Common Grounds

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• HOW AMERICA GOT MEAN

  
  August 31, 2023 14:01

  Source: The Atlantic

  https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/us-culture-moral-education-formation/674765/

   

  By David Brooks

  Published August 14, 2023

   

  In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.

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• SUMMER OF THE HAWKS

  
  August 31, 2023 15:50

  Source: Substack.Com

  https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/summer-of-the-hawks?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1377040&post_id=136102729&isFreemail=false&utm_medium=email

   

  By Seymour Hersh

  Published August 17, 2023

   

  Wishful thinking is still the rule among Biden's foreign policy team, as the slaughter in Ukraine continues

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• Our Friday News Analysis | What the World Reads Now!

  
  September 01, 2023 14:14

   

  What’s Going On … Is the world getting meaner? Why?

   

  
  The Hague, 01 September 2023 | If you know of any story that is decisive, tell the world. We're still searching.

   

   

  DAVID BROOKS | HOW AMERICA GOT MEAN

  
  In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.

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• The Evangelical Pope | Fake News That is GOOD NEWS

  
  September 04, 2023 13:10

  Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  Published Sunday, September 3, 2021

   

  A Message attributed to Pope Frances … Life is remarkable.

  
                 Here's a message circulating the Internet from Pope Francis, recounting his 2018 New Year's message to the world. Though compelling and inspirational, it is fake news.

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• ‘It’s like 1948’: Israel cleanses vast West Bank region of nearly all Palestinians

  
  September 05, 2023 14:20

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/area-c-ethnic-cleansing-settler-violence/?EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_9_12_2022_11_20_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1fe821d25-2a5921dccb-318877973

   

  By Oren Ziv

  Published August 31, 2023

   

  In mere months, entire Palestinian communities between Ramallah and Jericho have been chased out by settler violence and state policies — paving the way for a total Israeli takeover of thousands of acres of land.

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• My Palestinian mother-in-law and the generation of survivors

  
  September 05, 2023 13:46

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2023/09/my-palestinian-mother-in-law-and-the-generation-of-survivors/?utm_content=bufferc7db4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer

   

  By MARION KAWAS 

  Published September 3, 2023

   

  My mother-in-law recently passed away at age 97. Her generation, the Nakba survivors, are quickly leaving us, along with their important historical legacy.

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• Misinformation: Zionist Distortion of Religious Scriptures

  
  September 05, 2023 14:02

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/misinformation-zionist-distortion-of-religious-scriptures/

   

  By Jamal Kanj

  Published September 2, 2023

   

  Ignoring the genetic and historical facts, the European Zionist movement endeavored to utilize non-historical records to reconstruct history and propagate misinformation in order to establish a link with the ancient Hebrews.

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• Our Wednesday News Analysis | ‘It’s like 1948’: Israel cleanses vast West Bank region of nearly all Palestinians

  
  September 06, 2023 14:00

  Source: +972 Magazine
  https://www.972mag.com/area-c-ethnic-cleansing-settler-violence/?EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_9_12_2022_11_20_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1fe821d25-2a5921dccb-318877973

   

  By Oren Ziv
  Published August 31, 2023

   

  In mere months, entire Palestinian communities between Ramallah and Jericho have been chased out by settler violence and state policies — paving the way for a total Israeli takeover of thousands of acres of land.

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• Our Friday News Analysis | What the World Reads Now!

  
  September 08, 2023 12:16

   

  An Alliance of (Some) Sworn (Former?) Enemies? Why? The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend? What if the People of the World Want to Live Together in Harmony?

   

  
  The Hague, 08 September 2023 | If you know of any story that is decisive, tell the world. We're still searching.

   

  
  BRICS REVEALS SIX NEW MEMBERS
  

  
  The group of rising world powers will more than double its ranks

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• The Evangelical Pope | Dare to Replace Fears with Dreams!

  
  September 11, 2023 12:13

  Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

  Published Sunday, September 10, 2023

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