Common Grounds

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• Israel relations in Congress aren't what they used to be - opinion

  
  October 22, 2021 11:15

  Source: The Jerusalem Post

  https://www.jpost.com/opinion/israel-relations-in-congress-arent-what-they-used-to-be-opinion-682396

   

  By ZALMAN SHOVAL   

  Published October 18, 2021

   

  The 'squad''s attempt to block Iron Dome funding is a sign that things are changing for Israel among a group of far-left politicians in the US.

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• 13 European states call on Israel to halt plans for 3,000 settlement homes

  
  October 29, 2021 13:08

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://www.timesofisrael.com/13-european-states-call-on-israel-to-halt-plans-for-3000-settlement-homes/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2021-10-28&utm_medium=email

   

  By TOI STAFF and AFP

  Published October 28, 2021

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• Sisi’s Brand of Islam

  
  November 04, 2021 14:42

  Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

  https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/85621?utm_source=rssemail&utm_medium=email&mkt_tok=MDk1LVBQVi04MTMAAAGAQpPnWuh0wEw4-C0vcd5lO05oLJkdTorAD8bUDJUOW0rntytvOxmhxChzreJ5MbFyqT0sKbpcnzff-PubNf6AdCOqGEX-7HJ0D6xXS5_NDUI

   

  By MAGED MANDOUR

  Published October 21, 2021

   

  Sisi’s call for religious renewal falls within the regime’s attempt to centralize power in its hands by creating a top-down version of state sponsored Islam anchored in conservative social values.

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• Racial Justice Vs. The Israel Lobby: When Being Pro-Palestine Becomes the New Normal

  
  November 16, 2021 15:08

  Source: Ramzy Baroud, Politics for People

  http://www.ramzybaroud.net/racial-justice-vs-the-israel-lobby-when-being-pro-palestine-becomes-the-new-normal/?utm_content=bufferd65f8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=

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  By Ramzy Baroud

  Published October 6, 2021

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• Secret Israeli dossier provides no proof for declaring Palestinian NGOs ‘terrorists’

  
  November 12, 2021 14:25

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/shin-bet-dossier-palestinian-ngos/

   

  By By Yuval Abraham, Oren Ziv and Meron Rapoport 

  Published November 4, 2021

   

  Israel hoped a classified Shin Bet document would convince European governments to stop funding Palestinian rights groups. +972 and Local Call got hold of the dossier's testimonies — and found no real evidence to justify Israel's claims.

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• Time to reimagine, recreate, restore

  
  November 12, 2021 12:19

  Source: Human Rights on behalf of Mazin Qumsiyeh

  https://www.palestinenature.org/

   

  By Mazin Qumsiyeh

  Published November 2021

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• The quiet rebellion of US Jews turning against Israel is good for Palestinians

  
  November 16, 2021 15:23

  Source: Middle East Monitor

  https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210817-the-quiet-rebellion-of-us-jews-turning-against-israel-is-good-for-palestinians/

   

  By Ramzy Baroud

  Published August 17, 2021

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• Analysis | 'When I Take Off My Israeli Army Uniform, I'm Just Another Bedouin'

  
  November 16, 2021 15:31

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-when-i-take-off-my-israeli-army-uniform-i-m-just-another-bedouin-1.10355729?lts=1637067030767

   

  By Amos Harel

  Published November 5, 2021

   

  Despite recent Israeli steps such as recognizing Bedouin towns and providing new employment opportunities, the crime, violence and estrangement from the state remains what some call 'a national strategic problem'

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• For Israel, Palestine and peace, we must work towards a two-state solution

  
  November 23, 2021 14:42

  Source: Labour List

  https://labourlist.org/2021/11/for-israel-palestine-and-peace-we-must-work-towards-a-two-state-solution/

   

  By Steve McCabe

  Published November 23, 2021

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• ‘Everyone’s a Suspect.’ Six Former Israeli Soldiers Speak

  
  November 18, 2021 11:52

  Source: The New York Times 

  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/opinion/israel-palestine-idf-mission-hebron.html

   

  By Rona Segal

  Published November, 2021

   

  Director Rona Segal learned filmmaking in the Israeli army.
  Now, she turns the camera on her fellow soldiers.

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