Common Grounds

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• Antisemitism in contemporary Britain

  
  September 14, 2017 12:34

  Source: JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS

  http://jfjfp.com/?p=94988

   

  L. Daniel Staetsky, JPR
  12 September 2017

   

  Antisemitism in contemporary Great Britain: Key findings from the JPR survey of attitudes towards Jews and Israel

   

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• Three cheers for Ruchama Marton! – founder of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel

  
  September 14, 2017 11:50

  Source: JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS

  http://jfjfp.com/?p=94995

   

  By Alon Mizrahi, +972
  September 12, 2017

   

  War crimes and open wounds: The physician who took on Israeli segregation

   

  On the occasion of her 80th birthday, Ruchama Marton, the founder of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, talks about the atrocities she witnessed as a soldier, the enduring power of feminism, and why only outside help has a chance of ending Israel’s military rule over the Palestinians.

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• Prerequisites for Peace in Palestine/Israel

  
  September 19, 2017 11:18

  Source: Global Policy 

  http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/12/09/2017/prerequisites-peace-palestineisrael

   

  By Alaa Tartir

  12th September 2017

   

  This people-focused contribution questions fundamental assumptions about the persistence of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and discusses prerequisites for alternative strategies. It argues that without addressing people’s perceptions and beliefs, peace will remain elusive. It also argues that moving beyond the cycles of failure and impasses requires serious engagement in a process of decolonization of Palestine, new framings and new assumptions to understand why this conflict persists. Only by addressing the imbalances of power and ending the Israeli occupation in the short term can future long-term solutions be discussed. A version of this chapter first appeared in Mediterranean Politics. This version will appear in the forthcoming e-book 'The Future of the Middle East' co-produced by Global Policy and Arab Digest, and edited by Hugh Miles and Alastair Newton. 

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• Opinion // Why Jews Shouldn't Be Scared of the Palestinian Right of Return

  
  September 19, 2017 11:36

  Source: Haaretz

  http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.812660

   

  By Rebecca Vilkomerson 

  Sep 17, 2017

   

  Liberal Zionists: If you oppose injustice, white supremacy, Muslim bans and deportations in America, oppose them in Israel as well

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• Religious bigotry is alive and well in Israel

  
  September 19, 2017 16:04

  Source: JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS

  http://jfjfp.com/?p=95093

   

  By Judy Maltz, Haaretz
  17 September 2017

   

  Huge Spike in Number of Israelis ‘un-Jewed’ by Chief Rabbinate in Past Two Years

   

  Trend appears related to new practice of re-examining and revoking religious status of citizens already recognized as Jewish

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• Against Aipac’s attempt to criminalise campaigning for Palestinian rights

  
  September 19, 2017 16:05

  Source: JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS

  http://jfjfp.com/?p=95054

   

  By Roger Waters, New York Times Op-Ed
  September 7, 2017

   

  Congress Shouldn’t Silence Human Rights Advocates

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• There REALLY is no peace process left

  
  September 19, 2017 16:04

  Source: JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS

  http://jfjfp.com/?p=95082

   

  By Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian
  15 September 2017

   

  The talking is over, the occupation goes on. Will there ever be peace in the Middle East?

   

  The award-winning play Oslo depicts the high drama of Israeli and Palestinian negotiations of the past. But on the ground today, the picture is much bleaker

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• Developing an Analytical Framework for Defining and Achieving Success through the Madrid Peace Conference of 1991 and the Oslo Accords

  
  September 19, 2017 12:19

  By Nicholas Alexander Hoffman Beeter

   

  For the past few years Nicolas has been writing on issues ranging from conflict and mediation analysis, foreign policy in the MENA region, to human rights issues. With regards to his work at the Muslim Public Affairs Council focused, he focused on writing human rights reports on countries (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Morocco) that claim to be Muslim via their legislation through an Islamic lens. Said publication’s focus is on democratic indicators, constitutional rights/legal rights, civil liberties issues, women’s rights, minority rights, ease of doing business, and migrant/refugee rights"

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• Between Jews and other Arabs

  
  October 03, 2017 13:08

  Source: JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS

  http://jfjfp.com/?p=95429

   

  By Mohammed Amin, Conservative Home

   

  Remember the forgotten Israelis

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• No, Catalonia isn't Palestine

  
  October 04, 2017 14:02

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://972mag.com/no-catalonia-isnt-palestine/129989/

   

  By Noam Sheizaf
  October 1, 2017

   

  Some in Israel are drawing parallels between the Catalonian demand for national self-determination and Palestinian independence. The two situations are nothing alike.

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