He was not there on a fact-finding mission. He was raising money for his presidential campaign. He was also cultivating American voters who live in Israel, while stroking … Continue reading Continue reading
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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What Protestants Could Learn from Ron Paul
by James M. Wall When the gavel fell on the Episcopalian convention, July 10, three major U.S. Protestant denominations had formally ended their 2012 discussions on how much religious support they were willing to give Palestinians under occupation. The most charitable answer … Continue reading
Pro-Divestment Presbyterians Win By Losing
by James M. Wall Do you really want to know what happened at the just-concluded 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian U.S.A. denomination? As a veteran watcher of Protestant church political struggles, I urge you to remember that neither the cross … Continue reading
Five Years and Counting: Israel Creates and Manages Its “Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza”
by James M. Wall Drawing from a report by Save the Children, Electronic Intifada’s Managing Editor Maureen Clare Murphy, describes what she correctly terms, Israel’s managed “humanitarian crisis in Gaza”. A humanitarian crisis that is managed? Wait a minute; “managing” … Continue reading
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