Common Grounds

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• The Gospel According to Q

  
  August 03, 2021 14:20

  Source: Project Syndicate

  https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/qanon-conspiracy-theories-connection-to-america-s-religious-right-by-nina-l-khrushcheva-2021-07?

   

  By NINA L. KHRUSHCHEVA

  Published July 29, 2021

   

  According to Lord Acton, religious leaders should be held to a higher moral standard than ordinary people. Future historians should bear that advice in mind when assessing America’s religious right and its current leaders.

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• Does Israel-Palestine need any ‘state’ solution?

  
  August 03, 2021 15:21

  Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

  https://jfjfp.com/does-israel-palestine-need-any-state-solution/

   

  Diana B. Greenwald writes in +972 on 28 July, 2021

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• Why Is This Happening? Understanding life inside Palestine with Rashid Khalidi

  
  August 05, 2021 12:19

  Source: NBC News Digital

  https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/understanding-life-inside-palestine-rashid-khalidi-n1274524

   

  By Chris Hayes

  Published july 20, 2021

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• Opinion | Israel’s Standing in America Is Now Far Weaker Than It Seems

  
  August 04, 2021 14:40

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-israel-s-standing-in-america-is-now-far-weaker-than-it-seems-1.10068426

   

  By Eric H. Yoffie

  Published August 2, 2021

   

  Over half a century of occupation is finally catching up with Israel, and its support base in the U.S. is slipping – not least among young American Jews. Delusions like Micah Goodman's 'manage the conflict' won't help

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• Ben & Jerry’s Will End Sales of Our Ice Cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

  
  July 29, 2021 14:31

  Source: Ben & Jerry’s

  https://www.benjerry.com/about-us/media-center/palestine-statement?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=demand&utm_term=photo&utm_content=palestine-statement

   

  Published July 19, 2021

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• Israel forms special task force to pressure Ben & Jerry's over settlements boycott: report

  
  July 29, 2021 14:14

  Source: Insider

  https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-beginning-pressure-campaign-against-ben-and-jerrys-report-2021-7

   

  By Bryan Metzger 

  Published July 27, 2021

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• Analysis | America Is Losing Its 'Leader of the Free World' Mantle. That's Bad News for Israel

  
  July 26, 2021 13:21

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-america-is-losing-its-leader-of-the-free-world-mantle-that-s-bad-news-for-israel-1.10030871?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=111950d2cc

   

  By Alon Pinkas

  Published July 25, 2021

   

  For the past five years, the U.S. has been regarded a ‘flawed democracy.’ Unless it can resolve its internal problems, the rest of the world will lose faith in American leadership. That would be a problem for U.S. allies like Israel

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• Israel’s PM is playing with fire on the Temple Mount

  
  July 22, 2021 13:46

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://www.timesofisrael.com/playing-with-fire-on-the-temple-mount/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2021-07-19&utm_medium=email

   

  By DAVID HOROVITZ 

  Published July 19, 2021

   

  Bennett hailed ‘freedom of Jewish worship’ at the religious hotspot, a day after TV footage showed Jews at prayer there. Then he backtracked, anonymously. This is no way to govern

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• Opinion | Ben & Jerry’s and 'Terrorism'? Lapid and Herzog Are Embarrassing Israel

  
  July 26, 2021 14:12

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-ben-jerry-s-and-terrorism-lapid-and-herzog-are-embarrassing-israel-1.10023414?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=111950d2cc

   

  By Ravit Hecht

  Published July 23, 2021

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• CJPME URGES CANADIAN OFFICIALS TO MOVE BEYOND FOCUS ON TWO-STATE SOLUTION FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

  
  July 27, 2021 14:35

  Source: Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME)

  https://www.cjpme.org/pr_2021_07_26_beyond_two_states

   

  Published July 26, 2021

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