Common Grounds

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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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• ‘Previously Unknown Massacres’: Why is Israel Allowed to Own Palestinian History?

  
  December 28, 2021 14:18

  Source: Ramzy Baroud - Politics for the People

  http://www.ramzybaroud.net/previously-unknown-massacres-why-is-israel-allowed-to-own-palestinian-history/

   

  By Ramzy Baroud

  Published December 22, 2021

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• Hypocrisy and Selective Reporting – The Case of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Demise [Opinion]

  
  December 28, 2021 14:50

  Source: MSN Lifestyle

  https://www.msn.com/en-my/lifestyle/other/hypocrisy-and-selective-reporting-the-case-of-archbishop-desmond-tutu-s-demise-opinion/ar-AASbTAu

   

  By Prof. Dr. Mohd Nazari Ismail, Ph.D

  Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

  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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• 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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• Ukraine crisis highlights West’s hypocrisy over Israeli land theft

  
  February 24, 2022 17:25

  Source: The Electronic Intifada

  https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/ukraine-crisis-highlights-wests-hypocrisy-over-israeli-land-theft

   

  By Ali Abunimah

  Published February 22, 2022

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• Will the Ukraine crisis affect the Palestinians?

  
  February 24, 2022 18:03

  Source: Middle East Monitor

  https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220216-will-the-ukraine-crisis-affect-the-palestinians/

   

  By Nasser Nasser

  Published February 16, 2022

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• Ukraine and Palestine: How the West embraces one resistance but demonises another

  
  April 19, 2022 14:11

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-palestine-west-embraces-one-resistance-demonises-another-how

   

  By David Hearst

  Published April 18, 2022

   

  Ukraine's defiance in the face of Putin’s aggression has been dubbed heroic, so why doesn't the Palestinian resistance get the same treatment?

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• President Zelenskyy, one Israel is enough

  
  April 19, 2022 13:54

  Source: Al Jazeera

  https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/4/19/president-zelenskyy-one-israel-is-enough

   

  By Andrew Mitrovica

  Published April 19, 2022

   

  The Ukrainian leader’s recent declaration that his country will become a ‘big Israel with its own face’ after the war invites a blunt, unambiguous reproach.

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