Common Grounds

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• The Numbers Show: Gaza War Is One of the Bloodiest in the 21st Century

  
  August 20, 2024 15:56

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2024-08-14/ty-article-magazine/.premium/the-death-toll-in-gaza-is-bad-even-compared-to-the-wars-in-ukraine-iraq-and-myanmar/00000191-50c6-d6a2-a7dd-d1decf340000?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=israel-at-war&utm_content=f9d931a4f2

   

  By Nir Hasson

  Published August 14, 2024

   

  As the Gaza death toll approaches 40,000, Haaretz examines the data from a global perspective. The rate and pace of deaths - as well as the living conditions of those still alive – overshadow the conflicts in Iraq, Ukraine and Myanmar

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• Why the U.S. Must Lead Sanctions on Israel’s Illegal Occupation

  
  August 20, 2024 15:22

  Source: Foreign Policy

  https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/14/israel-palestine-us-sanctions-icj-ruling-occupation-settlements-dollar/

   

  By Mohsen Farshneshani

  Published August 14, 2024

   

  No multilateral sanctions campaign will be effective unless it is backed by the power of the dollar, which dominates global trade and banking.

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• Deceptive Optimism – What is Really Happening at the Gaza Ceasefire Talks (ANALYSIS)

  
  August 20, 2024 15:22

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/deceptive-optimism-what-is-really-happening-at-the-gaza-ceasefire-talks-analysis/

   

  By Palestine Chronicle Editors

  Published August 16, 2024

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• Israeli academic Shlomo Sand: ‘Jews and Palestinians will have to live together’

  
  August 27, 2024 15:17

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/shlomo-sand-jews-and-palestinians-we-have-no-choice-we-will-have-live-together

   

  By Hassina Mechaï in Paris

  Published August 22, 2024

   

  In his new essay, the Israeli historian delves into the ‘eclipsed’ currents of Zionism that dreamt of a binational state as an alternative to Jewish nationalism

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• Evil Fruit of Seeds Sown Long ago – What Makes Gaza Genocide Different?

  
  August 27, 2024 15:16

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/evil-fruit-of-seeds-sown-long-ago-what-makes-gaza-genocide-different/

   

  By Jeremy Salt

  Published August 18, 2024

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• Message from the DNC: The Democrats do not care about Palestinians

  
  August 27, 2024 15:16

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2024/08/message-from-the-dnc-the-democrats-do-not-care-about-palestinians/

   

  By Mitchell Plitnick

  Published August 23, 2024

   

  The Democratic National Convention did not go well for supporters of Palestinian rights where Democrats were largely successful in burying their deep complicity in the Gaza genocide.

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• War on Children: Gaza kids are unvaccinated, hungry and orphaned

  
  September 03, 2024 15:08

  Source: Gulf News

  https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/war-on-children-gaza-kids-are-unvaccinated-hungry-and-orphaned-1.103958730

   

  By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News

  Published September 1, 2024

   

  War must stop before a whole generation of Palestinian children is completely erased

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• Zionism is the racist ideology that destroys, kills and persecutes

  
  September 03, 2024 15:08

  Source: Middle East Monitor

  https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240830-zionism-is-the-racist-ideology-that-destroys-kills-and-persecutes/

   

  By Sayid Marcos Tenório

  Published August 30, 2024

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• Ceasefire negotiations as a weapon of war

  
  September 03, 2024 15:08

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2024/08/ceasefire-negotiations-as-a-weapon-of-war/

   

  By Malak Hijazi

  Published August 25, 2024 

   

  Our hope for a ceasefire has been weaponized against us. Every time politicians issue statements, mediators shuttle between capitals, headlines promise a breakthrough, and then it all falls apart. And every time, my hope breaks me.

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• “Why Should I Care About Gaza?”

  
  September 10, 2024 14:38

  Source: Caitlin Johnstone

  https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/09/08/why-should-i-care-about-gaza/

   

  By Caitlin Johnstone

  Published September 8, 2024

   

  We can’t keep living like this. Our species cannot continue living on this planet as though what happens to other people and other organisms around the world has nothing to do with us. We don’t live in that kind of world anymore.

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