Common Grounds

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• ISRAEL’S PATH NOT TAKEN

  
  May 26, 2026 13:43

  Source: Seymour Hersh

  https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/israels-path-not-taken

   

  Published May 15, 2026

   

  A memoir by the son of an Israeli general who took up the Palestinian cause shows what might have been

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• Western leaders play their part in our charade democracies. Can you spot the tell?

  
  June 02, 2026 15:26

  Source: Jonathan Cook Blog

  https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-05-20/western-leaders-charade-democracies/

   

  By Jonathan Cook 

  Published May 20, 2026

   

  The super-rich and their vassals are deeply invested in the system because it richly rewards them. They’ll deploy everything they can – from the media to the ‘security’ forces – to prevent change

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• Pax Silica, the Gaza genocide, and the crisis of global capitalism

  
  June 02, 2026 14:34

  Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians 

  https://jfjfp.com/pax-silica-the-gaza-genocide-and-the-crisis-of-global-capitalism/

   

  William I. Robinson and M. Gürsan Şenalp write in Mondoweiss on 24 May 2026 

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• How Arab world should react to US-China power shift

  
  June 02, 2026 14:55

  Source: The New Arab

  https://www.arabnews.com/node/2644036

   

  By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

  Published May 18, 2026

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• The Dahiyeh Gamble: How Netanyahu’s Escalation Backfired into an Iranian Victory

  
  June 09, 2026 14:25

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-dahiyeh-gamble-how-netanyahus-escalation-backfired-into-an-iranian-victory/

   

  By Ramzy Baroud

  Published June 8, 2026

   

  Netanyahu’s attack on Beirut may have triggered a historic shift, linking Lebanon’s security directly to Iranian military deterrence.

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• If the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason

  
  June 09, 2026 14:00

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-06-05/ty-article-magazine/.premium/if-the-netanyahu-government-falls-this-will-be-the-reason/0000019e-92b7-da37-a19f-d6bfa4450000

   

  By Dahlia Scheindlin

  Published June 5, 2026

   

  The parties in the governing coalition rely on strong support from Israelis in the north and religious Zionist West Bank settlements. Hezbollah fire and the resentment toward the government's resistance to draft ultra-Orthodox men could send these votes to the opposition

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• Why Gaza Matters: From ‘Never Again’ to Ecocide, A Liberated Palestine Benefits Us All

  
  June 09, 2026 14:15

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/why-gaza-matters-from-never-again-to-ecocide-a-liberated-palestine-benefits-us-all/

   

  By Benay Blend

  Published June 9, 2026

   

  As history continues to repeat itself, it is important to understand that what happens in Gaza matters beyond its borders.

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• BREAKING NEWS | U.S. APACHE GOES DOWN AT HORMUZ, HEZBOLLAH INFILTRATES ISRAEL – W/ U.S. NAVY MALCOLM NANCE

  
  June 10, 2026 14:08

  Source: Mario Nawfal on YouTube

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV0cAv_61HI

   

  Published June 9, 2026 

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• Fighting the opportunists who profit from genocide

  
  June 16, 2026 13:48

  Source: The New Arab

  https://www.arabnews.com/node/2645891

   

  By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

  Published June 3, 2026

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• “Pride in Genocide”: No to Israel’s Pinkwashing

  
  June 16, 2026 13:15

  Source: Tawfiq Al- Ghussein on Substack

  https://tawfiqalghussein.substack.com/p/pride-in-genocide-no-to-israels-pinkwashing

   

  By Tawfiq Al- Ghussein and Rania Hammad

  Published June 15, 2026

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