Common Grounds

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• What ties the U.S. and Israel together? Our arrogant, doomed mythology of exceptionalism

  
  April 20, 2021 18:05

  Source: Salon

  https://www.salon.com/2021/04/17/what-ties-the-us-and-israel-together-our-arrogant-doomed-mythology-of-exceptionalism/

   

  By DOUG NEISS

  Published April 17, 2021

   

  Our two nations are headed for doom, driven by the power of the Zionist right and a conviction we can do no wrong

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• Don’t be scared of Biden’s commitment to Palestinian refugees

  
  April 21, 2021 14:06

  Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

  https://jfjfp.com/dont-be-scared-of-bidens-commitment-to-palestinian-refugees/

   

  Abe Silverstein writes in Haaretz on 12 April 2021

   

  The Biden administration's recognition of Palestinian refugees goes beyond reinstating aid: It walks back Trump's adoption of the right wing's fantastical, punitive dreams. The rest of the pro-Israel camp should welcome it

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• Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo

  
  April 23, 2021 13:32

  Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

  https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/04/19/breaking-israel-palestine-status-quo-pub-84167

   

  By ZAHA HASSAN,  DANIEL LEVY,  HALLAAMAL KEIR,  MARWAN MUASHER
  Published April 19, 2021

   

  A new U.S. approach should prioritize protecting the rights and human security of Palestinians and Israelis over maintaining a peace process and attempting short-term fixes.

   

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• The End of the Forever War in Afghanistan

  
  April 26, 2021 13:16

  Source: NRC Amerika

  nrc.nl/amerika

   

  By Bas Blokker

  Published April 20, 2021

   

  Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

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• The Old Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Dead—Long Live the Emerging Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  
  May 11, 2021 11:41

  Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

  https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/05/old-israeli-palestinian-conflict-is-dead-long-live-emerging-israeli-palestinian-conflict-pub-84457

   

  By Nathan J. Brown

  Published My 5, 2021

   

  The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become deeply ingrained in daily life. Work must begin now to heal deep-seated divisions, which are not likely to be resolved in a burst of diplomacy.

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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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• Biden, Palestine, and the buttressing of Christian Zionism

  
  June 01, 2021 13:36

  Source: Aljazeera

  https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/26/biden-palestine-and-the-buttressing-of-christian-zionism

   

  By Mimi Kirk

  Published May 26, 2021

   

  Biden’s position on Israel-Palestine does not constitute any real shift from that of Trump and thus similarly gratifies the desires of Christian Zionists.

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• U.S. CHRISTIANS CAN’T IGNORE ISRAEL’S ONGOING OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE

  
  May 31, 2021 12:10

  Source: Sojourners

  https://sojo.net/articles/us-christians-can-t-ignore-israel-s-ongoing-occupation-palestine

   

  By MAE ELISE CANNON, JOYCE AJLOUNY

  Published May 14, 2021

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• Analysis | Israel Gave Up Sovereignty in Arab Cities. Everyone Paid the Price

  
  June 01, 2021 13:46

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-israel-gave-up-sovereignty-in-arab-cities-everyone-paid-the-price-1.9851992

   

  By Amos Harel

  Published May 28, 2021

   

  The Jewish-Arab violence inside Israel surprised officials even more than the Gaza flare-up. And Netanyahu's vision of soldiers in Israeli cities is still on the table

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• America, Human Rights, and Israel’s War on Palestine

  
  June 01, 2021 13:56

  Source: Project Syndicate

  https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/biden-must-uphold-palestinian-human-rights-in-israel-by-jeffrey-d-sachs-2021-05

   

  By JEFFREY D. SACHS

  Published May 25, 2021

   

  Human rights are human rights, and they are part of international law under the UN Charter. Whether the case is Xinjiang and the Uighurs, Myanmar and the Rohingya, or Israel and the Palestinian Arabs, the correct way to defend international law is through the United Nations, starting with an independent investigation under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council.

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