Common Grounds
Trump’s Poised To Recognize Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital. Here’s 6 Reasons You Should Care.
Source: Forward
Nathan Guttman
December 5, 2017
President Trump is about to fulfill one of his top election promises on Wednesday, but the plan may threaten to ignite the entire Middle East.
Read MoreTrump, Take Note: How Jerusalem Went From Hosting 16 Embassies to Zero
Source: Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.826698
David B. Green
Dec 06, 2017
President Donald Trump may still be mulling whether to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but countries such as Chile, the Netherlands and Kenya once had ambassadors in the city
Read MoreIs Netanyahu still a psychopath and pathological liar?
Source: Veterans Today
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/12/05/is-netanyahu-still-a-psychopath-and-a-liar/
By Jonas E. Alexis
Published December 5, 2017Ciamak Morsadegh: “Benjamin Netanyahu and the anti-Semites need each other: they supply each other with what they need – intolerance and hatred. The fact is, Iran is a place where Jews feel secure and we are happy to be here. We are proud to be Iranian. I know this doesn't follow the Zionist script, but this is the reality. No one forces the Jews to stay here."
Read MoreAnalysis // Trump Hasn’t Killed the Peace Process, He Just Pronounced It Dead
Source: Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.827482
By Zvi Bar'el
U.S. recognition of Jerusalem has shattered the illusion that if only the core issues could be resolved, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would come to an end
Read MoreJerusalem for Dummies: Why the World Doesn’t Recognize It as Israel’s Capital
Source: Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.826929
By David B. Green
And why the possibility that Trump might do just that, seven decades after Israel's establishment, is such a source of apprehension worldwide
Read MoreThe Evangelical Force Behind Trump's Jerusalem Speech
Source: Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.827591
By Allison Kaplan Sommer
Published Dec 11, 2017
The U.S. evangelical community is in raptures over Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel, believing it moves the world closer to Armagedon
Read MoreI have witnessed two intifadas. Trump’s stance on Israel may ignite a third
Source: The Guardian
By Raja Shehadeh
Published 10 December 2017
In recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the US president has hindered the prospect of peace in the region
Read MoreTrump’s truth
Source: JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS
By Robert A. H. Cohen, Writing from the Edge/Patheos
Published December 10, 2017Why Trump’s Jerusalem “reality” is good news for Palestinian solidarity
Read MoreNetanyahu fails to sell Trump Jerusalem recognition in Europe
Source: The Middle East Monitor
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to convince the European Union to follow the lead of US President Donald Trump and recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Read MoreThe Qur’an: From a Talisman to a Book for Life
Source: HuffPost
By Safi Kaskas, Contributor
Co-author of “The Qur’an, A Contemporary Understanding, with References to the Bible”
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