Common Grounds

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• What would the Maccabees think of us?

  
  December 11, 2020 13:47

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-would-the-maccabees-think-of-us/?utm_source=The+Blogs+Weekly+Highlights&utm_campaign=blogs-weekly-highlights-2020-12-10&utm_medium=email

   

  By Daniel Gordis

  Published December 10, 2020

   

  If the true Jewish revolt is a countercultural rebellion of ideas, here are some of the ideas we should be challenging today

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• What’s Piercing Through the Clouds Above Jerusalem?

  
  January 06, 2021 14:14

  By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

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• COVID Has Given Israel an Excuse to Tighten the Blockade of Gaza

  
  December 29, 2020 14:02

  ource: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-covid-has-given-israel-an-excuse-to-tighten-the-blockade-of-gaza-1.9404281?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=a279d54ef1

   

  By Amira Hass

  Published December 28, 2020

   

  Attending the wedding or funeral of an immediate family member is a valid reason to permit entry or exit from the Gaza Strip, but the pandemic has given Israel an excuse to ignore that

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• Analysis | With the 25th Amendment, Trump Could Become a Martyr for the Christian Right

  
  January 08, 2021 13:36

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-with-the-25th-amendment-trump-could-become-a-martyr-for-the-christian-right-1.9432919?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=ce4ef570db

   

  By Alon Pinkas

  Published 07.01.2021

   

  If members of Trump's cabinet invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment and remove the president from office, it may ensure Trump’s legacy among his millions of evangelical followers

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• The terrifying marriage of convenience between Israel and evangelical Zionists

  
  January 08, 2021 13:58

  Source: Forward

  https://forward.com/culture/459497/the-terrifying-marriage-of-convenience-between-jews-and-evangelical/

   

  By PJ Grisar

  Published December 2, 2020

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• Decoding the extremist symbols and groups at the Capitol Hill insurrection

  
  January 10, 2021 22:44

  Source: CNN

  https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/09/us/capitol-hill-insurrection-extremist-flags-soh/index.html

   

  Story by Mallory Simon and Sara Sidner, CNN
  Photo Illustrations by Priya Krishnakumar, CNN

  Updated January 10, 2021

   

  Watch the video HERE

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• A Christmas message from Palestine: thank you for your support

  
  December 29, 2020 13:50

  Source: Morning Star

  https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/christmas-message-palestine-thank-you-your-support

   

  By Dr Mona El-Farra 

  Published December 24, 2020

   

  The people of besieged Gaza are suffering doubly from the Covid-19 pandemic and the Israeli occupation. DR MONA EL-FARRA writes for the Morning Star from the Palestinian enclave

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• Netanyahu’s two Israels

  
  December 25, 2020 12:29

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-two-israels/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2020-12-24&utm_medium=email

   

  By Yossi Klein Halevi

  Published December 24, 2020

   

  He is our most talented leader and our most destructive politician, bringing unprecedented agreements with Arab countries and scorched earth in our governance

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• Gulf normalization isn’t about fearing Iran, it’s about embracing Israel

  
  December 17, 2020 11:25

  ource: The Times of Israel

  https://www.timesofisrael.com/gulf-normalization-isnt-about-fearing-iran-its-about-embracing-israel/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2020-12-16&utm_medium=email

   

  By   HAVIV RETTIG GUR

  Published December 16, 2020

   

  An off-the-record conversation between Emirati and Israeli officials reveals a deeper impulse for forging ties than the immediate benefits each country has won for itself

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• Reclaiming Israel as a bipartisan issue in American politics

  
  December 16, 2020 11:39

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/reclaiming-israel-as-a-bipartisan-issue-in-american-politics/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2020-12-08&utm_medium=email

   

  By Ilai Z. Saltzman

  Published December 8, 2020

   

  Pigeon-holing Israel as an exclusively Republican commodity poses a clear threat – Netanyahu must pull back from his provocative policies

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