Common Grounds

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• Arab, Jew and Persian

  
  March 07, 2018 14:40

  Source: The Guardian

  https://guardian.ng/opinion/arab-jew-and-persian/

   

  By Patrick Dele Cole
  Published 07 March 2018 

   

  The Middle East is the most geopolitically sensitive area of the world, with a population comprising of mostly poor people, and considerable wealth in the hands of few. To meet its demands for workforce, the area engages in the import of poor workers mainly from India, Bangladesh and Nigeria

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• How traditional embroidery helps Palestinian women achieve independence

  
  March 08, 2018 13:25

  Source: Deutsche Welle

  http://www.dw.com/en/how-traditional-embroidery-helps-palestinian-women-achieve-independence/a-42855820

   

  Once a craft practiced by village women, "tatreez" has become a symbol of women's resistance, identity and heritage. Fatima Abbadi, who spent years exploring its rich and turbulent history, told DW how that happened.

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• Questions to Christian Zionism, By Jonathan Kuttab

  
  March 09, 2018 13:26

  Source: Come and See

  http://www.comeandsee.com/view.php?sid=1349

   

  Published March 04, 2018

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• 50,000 Israelis show up at the wrong protest

  
  March 09, 2018 13:36

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://972mag.com/50000-israelis-show-up-at-the-wrong-protest/103961/

   

  By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
  Published March 8, 2015

   

  Imagine what would happen if tens of thousands of Israelis marched on the Qalandia checkpoint demanding that the occupation end immediately.

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• Occupation and Sovereignty: Renewing EU Policy in Israel- Palestine

  
  March 09, 2018 13:50

  Source: European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

  http://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/occupation_and_sovereignty_renewing_eu_policy_in_israel_palestine?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_content%3B9ZifqUDaSPamnrANgwM%2Bzg%3D%3D&licu=urn%3Ali%3Acontrol%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_content-object#

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• Palestine Is the Homeland of Palestinian Arabs Of All Religions — Not the Homeland of Jews Worldwide

  
  March 13, 2018 15:09

  Source: Medium

  https://medium.com/@rimanajjar/palestine-is-the-homeland-of-palestinian-arabs-of-all-religions-not-the-homeland-of-jews-623476f04f8e

   

  By Rima Najjar

  Published Mar 11 2018

   

  Today, there are more Palestinian Christians living behind the Green Line than in the rest of the territories of historic Palestine.

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• Members of Congress rally for Palestinian children’s rights

  
  March 15, 2018 15:33

  Source: The Electronik Intifada

  https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/tamara-nassar/members-congress-rally-palestinian-childrens-rights

   

  By Tamara Nassar

  Publised 14 March 2018

   

  Luis Gutierrez spoke at a rally in his Chicago district on Monday to urge fellow members of Congress to join him in backing an unprecedented bill that aims to end Israel’s violations of Palestinian children’s rights.

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• Why Christians Support Israel

  
  March 15, 2018 15:40

  Source: National Review

  https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/why-christians-support-israel/

   

  By DENNIS PRAGER 
  Published March 6, 2018

   

  They believe in supporting American allies and supporting countries that share their moral values.

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• Separating Fact From Fiction: The History Of The Establishment Of Israel

  
  March 15, 2018 15:48

  Source: The Daily Vox

  http://www.thedailyvox.co.za/separating-fact-from-fiction-history-of-establishment-of-israel-michia-moncho/

   

  By The Daily Vox Team 

  Published Mar 15, 2018

   

  The establishment of the state of Israel was never recognised by the UN Security Council, which is the only body with the authority to make legally binding decision. This means that the Zionists stole land from the Palestinians already living there. MICHIA MONCHO debunks some of the myths around the legality of the Israeli/Zionist state.

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• In whose interest is it to move US embassy?

  
  March 19, 2018 15:08

  Source: Arab news

  http://www.arabnews.com/node/1268801#

   

  
  By KERRY BOYD ANDERSON

  Published 18 March 2018

   

  As the United States works to move its official embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, some American Christians have praised the current US administration. In particular, Christian Zionists, who rejoiced over the decision to move the embassy, are influencing US policy toward Israel to an unprecedented degree.

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