Common Grounds

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• Editorial | The ICC's Decision Is a Red Flag for Israel

  
  February 08, 2021 12:28

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/.premium-the-icc-s-decision-is-a-red-flag-for-israel-1.9517743?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=ce4c4fb544

   

  By Haaretz Editorial

  Published February 6, 2021

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• Is Israel Going on the Offensive Against Iran with Hollow Threats?

  
  February 05, 2021 10:48

  Source: NRC Handelsblad, Nederland

  https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/02/01/gaat-israel-in-de-aanval-tegen-iran-ze-dreigen-er-wel-mee-a4029939

   

  Published February 1, 2021

  By Carolien Roelants, Middle East Correspondent Separating Facts from Hypes

   

  English translation edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  President Biden wants to return to the nuclear deal with Iran. Israel opposes. An Israeli general simulates an attack on Iran.

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• Multilateral Cooperation for Global Recovery

  
  February 04, 2021 13:13

  Source: Project Syndicate

  https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/multilateralism-for-the-masses-by-emmanuel-macron-et-al-2020-02?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=macron2021&utm_post-date=2021-02-03&utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=00d1a39859-Macron+Content+Mailing+02_03_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-00d1a39859-93791313

   

  Published February 3, 2021

  EMMANUEL MACRON, ANGELA MERKEL, MACKY SALL, ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, CHARLES MICHEL, URSULA VON DER LEYEN

   

  We should not be afraid of a post-pandemic world that will not be the same as the status quo ante. We should embrace it and use all appropriate fora and available opportunities to make it a better world by advancing the cause of international cooperation.

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• Welcome?

  
  February 08, 2021 15:49

  By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

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• There is no Jew or Gentile?

  
  February 09, 2021 12:30

  Source: Christians of Palestine

  https://www.christiansofpalestine.com/post/anti-zionists-vs-zionists

   

  By Mary Davis

  Published February 6, 2021

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• It works: 0 deaths, only 4 severe cases among 523,000 fully vaccinated Israelis

  
  February 12, 2021 14:22

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://www.timesofisrael.com/hmo-sees-only-544-covid-infections-among-523000-fully-vaccinated-israelis/?utm_source=Breaking+News&utm_campaign=breaking-news-2021-02-12-2478097&utm_medium=email

   

  By NATHAN JEFFAY

  Published 11 February, 2021

   

  HMO data a week after 2nd dose shows 93% effectiveness, ‘unequivocally’ proving vaccine’s success and leaving ‘no doubt’ it’s saved many Israeli lives, says Maccabi official

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• Countries are lining up for Russia’s once-scorned Sputnik vaccine after strong efficacy results

  
  February 10, 2021 12:13

  Source: Fortune

  https://fortune.com/2021/02/08/international-sputnik-russia-demand/

   

  By BLOOMBERG AND HENRY MEYER
  Published February 8, 2021

   

  “We’re All in It, TOGETHER!

   

  We only have one life to live on this one planet.”

   

  Abraham A. van Kempen

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• Why Many American Jews Are Becoming Indifferent or Even Hostile to Israel

  
  February 09, 2021 15:52

  Source: Mosaic

  https://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/israel-zionism/2017/05/why-many-american-jews-are-becoming-indifferent-or-even-hostile-to-israel/

   

  By Daniel Gordis

  May 8, 2017

   

  It’s not about what Israel does. It’s about what, to their minds, Israel is.

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• Israel's Normalization Pacts Not a Substitute for Peace With Palestinians, State Dept. Says

  
  February 04, 2021 12:39

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-state-dept-israel-normalization-pacts-not-a-substitute-for-peace-with-palestinians-1.9505778?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=8a6748ad73

   

  By Ben Samuels

  Published February 2, 2021

   

  In first press briefing, State Department Spokesman Ned Price confirms aid to Palestinians will resume 'very quickly,' urges regional powers to build bridges in order to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace

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• Yavne: A Jewish Case for Equality in Israel-Palestine

  
  February 02, 2021 15:43

  Source: Jewish Currents

  https://jewishcurrents.org/yavne-a-jewish-case-for-equality-in-israel-palestine/

   

  By Peter Beinart

  Editor at large of Jewish Currents

  Published July 8, 2020

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