Common Grounds

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• What my son is learning about being Palestinian in the Jewish state

  
  January 04, 2022 15:28

  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.

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• 2021 in Palestine: A new generation has finally risen

  
  January 04, 2022 15:20

  Source: Middle East Monitor

  https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220101-2021-in-palestine-a-new-generation-has-finally-risen/

  
  By Dr Ramzy Baroud

  Published January 1, 2022

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• Hopefully 2022 Is the Year the Two-State Solution Finally Dies in Washington

  
  January 04, 2022 15:03

  Source: Common Dreams

  https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/01/03/hopefully-2022-year-two-state-solution-finally-dies-washington

   

  By PHILIP WEISS

  Published January 3, 2022

   

  Imagine you had a Palestinian child—could you support the "2-state solution?"

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• Opinion: Trump idolatry has undermined religious faith

  
  December 30, 2021 11:29

  Source: The Washington Post

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/28/trump-idolatry-has-undermined-religious-faith/

   

  By Jennifer Rubin

  Published December 28, 2021

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• Editorial | Non-Jews Stay Out, Jews Come In

  
  December 21, 2021 14:39

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/.premium-non-jews-stay-out-jews-come-in-1.10477454?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_content=author-alert&utm_campaign=Haaretz%20Editorial&utm_term=20211219-05:49

   

  By Haaretz Editorial

  Published December 19, 2021

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• Peace & Apartheid

  
  December 19, 2021 13:37

  Source: Friends of Sabeel North America

  https://www.fosna.org/

   

  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.”

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• ‘Haaretz’ publisher says Israel is ‘an apartheid state’ — as his paper continues to warn against an Israel-Iran war

  
  December 14, 2021 14:08

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2021/12/haaretz-publisher-says-israel-is-an-apartheid-state-as-his-paper-continues-to-warn-against-an-israel-iran-war/

   

  By JAMES NORTH

  Published December 12, 2021

   

  Haaretz publisher: "The product of Zionism, the State of Israel, is not a Jewish and democratic state, but has instead become an apartheid state, plain and simple."

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• As Biden Holds Summit for Democracy, Arab People Call on US and Western governments to Stop Supporting Authoritarian Regimes

  
  December 10, 2021 12:40

  Source: Office of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakol Karman

   

  Published December, 2021

   

  Democracy First for Arab World

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• Erdogan: Israel Ties Could Be Fixed if It Displays 'Sensitivity' Toward Palestinians

  
  December 09, 2021 14:06

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/erdogan-israel-ties-could-be-fixed-if-it-displays-sensitivity-toward-palestinians-1.10449438?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=dd2e0e29a4

   

  The Associated Press

  Published December 8, 2021

   

  In Qatar, Erdogan says that better ties with Israel would be 'beneficial' for peace in the wider region

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• Tell Trudeau: Condemn Israel’s illegal settlements with UN vote!

  
  December 09, 2021 12:53

  Source: Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East 

  https://www.cjpme.org/

   

  Published December, 2021

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