Common Grounds

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• Israel wants to be recognized as Jerusalem’s responsible sovereign. Tell the cops

  
  May 23, 2022 11:41

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-wants-to-be-recognized-as-jerusalems-responsible-sovereign-tell-the-cops/?utm_source=The+Weekend+Edition&utm_campaign=weekend-edition-2022-05-22&utm_medium=email

   

  By DAVID HOROVITZ

  Published May 19, 2022

   

  The handling of Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral contradicted Israel’s claim to act as the capital’s wise and temperate authority. Those in charge have a lot to answer for

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• Palestine, Corbyn and the Labour left

  
  May 24, 2022 14:43

  Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

  https://jfjfp.com/palestine-corbyn-and-the-labour-left/

   

  Phil Bevin writes in SKWAWKBOX

  Published May 17, 2022

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• Europe will always back Israel’s right to exist

  
  May 31, 2022 11:13

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/europe-will-always-back-israels-right-to-exist/

   

  By Roberta Metsola

  Published May 24, 2022

   

  President of the European Parliament: We firmly support a 2-state solution, with the secure State of Israel living beside an independent Palestinian State

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• Five things the United States knew about the Nakba as it unfolded

  
  May 24, 2022 15:10

  Source: Middle East Institute

  https://www.mei.edu/publications/five-things-united-states-knew-about-nakba-it-unfolded

   

  By Josh Ruebner

  Published May 13, 2022

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• Israel Used to Be Beautiful. Then Came Zionism

  
  May 24, 2022 14:51

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-used-to-be-beautiful-then-came-zionism-1.10796712

   

  By Ofri Ilany

  Published May 12, 2022

   

  If the world's flora and fauna will need millions of years to rebound from the damage humanity has wrought on the planet, recovering from the ecological and aesthetic ravages of Zionism will take twice as long

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• A colonized Palestine isn’t the answer to the world’s guilt

  
  June 21, 2022 15:17

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/hijacking-memory-palestine-antisemitism/

   

  By Tareq Baconi

  Published June 20, 2022

   

  Zionism's synergy with right-wing populists has exploited antisemitism to justify apartheid. And Palestinians refuse to be its silent victims.

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• Why Should Ukrainians Die for Europe, aka the Eu-US Coalition of the Willing?

  
  June 24, 2022 10:13

  Clare Daly at European Parliament

  June 23, 2022

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• John Bolton said he planned foreign coups. The global outcry was swift.

  
  July 15, 2022 10:01

  Source: The Washington Post

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/13/john-bolton-coup-backlash/?utm_campaign=wp_for_you&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_

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  By Adam Taylor and Ana Vanessa Herrero

  Published July 13, 2022

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• NATO Expansion, Compliments of Mr. Putin

  
  July 14, 2022 17:42

  Source: The New York Times

  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/29/opinion/nato-expansion-putin.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

   

  By ALEX KINGSBURY

  Published June 29, 2022

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• 15 Years of Failed Experiments: Myths and Facts about the Israeli Siege on Gaza

  
  July 12, 2022 14:19

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/15-years-of-failed-experiments-myths-and-facts-about-the-israeli-siege-on-gaza/

   

  By Ramzy Baroud

  Published July 6, 2022

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