Common Grounds

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• Palestinian Authority caught between the U.S. and Russia on Ukraine

  
  March 22, 2022 15:07

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2022/03/palestinian-authority-caught-between-the-u-s-and-russia-on-ukraine/

   

  By RAMZY BAROUD

  Published March 17, 2022

   

  The PA has refused to condemn Russia following its invasion of Ukraine despite pressure from the Biden Administration. One reason for this is that joining the anti-Russia western chorus would further isolate an already isolated Palestine.

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• A Special Tribunal for Putin

  
  March 24, 2022 13:45

  Source: Project Syndicate

  https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/special-tribunal-putin-crime-of-aggression-by-murray-hunt-2022-03?utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1e7df47bb9-op_newsletter_03_18_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-1e7df47bb9-93791313&mc_cid=1e7df47bb9&mc_eid=284f1f0e24

   

  By MURRAY HUNT

  Published March 11, 2022

   

  For many years, the international rule of law has been undermined not just by rogue dictators but also by the leading global powers. Against this ominous backdrop, Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine represents a new low – one that cannot be tolerated if there is to be peace in the twenty-first century.

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• To Understand Putin, You First Need to Get Inside Aleksandr Dugin's Head

  
  March 24, 2022 14:04

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-to-understand-putin-you-first-need-to-get-inside-aleksandr-dugin-s-head-1.10682008?lts=1647804960100

   

  By Amit Varshizky

  Published March 17, 2022

   

  For Aleksandr Dugin, the most influential thinker in Russia, the war in Ukraine is a historic moment that will usher in a new world order

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• Zelensky Doesn’t Know the End of His Story. Churchill Didn’t Either.

  
  March 24, 2022 14:43

  Source: The New York Times

  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/opinion/zelensky-churchill.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20220324&instance_id=56553&nl=todaysheadlines&regi _id=69909790&segment_id=86412&user_id=f 9c06872cc476fdf04233a4c100d7930

   

  By Andrew Marr

  Published March 23, 2022

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• Refugees of apartheid: Why Israelis need to talk about Palestinian return

  
  March 22, 2022 14:43

  Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

  https://jfjfp.com/refugees-of-apartheid-why-israelis-need-to-talk-about-palestinian-return/

   

  Yaara Benger Alaluf writes in +972 Magazine

  Published March 17, 2022

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• Keep the Palestinian struggle out of Putin's war in Ukraine

  
  March 22, 2022 14:26

  Source: Middle East Monitor

  https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220321-keep-the-palestinian-struggle-out-of-putins-war-in-ukraine/

   

  By Thembisa Fakude

  Published March 21, 2022

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• From War of Choice to War of Perseverance

  
  March 21, 2022 09:50

  Source: Project Syndicate

  https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/war-of-perseverence-in-ukraine-by-richard-haass-2022-03?utm_source=Project%20Syndicate%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=3777643288-sunday_newsletter_03_20_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-3777643288-93791313&mc_cid=3777643288&mc_eid=284f1f0e24&barrier=accesspaylog

   

  By RICHARD HAASS

  Published March 14, 2022

   

  What could make the situation in Ukraine more ripe for a peaceful resolution? There are three potential sources of pressure that could be brought to bear on Russian President Vladimir Putin, but none is likely to induce him to negotiate seriously.

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• Analysis | Putin Is Stuck in Ukrainian Mud, but He Still Has a Nuclear Option

  
  March 21, 2022 09:51

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-putin-is-stuck-in-ukrainian-mud-but-he-still-has-a-nuclear-option-1.10686105?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=ba4426f36a

   

  By Anshel Pfeffer

  Published March 20, 2022

   

  After 25 days of fighting, it looks increasingly likely that Russia's armored columns won’t be driving victoriously down Kyiv’s broad boulevards. But that doesn’t mean Ukraine will avoid even greater suffering

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• It’s Now Putin’s Plan B in Ukraine vs. Biden’s and Zelensky’s Plan A

  
  March 21, 2022 09:51

  Source: The New York Times

  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/20/opinion/putin-zelensky-ukraine.html?campaign_id=225&emc=edit_nttf_20220320&instance_id=56252&nl=thomas-friedman&regi_id=69909790&segment_id=86063&te=1&user_id=f9c06872cc476fdf04233a4c100d7930

   

  By  Thomas L. Friedman

  Published March 20, 2022

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• The Grimmest Dilemma

  
  March 21, 2022 13:26

  Source: The New York Times

  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/21/briefing/russia-ukraine-schelling-cold-war.html

   

  By David Leonhardt

  Published March 21, 2022

   

  The Biden administration is facing an old Cold War dilemma: Be weak or risk a world war.

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