Common Grounds

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• ‘The Nation’ lifts up Jewish fears over Palestinian realities in a Zionist tract

  
  January 18, 2022 15:25

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2022/01/the-nation-lifts-up-jewish-fears-over-palestinian-realities-in-a-zionist-tract/

   

  BY PHILIP WEISS  

  Published January 14, 2022

   

  The Nation runs a righwing religious endorsement of Zionism that opposes BDS and leaves out the forced expulsion of Palestinians from their land.

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• 'The Chameleon': U.S. Experts Shaken Over What This Iranian Scholar Just Said

  
  January 13, 2022 13:55

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-the-chameleon-u-s-experts-shaken-over-what-this-iranian-scholar-just-said-1.10532688?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=ea7875ed8b

   

  By Yossi Melman

  Published January 12, 2022

   

  Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a visiting scholar at Princeton and an influential figure in the corridors of power in his country, recently spoke with a smirk of satisfaction about the threats directed against former American official Brian Hook

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• Opinion | The Israeli Bill to Preserve Demographic Jewish Supremacy

  
  January 19, 2022 13:07

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-s-bill-to-preserve-jewish-demographic-supremacy-1.10540934

   

  By Carolina Landsmann

  Published January 16, 2022

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• This Filmmaker Dares to Question the Figure of 6 Million Jewish Victims in WWII

  
  January 20, 2022 11:44

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-this-filmmaker-dares-to-question-the-figure-of-6-million-jewish-victims-in-wwii-1.10542149?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=c15387912d&lts=1642359808019

   

  By Nirit Anderman

  Published January 16, 2022

   

  How did the devastating, albeit too round number of 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust become so profoundly embedded in our minds? In his new documentary Israeli filmmaker David Fisher dares to try and recount

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• 1,000-strong multifaith crowd rallies around Jewish community at post-standoff vigil

  
  January 24, 2022 12:15

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://www.timesofisrael.com/1000-strong-multifaith-crowd-rallies-around-jewish-community-at-post-standoff-vigil/?utm_source=The+Weekend+Edition&utm_campaign=weekend-edition-2022-01-23&utm_medium=email

   

  By JACOB MAGIDJACOB MAGID 

  Published January 18, 2022

   

  Congregation Beth Israel in Texas begins to heal with support from Christian and Muslim neighbors, along with 24,000 watching online, overwhelming synagogue rabbi with emotion

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• UN Passes Israeli Resolution Combating Holocaust Denial on Social Media

  
  January 21, 2022 10:45

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-un-passes-israeli-resolution-combatting-holocaust-denial-on-social-media-1.10553416?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=97e7ef60d5

   

  By Jonathan Lis

  Published January 20, 2022

   

  The resolution, which the U.S. and Germany have also lobbied for, also recognizes the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism

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• Vladimir and Volodymyr … Rulers of Peace?

  
  March 17, 2022 23:05

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/vladimir-and-volodymyr-rulers-of-peace/

   

  By: Abraham A. van Kempen

  Published March 18, 2022

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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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• Why the Middle East doesn't fully support Ukraine

  
  May 03, 2022 14:50

  Source: Qantara.de

  https://en.qantara.de/content/not-our-fight-why-the-middle-east-doesnt-fully-support-ukraine

   

  By Cathrin Schaer

  Published April 23, 2022

   

  Middle Eastern countries are still on the fence when it comes to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Their citizens point to the West's double standards surrounding conflict and refugees. Should Europe be worried, asks Cathrin Schaer?

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• Farewell | A Eulogy for Ilan Gilon, a Fighter for Social Justice

  
  May 02, 2022 10:11

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-a-eulogy-for-ilan-galon-a-fighter-for-social-justice-1.10773433?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=387af2a87b

   

  By Zehava Galon

  Published May 1, 2022

   

  Ilan Gilon’s politics were defined by compassion and humanity. He dealt with pain on a daily basis, but instead of withdrawing inward, he turned his personal challenge into a public fight for people with disabilities

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