Common Grounds

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• Analysis | Israel at 73: Alive, Kicking and Ailing

  
  April 15, 2021 11:07

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-israel-at-73-alive-kicking-and-ailing-1.9711973?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=c1e2a2f904&lts=1618451607513

   

  By Alon Pinkas

  Published April 14, 2021

   

  Israel is descending into quasi-authoritarianism, led by a prime minister who is facing a corruption trial and spewing incendiary rhetoric. But not all is bleak

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• The Jewish Women Who Posed an 'Existential Threat' to Israel by Marrying Arab Men

  
  April 16, 2021 11:25

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-the-jewish-women-who-posed-an-existential-threat-to-israel-by-marrying-arab-men-1.9712411?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=4c9d6c5409&lts=1618499688158

   

  By Ofer Aderet

  Published April 14, 2021

   

  Hundreds of Jewish women married Arab men in the Mandate period. They were branded enemies of Israel, and to this day their families find it hard to talk about them. No wonder, then, that these stories were buried in the archives and are only now coming to light

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• Essay | Man Imposes, God Disposes

  
  April 20, 2021 11:55

  By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

   

  Pro-Life and Pro-Choice are Both Biblical

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• International law sides with Palestinian refugees. But can it solve their plight?

  
  May 04, 2021 16:46

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-refugees-international-law-review/

   

  By Sam Bahour 

  Published May 2, 2021

   

  A new book dives into the myriad laws that protect Palestinian refugees and their right of return. Its proposed solution, though, may be hard to swallow.

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• On Faith: Bernie is right on Israel

  
  May 04, 2021 16:56

  Source: Rutland Herald

  https://www.rutlandherald.com/opinion/perspective/on-faith-bernie-is-right-on-israel/article_b039ae60-bb67-5c15-881d-298aff7b6e4e.html

   

  By John Nassivera

  Published May1, 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Support for Israel among young US evangelical Christians drops sharply — survey

  
  May 25, 2021 16:12

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://www.timesofisrael.com/support-for-israel-among-young-us-evangelicals-drops-sharply-survey/

   

  By JACOB MAGID

  Published May 25, 2021

   

  Since 2018, backing for Israel dropped from 75% to 33%; nearly half of evangelicals aged 18-29 say they favor establishment of Palestinian state, voted for Biden over Trump

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