Common Grounds

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• On Faith: Bernie is right on Israel

  
  May 04, 2021 16:56

  Source: Rutland Herald

  https://www.rutlandherald.com/opinion/perspective/on-faith-bernie-is-right-on-israel/article_b039ae60-bb67-5c15-881d-298aff7b6e4e.html

   

  By John Nassivera

  Published May1, 2021

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• International law sides with Palestinian refugees. But can it solve their plight?

  
  May 04, 2021 16:46

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-refugees-international-law-review/

   

  By Sam Bahour 

  Published May 2, 2021

   

  A new book dives into the myriad laws that protect Palestinian refugees and their right of return. Its proposed solution, though, may be hard to swallow.

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• OPINION | Europe Beware! Biden Is Here and There Trumpian

  
  April 30, 2021 12:32

  Source: NRC News,The Netherlands

  https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/04/28/in-bidens-eerste-100-dagen-blijft-het-america-first-a4041654?utm_intern=nrc-web-reacties#reacties

   

  By Ko Colijn

  Published April 30, 2021

   

  Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  President Biden got off to a good start. But Europe must pay attention, says Ko Colijn*. The president draws his line. Sometimes it seems Trumpian.

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• It is necessary to be an anti-Zionist in order to reject anti-Semitism

  
  April 28, 2021 11:33

  Source: Middle East Monitor

  https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210401-it-is-necessary-to-be-an-anti-zionist-in-order-to-reject-anti-semitism/

   

  By Asa Winstanley

  Published April 1, 2021

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• ‘One system, one policy’: Why Human Rights Watch is charging Israel with apartheid

  
  April 28, 2021 11:13

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/hrw-apartheid-persecution-omar-shakir/

   

  By Amjad Iraqi

  Published April 27, 2021

   

  Israel has made it irrefutably clear it intends to make Jewish domination over Palestinians permanent between the river and the sea, says HRW's Omar Shakir in interview following landmark report.

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• Why Biden Must Watch This Palestinian Movie

  
  April 28, 2021 10:28

  Source: The New York Times

  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/opinion/biden-palestine-israel-the-present.html

   

  By John Brennan

  Published April 27, 2021

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• Accountability? Yes! Justice? A Work in Progress!

  
  April 26, 2021 13:31

  Source: NRC Amerika

  nrc.nl/amerika

   

  By Bas Blokker

  Published April 21, 2021

   

  Translated by Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  Cheers after Floyd's case ruling, but "it shouldn't end with Derek Chauvin."

   

  Police brutality! After the jury's verdict in the case against Derek Chauvin is heard in Minneapolis. President Joe Biden said that "there is still a long way to go."

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• The End of the Forever War in Afghanistan

  
  April 26, 2021 13:16

  Source: NRC Amerika

  nrc.nl/amerika

   

  By Bas Blokker

  Published April 20, 2021

   

  Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

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• Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo

  
  April 23, 2021 13:32

  Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

  https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/04/19/breaking-israel-palestine-status-quo-pub-84167

   

  By ZAHA HASSAN,  DANIEL LEVY,  HALLAAMAL KEIR,  MARWAN MUASHER
  Published April 19, 2021

   

  A new U.S. approach should prioritize protecting the rights and human security of Palestinians and Israelis over maintaining a peace process and attempting short-term fixes.

   

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• Don’t be scared of Biden’s commitment to Palestinian refugees

  
  April 21, 2021 14:06

  Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

  https://jfjfp.com/dont-be-scared-of-bidens-commitment-to-palestinian-refugees/

   

  Abe Silverstein writes in Haaretz on 12 April 2021

   

  The Biden administration's recognition of Palestinian refugees goes beyond reinstating aid: It walks back Trump's adoption of the right wing's fantastical, punitive dreams. The rest of the pro-Israel camp should welcome it

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