Common Grounds

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• Russia Is Finished as a Major Energy Power

  
  April 07, 2022 14:38

  Source: Project Syndicate

  https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ending-russia-energy-leverage-by-simon-johnson-and-oleg-ustenko-2022-03?utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=01b9aced13-sunday_newsletter_04_03_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-01b9aced13-93791313&mc_cid=01b9aced13&mc_eid=284f1f0e24

   

  By SIMON JOHNSON, OLEG USTENKO

  Published March 31, 2022

   

  In the wake of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, no European in their right mind wants Russia to have the free cash flow that its hydrocarbon exports currently provide. And the European Union, the United States, and their allies are already on track to remove this major source of the Kremlin's geopolitical leverage.

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• Selective Solidarity with War Victims: Ukrainian and Palestinian Refugees

  
  April 12, 2022 15:05

  Source: Politics Today

  https://politicstoday.org/solidarity-with-war-victims-ukraine-palestine-refugees/

   

  By Yousef M. Aljamal

  Published March 18, 2022

   

  Hundreds of Israelis protested the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with some of them burning their Russian passports in protest. Here lie a number of ironies.

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• Scott Schaeffer-Duffy: No excuse for Russian invasion of Ukraine, but Americans must remember...

  
  April 12, 2022 14:05

  Source: Telegram&Gazette

  https://www.telegram.com/story/opinion/2022/04/08/schaeffer-duffy-no-excuse-russian-invasion-ukraine-but-americans-must-remember/7270229001/

   

  By Scott Schaeffer-Duffy

  Published April 8, 2022

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• This Geopolitical War is a ‘Geopolitical Crime’

  
  April 12, 2022 13:57

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/this-geopolitical-war-is-a-geopolitical-crime/

   

  By Richard Falk

  Published April 10, 2022

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• U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to Visit Kyiv to Meet With Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

  
  April 25, 2022 10:44

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/blinken-to-visit-kyiv-to-meet-with-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy-1.10758289?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=ef8276d2eb

   

  By Reuters

  Published April 23, 2022

   

  Zelenskyy will request that the U.S. become a security guarantor for Ukraine from future threats

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• Who's behind alleged war crimes in Ukraine?

  
  April 14, 2022 11:04

  Source: Veterans Today

  https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/04/10/whos-behind-alleged-war-crimes-in-ukriane/

   

  By John White

  Published April 10, 2022

   

  "The Ukrainian National Police committed numerous crimes against humanity in Bucha." - Scott Ritter

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• Opinion | How media coverage whitewashes Israeli state violence against Palestinians

  
  May 03, 2022 15:38

  Source: The Washington Post

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/28/jerusalem-al-aqsa-media-coverage-israeli-violence-palestinians/

   

  By Laura Albast and Cat Knarr

  Published April 28, 2022 

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• Anti-Zionism and antisemitism: How right and left conflate issues to deny Palestinian rights

  
  May 03, 2022 15:15

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-broad-coalition-conflates-anti-zionism-antisemitism

   

  By Amos Goldberg

  Published April 28, 2022

   

  From the far right to progressives, groups that will not tolerate criticism of Israel have varied motivations. But they all delegitimise the validity of a Palestinian liberation movement

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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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• The EU Goes After Russian Oil Sales to Europe—With an Eye on a Larger Target

  
  May 06, 2022 12:18

  Source: Carnegie Endowment For International Peace

  https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/05/05/eu-goes-after-russian-oil-sales-to-europe-with-eye-on-larger-target-pub-87080?utm_source=ctw&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=buttonlink&mkt_tok=

   

  By Noah Gordon

  Published May 5, 2022

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