Common Grounds
Why Did Gaza Child, Alma, Refuse to Be Rescued Following Israeli Attack on Her Home? (VIDEO)
Source: Palestine Chronicle
Published December 4, 2023
It was not only Alma’s love for her family that made this story worth telling, but the love of the community itself, especially those who were digging with their bare hands.
Read MoreIsrael-Palestine war: For Netanyahu and his political allies, peace is more dangerous than war
Source: Middle East Eye
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-netanyahu-political-allies-peace-dangerous
By Meron Rapoport in Tel Aviv, Israel
Published December 5, 2023
Israeli public opinion has turned against both Israel's prime minister and Bezalel Smotrich, his main coalition partner on the extreme right. But they won't give up on their dream of a new Nakba easily
Read MoreI used to think the term ’Judeo-Nazis’ was excessive. I don’t any longer.
Source: Mondoweiss
https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/i-used-to-think-the-term-judeo-nazis-was-excessive-i-dont-any-longer/
Published December 8, 2023
I used to think that Yeshayahu Leibowitz's term "Judeo-Nazis" was too strong to describe Israel. But today, I feel differently.
Read MoreTHE WEST AGONISES OVER AN ‘ATROCITY UPSURGE’ WHILE BACKING ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE IN GAZA
Source: Declassified UK
Published December 11, 2023
The problem isn’t ‘global inaction’ to prevent mass atrocities, as the Guardian claims. It’s intense US and UK support for atrocities so long as they bolster their global power.
Read MoreOpinion | Israel Killed Thousands of Children in Gaza. How Can So Many Israelis Remain Indifferent?
Source: Haaretz
By Amira Hass
Published December 18, 2023
For decades we've been brought up believing that only military force can ensure the state's survival, while denying rights to the Palestinians. That's just one of many sad answers to the question
Read MoreThe cost of freedom
Source: Mondoweiss
https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/the-cost-of-freedom/
Published December 15, 2023
Read MoreOpinion: The End Times – America, Evangelical Christianity, and Israel’s occupation of Palestine
Source: Al Hakam
By Abdul Haleem, UK
Published December 15, 2023
Read MoreIsrael-Palestine war: How Gaza changed global politics
Source: Middle East Eye
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-palestine-war-gaza-changed-global-politics-how
By Peter Oborne
Published December 14, 2023
It is impossible to exaggerate the horror that has befallen the people of Gaza over the last two months. But their courage, suffering and endurance may have changed world history
Read MoreAnalysis | Hamas, Hasbara and the Holocaust: What Left and Right Get Wrong About the Israel-Gaza War, and Why
Source: Haaretz
Published December 20, 2023
Tribal thinking about Israel and Palestine is causing both left and right to make colossal mistakes about the situation, which will perpetuate horrors upon them that will reverberate around the world
Read MoreTo Christian Zionists from Palestinian Christians: Enough complicity with Israel
Source: The New Arab
https://www.newarab.com/opinion/christian-zionists-palestinian-christians-enough
Published December 23, 2023
Opinion: On Christmas, a reminder that Christian Palestinians, like Palestinians of all faiths, are killed in Israel's war, a fact ignored by Christian Zionists
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