Common Grounds

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• The West Bank on the Brink: Israel’s Far Right, U.S. Support, and a Region in Crisis

  
  August 04, 2026 12:01

  Source: Mideast Discourse

  https://mideastdiscourse.com/2026/07/28/the-west-bank-on-the-brink-israels-far-right-u-s-support-and-a-region-in-crisis/

   

  By Steven Sahiounie

  Published August 3, 2026

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• Two States in One Homeland: Recycling a Politically Defunct Partition Paradigm

  
  August 04, 2026 12:19

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/two-states-in-one-homeland-recycling-a-politically-defunct-partition-paradigm/

   

  By Awad Abdelfattah

  Published August 3, 2026

   

  Efforts to manage the conflict without dismantling the structures of settler colonialism have produced deeper occupation, expanding settlements, increasing fragmentation.

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• Why Tell Matters: Is the West Bank Approaching a New Intifada?

  
  August 11, 2026 14:03

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/why-tell-matters-is-the-west-bank-approaching-a-new-intifada/

   

  By Ramzy Baroud

  Published August 6, 2026

   

  If international governments continue to protect Israel from accountability, the question will no longer be whether the West Bank will rise.

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• Board of Peace caves to Netanyahu and rewrites Israeli withdrawal terms from Gaza

  
  August 11, 2026 13:49

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/board-peace-caves-netanyahu-and-rewrites-gaza-withdrawal-terms

   

  By Elis Gjevori

  Published August 4, 2026

   

  Board ties any Israeli withdrawal to complete disarmament by Hamas, reversing its earlier phased approach

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• You Can't Integrate Israel Into the Middle East While Isolating It From Palestinians

  
  August 11, 2026 13:57

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-10/ty-article-opinion/.premium/you-cant-integrate-israel-into-middle-east-while-isolating-it-from-palestinians/0000019f-e789-d310-a3df-e78bff280000

   

  By Danny Citrinowicz

  Published August 10, 2026

   

  Israel cannot hold both ends of the stick – you can't continue the current policy in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, while promising an Abraham Accords expansion and Israel's integration into the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

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• Five key fronts to counter Israel’s Gaza genocide

  
  August 18, 2026 14:04

  Source: Arab News

  https://www.arabnews.com/node/2654102

   

  By Dr. Ramzy Baroud

  Published August 10, 2026

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• Israel's Extremists Say West Bank Annexation Is Inevitable. They're Wrong

  
  August 18, 2026 13:45

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-16/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israels-extremists-say-west-bank-annexation-is-inevitable-theyre-wrong/000001a0-0acf-d88f-abbf-decf17330000?

   

  By Mickey Gitzin

  Published August 16, 2026

   

  The reestablishment of settlements in the northern West Bank, alongside the uptick in settler violence, is part of a broader plan to normalize annexation. But both things are a result of specific government policies that can be reversed

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• The Mouse that Wants to Be an Elephant: Israel and the Steroids of US Aid

  
  August 18, 2026 13:54

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-mouse-that-wants-to-be-an-elephant-israel-and-the-steroids-of-us-aid/

   

  By Jeremy Salt

  Published August 18, 2026

   

  Whoever wins, this is not going to affect the slow and steady degradation of Israel’s standing in the US, accompanied by ultimately steady and increasing cuts in the steroids of arms supplies and economic aid.

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• No coming back from genocide: resist Israel’s global counter-offensive

  
  August 25, 2026 14:15

  Source: Morning Star

  https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/no-coming-back-genocide-resist-israels-global-counter-offensive

   

  By Dr Ramzy Baroud

  Publisjed August 19, 2026

   

  There is a determined effort to reverse the diplomatic gains of the Palestinians, despite the shift in worldwide global opinion. Solidarity demands no return to business as usual, argues Ramzy Baroud

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• Trump Can Stop the Next War in the West Bank, but He Must Act Now

  
  August 25, 2026 13:43

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-24/ty-article-opinion/.premium/trump-can-stop-the-next-war-in-the-west-bank-but-he-must-act-now/000001a0-34e3-d268-a1fe-3df7e3020000

   

  By Gershon Baskin

  Published August 24, 2026

   

  Even Trump's ambassador to Israel, a staunch supporter of the settlements, has hinted at American sanctions against violent settlers. The U.S. must adopt such a policy, before it's too late

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