Common Grounds

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• 'The occupation wants nothing but suffering for us': Gazans face catastrophic humanitarian crisis amid Israel's Ramadan blockade

  
  March 25, 2025 15:24

  Source: The New Arab

  https://www.newarab.com/features/israels-ramadan-blockade-reaches-catastrophic-levels-gaza 

   

  By Mohamed Solaimane

  Published March 13, 2025

   

  By sealing all crossings into Gaza, Israel is preventing much-needed humanitarian aid from reaching the enclave’s 2.3 million residents this Ramadan

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• The complete idiot’s guide to world affairs

  
  April 01, 2025 15:30

  Source: Jonathan Cook Blog

  https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2025-03-26/idiots-guide-world-affairs/

   

  By Jonathan Cook

  Published March 26, 2025

   

  The left and right take the same reality-based view of the world but respond to it in different moral terms. Liberals, on the other hand, live in an alternate universe – of pure make-believe

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• Palestinians are pleading for an end to the Gaza war. No one is listening

  
  April 01, 2025 14:53

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/palestinians-are-pleading-end-gaza-war-no-one-listening

   

  By Ahmed Najar

  Published March 27, 2025

   

  Protesters are calling on both Israel and Hamas to relieve their misery, while the media only amplifies whatever angle suits its narrative

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• Four reasons why Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the West Bank is being accepted by the world

  
  April 01, 2025 15:17

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2025/03/four-reasons-why-israels-ethnic-cleansing-of-the-west-bank-is-being-accepted-by-the-world/

   

  By Qassam Muaddi

  Published March 21, 2025

   

  Israel's ethnic cleansing campaign in the West Bank is being accepted by the international community because it has already allowed genocide in Gaza and the forced displacement of Palestinians since 1948. But there is hope a new world is being born.

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• The politics behind Netanyahu’s Shin Bet scandal

  
  April 08, 2025 14:58

  Source: Arab News

  https://www.arabnews.com/node/2596189

   

  By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

  Published April 7, 2025

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• Sami’s Pain is the Pain of Every Child in Gaza: A Doctor’s Testimony

  
  April 08, 2025 14:41

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/samis-pain-is-the-pain-of-every-child-in-gaza-a-doctors-testimony/

   

  By Dr. Mimi Syed

  Published April 1, 2025

   

  Though he was alive, I could not help but feel an intense feeling of anger. This vibrant little boy was maimed for life.

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• Opinion | Ignoring Massacres in Gaza City While Protesting for Democracy in Tel Aviv

  
  April 08, 2025 14:48

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-03-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/even-anti-war-israelis-are-scared-to-say-gazans-are-human-beings/00000195-b525-d862-a3b5-f53704750000?dicbo=v2-

   

  By Hanin Majadli

  Published March 21, 2025

   

  How is it possible to square the defense of Israel's democratic values with a situation in which on the other side tens of thousands of Palestinian lives are being cut short in a single blow?

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• Opinion | These Are Your Options as a Palestinian Orphan in Gaza

  
  April 15, 2025 14:06

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-04-08/ty-article-opinion/.premium/these-are-your-options-as-a-palestinian-orphan-in-gaza/00000196-16cf-d93f-a7f7-5eefa11a0000

   

  By Rajaa Natour

  Published April 8, 2025

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• Why I don’t cheer for Israel’s ‘pro-democracy’ movement

  
  April 15, 2025 13:48

  Source: Al-Jazeera

  https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/4/10/why-i-dont-cheer-for-israels-pro-democracy-movement

   

  By Neve Gordon

  Published April 10, 2025

   

  The anti-government protests in Israel are not about achieving true democracy but maintaining Jewish privilege.

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• The Trump-Netanyahu Meeting: Key Takeaways and Potential Implications

  
  April 15, 2025 13:54

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-trump-netanyahu-meeting-key-takeaways-and-potential-implications/

   

  By Robert Inlakesh

  Published April 8, 2025

   

  The meeting between Trump and Netanyahu covered a range of topics, with key discussions on Iran, Gaza, and US foreign policy, though leaving many questions unresolved.

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