Common Grounds
What my son is learning about being Palestinian in the Jewish state
Source: +972 Magazine
https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-jewish-state/
By Ayat Abou Shmeiss
Published January 3, 2022
At three Mahmoud realized that Jewish children are given preference, at 13 he understood Arabic was inferior, at 17 he knew he could not live in security. Now he's 18, and my heart trembles whenever he leaves the house.
Read MoreHaifa’s lost Palestinian bourgeoisie
Source: +972 Magazine
https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-bourgeoisie-boutagy-haifa/
By Himmat Zoubi
Published January 6, 2022
The story of the Boutagy family exemplifies how urban, middle-class Palestinians struggled to maintain their status in Israel after the Nakba.
Read MoreThe Alchemy of Angst
Source: Project Syndicate
By ELIF SHAFAK
Published December 4, 2021
In a world smothered by information but lacking wisdom, anger, born of pain, has become the defining emotion. The false promise of twenty-first-century digital technologies has been laid bare, leaving people desperate for meaningful human connection and a sense of political agency.
Read MoreOpinion | Welcome to Tel Aviv! Oh, Hold On, Your Partner's Name Is Mohammed?
Source: Haaretz
Noa Landau
Publihsed January 4, 2022
Read MoreOpinion: Israel must choose: Withdraw from the occupied territories or grant Palestinians under its control full rights
Source: The Washington Post
By Mairav Zonszein
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Published January 6, 2022‘Previously Unknown Massacres’: Why is Israel Allowed to Own Palestinian History?
Source: Ramzy Baroud - Politics for the People
By Ramzy Baroud
Published December 22, 2021
Read MoreFrom Gaza to Ohio, the Stories That Defined U.S.-Israel Ties in 2021
Source: Haaretz
By Ben Samuels
Published December 27, 2021
Joe Biden’s first year in the White House saw a war between Israel and Hamas, a political fight over Iron Dome funding, and a dispute about America's consulate in Jerusalem. A look back at the year's top stories
Read MoreEditorial | Non-Jews Stay Out, Jews Come In
Source: Haaretz
By Haaretz Editorial
Published December 19, 2021
Read MorePeace & Apartheid
Source: Friends of Sabeel North America
By Jonathan Kuttab
Published December, 2021
“This week, some of our friends in Sweden have asked the Church of Sweden at their general meeting to pass a resolution to investigate if an Apartheid System exists in Israel. Twelve bishops from the church of Sweden have attacked the proposition saying it is not helpful for peace between both Palestinians and Israelis.”
Read MoreEditorial | A Real Alarm
Source: Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/.premium-a-real-alarm-1.10233358
By Haaretz Editorial
Published September 23, 2021
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