Common Grounds

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• Opinion: Trump idolatry has undermined religious faith

  
  December 30, 2021 11:29

  Source: The Washington Post

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/28/trump-idolatry-has-undermined-religious-faith/

   

  By Jennifer Rubin

  Published December 28, 2021

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• Hopefully 2022 Is the Year the Two-State Solution Finally Dies in Washington

  
  January 04, 2022 15:03

  Source: Common Dreams

  https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/01/03/hopefully-2022-year-two-state-solution-finally-dies-washington

   

  By PHILIP WEISS

  Published January 3, 2022

   

  Imagine you had a Palestinian child—could you support the "2-state solution?"

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• What my son is learning about being Palestinian in the Jewish state

  
  January 04, 2022 15:28

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-jewish-state/

   

  By Ayat Abou Shmeiss 

  Published January 3, 2022

   

  At three Mahmoud realized that Jewish children are given preference, at 13 he understood Arabic was inferior, at 17 he knew he could not live in security. Now he's 18, and my heart trembles whenever he leaves the house.

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• From Gaza to Ohio, the Stories That Defined U.S.-Israel Ties in 2021

  
  December 28, 2021 14:02

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-from-gaza-to-ohio-the-stories-that-defined-u-s-israel-ties-in-2021-1.10496534?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=a91512cadf

   

  By Ben Samuels

  Published December 27, 2021

   

  Joe Biden’s first year in the White House saw a war between Israel and Hamas, a political fight over Iron Dome funding, and a dispute about America's consulate in Jerusalem. A look back at the year's top stories

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• Analysis | So You Don’t Like the Two-state Solution? Meet the One-state Model

  
  December 23, 2021 22:41

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-so-you-don-t-like-the-two-state-solution-meet-the-one-state-model-1.10490651?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=7a176b0cf5&lts=1640283067350

   

  By Alon Pinkas

  Published December 23, 2021

   

  If the two-state solution is no longer viable or sustainable, as some say, what are the alternatives for Israel and the Palestinians? A primer on knowing your unitary state from your federal state, and more

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• Trump Complains About American Jews No Longer Loving Israel in Anti-Semitic Rant

  
  December 21, 2021 14:52

  Source: Rolling Stone

  https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-jews-america-anti-semitic-rant-1273189/

   

  By William Vaillancourt

  Published December 17, 2021

   

  “Jewish people in the United States, either don’t like Israel or don’t care about Israel,” the former president told journalist Barak Ravid

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• Opinion | Early Zionist Pioneers Adhered to the Same Founding Ethos as Today's Settlers

  
  December 21, 2021 15:01

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-early-zionist-pioneers-adhered-to-the-same-founding-ethos-as-today-s-settlers-1.10479328?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_content=author-alert&utm_campaign=Shlomo%20Sand&utm_term=20211220-01:41

   

  By Shlomo Sand

  Published December 20, 2021

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• Part of the problem: A better European approach to human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  
  December 23, 2021 12:10

  Source: European Council on Foreign Relations 

  https://ecfr.eu/special/mena-human-rights/

   

  By James Lynch 

  Published November 18, 2021

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• Jerusalem Churches Protest 'Systematic Attempt to Drive Christians Out of the Holy Land'

  
  December 23, 2021 14:12

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-jerusalem-churches-protest-systematic-attempt-to-drive-christians-out-1.10483449?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=cc164f46ce

   

  By Nir Hasson

  Published December 21, 2021

   

  In a campaign launched ahead of Christmas, leaders of Christian denominations in the city criticize Israel for its response to violent attacks and moves by settler groups to acquire more properties in the Old City

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• Haifa’s lost Palestinian bourgeoisie

  
  January 11, 2022 14:38

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-bourgeoisie-boutagy-haifa/

   

  By Himmat Zoubi 

  Published January 6, 2022

   

  The story of the Boutagy family exemplifies how urban, middle-class Palestinians struggled to maintain their status in Israel after the Nakba.

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