Common Grounds

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• Opinion | The Stolen Childhood of Palestinian Kids

  
  July 13, 2021 15:10

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-the-stolen-childhood-of-palestinian-kids-1.9961420

   

  By Galia Oz

  Published July 5, 2021

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• The Bible reader’s map

  
  July 07, 2021 12:27

  The Bible reader’s map - which includes Hebrews, Palestinian Muslims and Christians

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• ‘Change’ will not change Palestine-Israel situation

  
  June 08, 2021 14:38

  Source: Gulf Today

  https://www.gulftoday.ae/opinion/2021/06/06/change-will-not-change-palestine-israel-situation

   

  By Michael Jansen

  Published June 6, 2021

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• Ignorance or Arrogance … Why?

  
  May 19, 2021 12:38

  Source: abrahamavankempen.com

  https://abrahamavankempen.com/2020/07/arrogance-ignorance-whats-the-difference/

   

  By Abraham A. van Kempen

  Published July 15, 2020

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• Israel Should Focus on Evangelicals, Not U.S. Jews Who Are More Critical, Dermer Says

  
  May 11, 2021 15:07

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-israel-should-focus-outreach-on-evangelicals-not-u-s-jews-former-envoy-says-1.9790303

   

  By Sam Sokol

  Published May 10, 2021

   

  Deciding to focus on strengthening relationship with evangelicals at the expense of the Jewish community is a numbers game, says ex-Israeli envoy to D.C. Ron Dermer

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• Apartheid in Palestine and a Christ who stands on the other side of the wall

  
  May 19, 2021 13:58

  Source: Baptist News Global

  https://baptistnews.com/article/apartheid-in-palestine-and-a-christ-who-stands-on-the-other-side-of-the-wall/#.YKTeOagzZPY

   

  By Chris Conley

  Published May 13, 2021

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• Is Biden Sensitive to Growing US Criticism of Israel?

  
  May 20, 2021 12:24

  Source: NRC Amerika

  nrc.nl/amerika

   

  By Merijn de Waal

  Published May 18, 2021

   

  Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

   

   

  The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is dominating world news - and is also occupying politics in Washington. In the meantime, the civil war in the Republican Party appears to have been resolved for the time being.

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• Opinion: Zionism cannot produce a just peace. Only external pressure can end the Israeli apartheid.

  
  May 25, 2021 15:34

  Source: The Washington Post

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/israel-gaza-war-zionism-apartheid-injustice-pressure/

   

  Opinion by Raphael Mimoun

  Published May 20, 2021 

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• Jews and Arabs Share Recent Ancestry

  
  May 24, 2021 12:01

  Source: Science

  https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2000/10/jews-and-arabs-share-recent-ancestry

   

  By Ann Gibbons

  Published October 30, 2000

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• ‘Equality’ is finally breaching Washington’s debate on Israel-Palestine

  
  May 11, 2021 14:57

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/carnegie-usmep-israel-palestine/

   

  By Mitchell Plitnick

  Published May 6, 2021

   

  A policy paper centering equal rights for both peoples marks a radical break from the Israel-centric discourse of mainstream U.S. think tanks.

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