Common Grounds

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• Israelis, Palestinians want separation, skeptical of solutions - study

  
  February 12, 2021 15:07

  ource: The Jerusalem Post

  https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/study-israelis-palestinians-want-separation-skeptical-of-solutions-658468

   

  By LAHAV HARKOV

  Published February 10, 2021

   

  Israeli Jews and Arabs, as well as West Bank and Gazan Palestinians, were more likely to be uncertain about conflict solutions.

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• Noam Chomsky: Solidarity movements key to changing US Middle East policy

  
  February 25, 2021 15:05

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/noam-chomsky-middle-east-israel/

   

  By Lilach Ben David 

  Published February 17, 2021

   

  From nuclear disarmament to Palestinian rights, Noam Chomsky discusses the need to disrupt authoritarian alliances and an entrenching 'Greater Israel.'

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• Trump's gifts, Biden's promises, Netanyahu's wishes

  
  February 25, 2021 14:37

  Source: Daily Sabah

  https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/trumps-gifts-bidens-promises-netanyahus-wishes

   

  BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN

  Published February 23, 2021

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• Opinion | A Dirty but Effective Way to Start Ending the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  
  February 22, 2021 14:08

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-a-dirty-but-effective-way-to-start-ending-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-1.9550846?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=38628aeb2c&lts=1613747321381

   

  By Anshel Pfeffer

  Published February 18, 2021

   

  Trump’s deal is dead, Biden is busy, the far right dreams of annexation and the far left of BDS, the peace process industry is engrossed in its fantasies. But there’s a practical, unglamorous way to make life better for two million Israelis and Palestinians

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• Was Jesus a Zionist? (continued)

  
  February 19, 2021 11:16

  Source: www.christianzionism.org

  https://www.christianzionism.org/en/was-jesus-zionist

   

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• 10-20 American mouthpieces for Israeli government had unrivaled access to Obama White House — Rhodes

  
  February 26, 2021 12:20

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2021/02/10-20-american-mouthpieces-for-israeli-government-had-unrivaled-access-to-obama-white-house-rhodes/

   

  BY PHILIP WEISS  

  Published February 24, 2021

   

  White House officials have to go to the Israel lobby AIPAC conference, but if they meet with Arab-Americans 'you can get into trouble,' former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes says.

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• Remember the Marshall Plan … Debating Biden’s Stimulus Plan

  
  February 26, 2021 12:55

  By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

   

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• U.S. 'Firmly Opposed' to ICC War Crimes Probe That 'Targets Israel Unfairly'

  
  March 04, 2021 11:47

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-u-s-firmly-opposed-to-icc-war-crimes-probe-that-targets-israel-unfairly-1.9587871

   

  By Ben Samuels

  Published March 3, 2021

   

  State Department argues the International Criminal Court 'has no jurisdiction' over the Palestinian territories, after prosecutor's statement that was hailed by Palestinian leadership and denounced by Israel

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• Seven Black Swans in the Middle East

  
  March 02, 2021 12:26

  Source: Mosaic

  https://mosaicmagazine.com/observation/politics-current-affairs/2019/09/seven-black-swans-in-the-middle-east/

   

  By MARTIN KRAMER

  Published September 24, 2019

   

  From the Yom Kippur War to the Arab Spring, events considered impossible happen in the Middle East with unusual frequency. Here are seven; when will the eighth appear?

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• EVANGELICAL LEADERS ON CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM

  
  March 01, 2021 12:53

  Source: Ron Sider Blog

  https://ronsiderblog.substack.com/

   

  By Ron Sider

  Published February 25, 2021

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