Common Grounds


  • Fit in: Don’t hate Jews. Hate Muslims


    November 27, 2017 14:08

    Source: JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS

    http://jfjfp.com/?p=96614

     

    By Peter Beinart, Forward
    Publsihed November 22, 2017

     

    Actually, Steve Bannon Is Not An Anti-Semite. He’s Something Worse.

    Read More
  • November 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People


    November 29, 2017 13:10

    Source: HuffPost

    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/zeina-azzam/november-29-international_b_8666560.html

     

    By Zeina Azzam

     

    On November 29, 1947, after Great Britain—the mandatory power in Palestine—had asked the United Nations to meet in a special session to discuss the “problem of Palestine,” the General Assembly passed Resolution 181 (II) to end the British mandate by August 1, 1948. The centerpiece of this historic resolution, however, was to partition Palestine and call for the establishment, after a transition period, of “Independent Arab and Jewish States and the Special International Regime for the City of Jerusalem.”

    Read More
  • Linda Sarsour: 'We must all commit to dismantling anti-Semitism'


    November 30, 2017 14:23

    Source: +972 Magazine

    https://972mag.com/linda-sarsour-we-must-all-commit-to-dismantling-anti-semitism/131054/

     

    By Natasha Roth
    Published November 29, 2017

     

    A storm of protest failed to overshadow a diverse, progressive panel on anti-Semitism held in New York, featuring Linda Sarsour and Jewish Voice for Peace head Rebecca Vilkomerson.

    Read More
  • Opinion // Mideast Master Plan: How Israeli-Palestinian Peace Fits Trump's Economic Interests


    December 01, 2017 13:54

    Source: Haaretz

    https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.825126

     

    By Tzvia Greenfield

    Published Nov 27, 2017

     

    Fostering an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians is just one step in Trump's ultimate deal for Middle East profitability, so don't underestimate him

    Read More
  • Nationalism; The Toxic Effect.


    December 01, 2017 13:44

    Source: Veterans Today

    https://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/11/26/nationalism-the-toxic-effect/

     

    By Sami Jamil Jadallah 
    Published November 26, 2017

     

    Over the last decade here in the US and in Europe, we have seen the rise of “Nationalist Parties” parties that stand to the “right” of the political spectrum, mostly around race, color and religion.

    Read More
  • Opinion // Israel Must Not Divide Jerusalem


    December 04, 2017 13:00

    Source: Haaretz

    https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.826521

     

    By Moshe Arens

    Published Dec 03, 2017

     

    Arbitrarily altering a city's boundaries based on demographic forecasts is hardly the way to manage a municipality. Instead, all of East Jerusalem should be rehabilitated

    Read More
  • Deep schism between Israel and American Jewry


    December 04, 2017 13:06

    Source: JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS

    http://jfjfp.com/?p=96766

     

    By Uri Savir, Al Monitor, Israel Pulse
    Published November 30, 2017

     

    US Jews losing faith in Israel

    Read More
  • The row over Jerusalem gives American Jews a tough choice


    December 05, 2017 13:42

    Source: The National

    https://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/the-row-over-jerusalem-gives-american-jews-a-tough-choice-1.681280

     

    By Jonathan Cook
    Published December 4, 2017

     

    For decades most American Jews have claimed an “Israel exemption”: resolutely progressive on domestic issues, they are hawks on their cherished cause. Racism they would vigorously oppose if applied in the United States is welcomed in Israel.

    Read More
  • Hopes for solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict fall across the Mideast, poll finds


    December 05, 2017 13:35

    Source: +972 Magazine

    https://972mag.com/hopes-for-solving-israeli-palestinian-conflict-fall-across-the-mideast-poll-finds/131125/

     

    By James J. Zogby

    Published December 2, 2017

     

    Only in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are majorities still inclined to support a two-state solution, while more than 40 percent of Lebanese, Jordanians, and Palestinians now say they no longer believe any solution is possible. 

    Read More
  • In Generational Shift, Millennial Evangelicals Not as Supportive of Israel


    December 05, 2017 13:50

    Source: Haaretz

    https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-1.826720

     

    By Amir Tibon (Washington)

    Published Dec 04, 2017

     

    New survey shows majority of American, young Evangelicals believe 'Christians should do more to love and care for the Palestinian people'

    Read More