Common Grounds

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• ‘We Die, So They May Live’: Struggling for Survival amid Gaza’s Rubble

  
  January 14, 2025 15:03

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/we-die-so-they-may-live-struggling-for-survival-amid-gazas-rubble/

   

  By Donya Abu Sitta

  Published January 11, 2025

   

  Amid the rubble of Gaza, survivors recount harrowing tales of endurance, loss, and resilience in the face of unimaginable devastation.

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• Penguins, Zionism, and the Instinct for Survival

  
  January 14, 2025 15:03

  Source: IslamiCity

  https://www.islamicity.org/103854/penguins-zionism-and-the-instinct-for-survival/

   

  By Muhammad Shahid Alam

  Published January 11, 2025

   

  Zionists have sought to delegitimize Palestinian opposition to Zionism or Jewish settler-colonialization of their lands by accusing them of antisemitism, that is, of harboring hatred for Jews as such, not because of what they had/have been doing to Palestinians.

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• Israeli historian Ilan Pappe: ‘This is the last phase of Zionism’

  
  January 14, 2025 15:03

  Source: Al-Jazeera

  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/14/israeli-historian-ilan-pappe-this-is-the-last-phase-of-zionism

   

  By Anealla Safdar

  Published January 14, 2025

   

  Pappe talks to Al Jazeera on ‘neo-Zionism’, ceasefire talks, the second coming of Trump and ‘indoctrination’ in Israel.

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• How the Gaza war will shape Israel’s future

  
  January 21, 2025 14:39

  Source: Arab News

  https://www.arabnews.com/node/2587127

   

  By Ramzy Baroud

  Published January 20, 2025

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• How Long Will It Take and How Much Will It Cost to Rebuild Gaza?

  
  January 21, 2025 13:23

  Source: Time

  https://time.com/7207750/how-long-will-it-take-how-much-will-it-cost-to-rebuild-gaza/

   

  By Joseph Krauss / AP

  Published January 17, 2025

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• Analysis | Trump, Not Netanyahu, Will Decide Whether to Restart the War and Who Will Govern Gaza

  
  January 21, 2025 13:36

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-01-20/ty-article/.premium/trump-not-netanyahu-will-decide-whether-to-restart-the-war-and-who-will-govern-gaza/00000194-803d-ddd4-aff6-e8ff38040000

   

  By Amos Harel

  Published January 20, 2025

   

  The hostage deal marks a step toward restoring solidarity between Israel and its citizens and a possible path out of the war. While Netanyahu's government works to confuse the public and Hamas shows off its strength, the future depends on Trump

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• Nearly 40,000 Palestinian Children Orphaned by War in Gaza

  
  January 28, 2025 15:22

  Source: Drop Site

  https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/20000-palestinian-children-orphaned-by-gaza-war

   

  By Rasha Abou Jalal

  Published January 22, 2025

   

  Palestinian families have stepped in to take care of children not their own but the volume of children orphaned by the war is staggering

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• Trump says ‘clean out that whole thing’ as part of his plan for Gaza

  
  January 28, 2025 14:37

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-says-clean-out-whole-thing-part-his-plan-gaza

   

  By Lubna Masarwa

  Published January 26, 2025

   

  The US president suggests that Jordan and Egypt should take in more Palestinians from Gaza 

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• My two genocides

  
  January 28, 2025 14:44

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2025/01/my-two-genocides/

   

  By Jacob Boas

  Published January 19, 2025

   

  In my life, I have been enmeshed in two genocides. The first was when I survived the Holocaust in World War II. The second is the Gaza genocide, which is being carried out in my name and which is exploiting my story to justify the slaughter.

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• Dear world: This is what Palestinian unity looks like

  
  February 04, 2025 14:51

  Source: Middle East Monitor

  https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250129-dear-world-this-is-what-palestinian-unity-looks-like/

   

  By Dr Ramzy Baroud

  Published January 29, 2025

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