Common Grounds

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• Israel-Palestine: time for the EU to step up

  
  January 18, 2018 15:01

  Source: The Irish Times

  https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorial/israel-palestine-time-for-the-eu-to-step-up-1.3358982

   

  The Irish Times view

   

  With the United States in effect having left the pitch, other states must now stand up

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• When You Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, Remember to Pray for All of Its Residents

  
  January 19, 2018 16:56

  Surce: The Christian Post

  www.christianpost.com/voice/when-you-pray-for-the-peace-of-jerusalem-remember-to-pray-for-all-of-its-residents.html

   

  By Rev. Dr. Jack Y. Sara 

  Published 10 Jan 2018

   

  As I expected, there were both positive and negative responses to my article on President Trump's Jerusalem announcement.

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• American UN Ambassador Haley: Palestinians ‘Not Serious in Truly Getting to Peace’ With Israel

  
  January 19, 2018 17:12

  Source: THE ALGEMEINER

  https://www.algemeiner.com/2018/01/18/american-un-ambassador-haley-palestinians-not-serious-in-truly-getting-to-peace-with-israel/#

   

  By Algemeiner Staff

  Published January 18, 2018

   

  The Palestinians are “not serious in truly getting to peace” with Israel, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said in a Voice of America interview with Greta Van Susteren on Wednesday.

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• 16-year-old Palestine resistance icon arrives in Turkey

  
  January 20, 2018 16:27

  Source: Anadolu Agency

  http://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/16-year-old-palestine-resistance-icon-arrives-in-turkey/1032433

   

  Reporting by Izzet Taskiran:Writing by Maımaıtımıng Yılıxıatı

  Publsihed 16.01.2018

   

  Photo of blindfolded youth has become symbol of Palestinian opposition to US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

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• Israel: On The Way To A Theocratic State

  
  January 20, 2018 16:20

  Source: LobeLog

  http://lobelog.com/israel-on-the-way-to-a-theocratic-state/

   

  By Israel Rafalovich

  Published January 18, 2018

   

  Israel is facing a rise in the influence of ultra-orthodox Jews. Their effort to impose their strictly conservative worldview has led to growing tensions with the country’s secular society. Radical rabbis are expanding their influence particularly when it comes to women. Jewish religious extremists are trying to impose gender separation in public, in elections, on buses, and in the street, all in the name of a morality that is supposedly agreeable to God.

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• Mike Pence's trip to Israel raises political and religious fears

  
  January 20, 2018 16:14

  Source: Middle East Eye

  http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-pences-trip-israel-raises-political-and-religious-fears-1236142796

   

  By James Reinl

  Published 18 January 2018

   

  US vice president's regional visit poses dilemma for his Arab hosts in light of US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

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• Why the United Nations Matters (even for the Palestinians)

  
  January 22, 2018 15:13

  Source: Foreign Policy Journal

  https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/01/19/why-the-united-nations-matters-even-for-the-palestinians/

   

  By Richard Falk  

  Publsihed Jan 19, 2018

   

  Justice for the Palestinian people, however long deferred, remains the defining moral prism by which to assess the shifting balance between achieving global justice and bowing to the whims of geopolitics at the UN and elsewhere.

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• Palestinians fight Facebook, YouTube censorship

  
  January 22, 2018 15:28

  Source: Al Jazeera

  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/palestinians-fight-facebook-youtube-censorship-180119095053943.html

   

  By Ylenia Gostoli

  Published 20 Jan 2018

   

  Ramallah, occupied West Bank - Amid an ever-shrinking space for dissenting Palestinian voices, a new initiative sets out to recover some of the ground lost online.

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• Pence Heads to Israel, Seeks to Restart Talks With Palestinians

  
  January 22, 2018 15:39

  Source: Bloomberg

  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-22/pence-hails-jerusalem-as-israel-s-capital-in-netanyahu-meeting-jcq4v3uo

   

  By Margaret Talev and Jonathan Ferziger
  Published January 21, 2018

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• CHRISTIAN ZIONISM: WHEN RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGY POWERS WORLD POLITICS

  
  January 22, 2018 17:28

  Source: Bright Stars of Bethlehem

  http://brightstarsbethlehem.org/2018/01/christian-zionism-religious-ideology-powers-world-politics/

   

  By Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, President of Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture 

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