Common Grounds

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• The West's hypocrisy towards Gaza's breakout is stomach-turning

  
  October 10, 2023 14:23

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-israel-west-hypocrisy-jailbreak-stomach-turning

   

  By Jonathan Cook

  Published October 8, 2023

   

  There will be little sympathy in the West as, yet again, besieged Palestinians are bombed by Israel, the immense suffering justified by the term 'Israeli retaliation'

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• Just another battle or the Palestinian war of liberation?

  
  October 10, 2023 13:59

  Source: The Electronic Intifada

  https://electronicintifada.net/content/just-another-battle-or-palestinian-war-liberation/38661

   

  By Joseph Massad

  Published October 8, 2023

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• Opinion | Israel Can’t Imprison Two Million Gazans Without Paying a Cruel Price

  
  October 10, 2023 14:08

  Source: Haareyz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-10-09/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israel-cant-imprison-2-million-gazans-without-paying-a-cruel-price/0000018b-1476-d465-abbb-14f6262a0000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=Twitter

   

  By Gideon Levy

  Published October 9, 2023

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• Our Wednesday News Analysis | The West's hypocrisy towards Gaza's breakout is stomach-turning

  
  October 13, 2023 15:00

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-israel-west-hypocrisy-jailbreak-stomach-turning

   

  By Jonathan Cook
  Published October 8, 2023

   

  There will be little sympathy in the West as, yet again, besieged Palestinians are bombed by Israel, the immense suffering justified by the term 'Israeli retaliation'

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

  
  October 13, 2023 15:17

   

  Will the People in the Region Ever Greet Each Other with
  "Welcome Home?"

   

  
  The Hague, 13 October 2023 | If you know of any story that is decisive, tell the world. We're still searching.

   

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  Editor’s Note | Why live to die together if we can just live together?

   

  We’ve reached a turning point in history. The recent carnage in Israel-Palestine has changed the winds of war. Expect a positive change! Irrespective, I fear that more than 100,000 Palestinians must sacrifice their lives before it gets better. But the world takes note. The world will no longer stomach the atrocities that the people of the region perpetrate against each other. The broken humanity must heal.

  • Try your utmost not to take sides. War is wrong, ruthless, and cruel. How many innocent babies have been decapitated? My sources in the region tell me that, to date, 22,000 residential buildings have been bombed. Those in the wrong places and times have been burned alive, with every bone cracked and heads crushed. So, whichever side you’re on, your side is wrong.
  • Be humble. Wash your mouth with vinegar if you utter anything that might seem self-righteous, condescending, and judgmental. Stay cool, calm, and corrected!
  • I ask my Jewish, Christian, and Muslim friends: “Who will the Messiah liberate when he comes? The oppressors or the oppressed? The short answer is BOTH.
  • What does the New Testament say about one people, one nation, one God? Jesus insists not one people, all people; not one nation, all nations; and, yes, one God.
  • When Jacob (God changed his name to Israel) and Esau met after years of estrangement, Jacob feared for his life until Jacob said to Esau, "Please! Accept these gifts if you can find it in your heart to welcome me. When I saw your face, it was like the face of God smiling on me. Accept the gifts I have brought for you. God has been good to me, and I have more than enough.” Jacob urged the gifts on him, and Esau accepted. (Genesis 33: 10 Message Translation)

  Have faith! Why live to die together if we can just live together?

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• The Evangelical Pope | Suffering for Doing Good

  
  October 16, 2023 13:22

  Living Words from John Paul II

  Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  Published Sunday, October 15, 2023

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• A Textbook Case of Genocide

  
  October 17, 2023 14:56

  Source: Jewish Currents

  https://jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-case-of-genocide

   

  By Raz Segal

  Published October 13, 2023

   

  Israel has been explicit about what it’s carrying out in Gaza. Why isn’t the world listening?

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• For American Evangelicals Who Back Israel, ‘Neutrality Isn’t an Option’

  
  October 17, 2023 14:31

  Source: The New York Times

  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/15/us/american-evangelicals-israel-hamas.html

   

  By Ruth Graham and Anna Betts

  Ruth Graham reported from Arlington, Texas. Anna Betts reported from New York.

  Published October 15, 2023

   

  Conservative Christians’ strong connection to Israel forms the backbone of Republican support, and is tied to beliefs about biblical promises and prophecy.

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• Chris Hedges: This Way for the Genocide, Ladies and Gentlemen

  
  October 17, 2023 14:46

  Source: Scheerpost

  https://scheerpost.com/2023/10/15/this-way-for-the-genocide-ladies-and-gentlemen/

   

  By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost

  Published October 15, 2023

   

  Washington and European governments are cheerleading Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. The failure to intervene to halt the carnage threatens to ignite violence throughout the region.

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• Our Wednesday News Analysis | A Textbook Case of Genocide

  
  October 18, 2023 14:54

  Source: Jewish Currents
  https://jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-case-of-genocide

   

  By Raz Segal
  Published October 13, 2023

   

  Israel has been explicit about what it’s carrying out in Gaza. Why isn’t the world listening?

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