Common Grounds
In killing Nasrallah, Israel chose to open the gates of hell. We will all pay the price
Source: Jonathan Cook Blog
https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2024-09-29/killing-nasrallah-israel-price/
By Jonathan Cook
Published September 29, 2024
The West, via Israel, is fomenting for Hezbollah and the Shia resistance their own ISIS moment. Moderates are once again losing the argument – because we lost it for them
Read MoreSeven (7) things Palestinians want Americans to consider about US role on Israel’s offensive on Gaza
Source: Reckon
By Ahmed Masood
Published October 7, 2024
PERSPECTIVES: On the one-year anniversary of October 7, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank share their perspective on U.S. involvement in the ongoing conflict, urging Americans to reconsider their government’s stance on its support for Israel.
Read More'Not All Jews Longed for a Jewish Supremacist State in the Land of Israel'
Source: Haaretz
By Ronen Tal
Published September 27, 2024
Israeli soldiers abhorred violence, the Arabs didn't want to throw the Jews into the sea. Through letters written in real-time, a historian sets forth what those who fought on both sides in the 1948 war actually thought
Read MoreFrom ethnic cleansing to genocide
Source: Mondoweiss
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/from-ethnic-cleansing-to-genocide/
Published October 7, 2024
I am a survivor of the 1948 Nakba who lived to witness the 2024 genocide. I may not live to see justice be made, but I am certain our long struggle will be rewarded. Our grandchildren will live at home once again.
Read MoreIsrael's legitimacy was built on the Holocaust. Now its own genocide is destroying it
Source: Middle East Eye
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-support-built-on-holocaust-own-genocide-destroying-it
Published October 10, 2024
The Zionist project was only able to garner the support of most Jews due to the Holocaust. But the self-defence argument no longer works during its genocide in Gaza
Read MoreMustafa Barghouti reflects on the future of the Palestinian struggle in a time of genocide and ethnic cleansing
Source: Mondoweiss
Published October 7, 2024
In an interview with Mondoweiss, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative Dr. Mustafa Barghouti reflects on the importance of Palestinian national unity, the challenges facing the Palestinian struggle, and the right to resist.
Read MoreThe world after 7 October: Israel's strategic defeat and the future of Zionism
Source: Middle East Monitor
By Nasim Ahmed
Published October 8, 2024
Read MoreOpinion | If Sinwar Was a Devil, What Does It Make Israel?
Source: Haaretz
By Gideon Levy
Published October 20, 2024
This isn't just whataboutism. Israel's blindness is now one of the greatest obstacles on the road to ending this terrible and insatiable war
Read MoreArab states are coming together to prevent a regional war, will the U.S. listen?
Source: Mondoweiss
Published October 11, 2024
As Israel expands its war to Lebanon and is threatening Iran as well, there are important signs that Arab states in the region are finally stepping in to prevent a broader regional war. Will the Biden administration listen?
Read MoreWar on Gaza: How Starmer's Labour government has enabled Israel's genocide
Source: Middle East Eye
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-gaza-war-starmer-government-enable-israel-genocide
Published October 16, 2024
Some hoped the new government would chart a fresh course, but after 100 days in office, Starmer continues to fail Palestinians
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