Common Grounds

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• The Jewish Women Who Posed an 'Existential Threat' to Israel by Marrying Arab Men

  
  April 16, 2021 11:25

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-the-jewish-women-who-posed-an-existential-threat-to-israel-by-marrying-arab-men-1.9712411?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=4c9d6c5409&lts=1618499688158

   

  By Ofer Aderet

  Published April 14, 2021

   

  Hundreds of Jewish women married Arab men in the Mandate period. They were branded enemies of Israel, and to this day their families find it hard to talk about them. No wonder, then, that these stories were buried in the archives and are only now coming to light

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• What ties the U.S. and Israel together? Our arrogant, doomed mythology of exceptionalism

  
  April 20, 2021 18:05

  Source: Salon

  https://www.salon.com/2021/04/17/what-ties-the-us-and-israel-together-our-arrogant-doomed-mythology-of-exceptionalism/

   

  By DOUG NEISS

  Published April 17, 2021

   

  Our two nations are headed for doom, driven by the power of the Zionist right and a conviction we can do no wrong

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• New bill would protect the rights of Palestinian children and families

  
  April 21, 2021 12:02

  Source: American Friends Service Committee

  https://www.afsc.org/newsroom/new-bill-would-protect-rights-palestinian-children-and-families?fbclid=IwAR1v9Esza0XWqeKXFGwAYn1s4p4daLC3Y7gXn_RFZ-wz5l0IGf9qOnCA3vw

   

  Published April 16, 2021

   

  Quaker org urges fast passage to protect human rights

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• Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo

  
  April 23, 2021 13:32

  Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

  https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/04/19/breaking-israel-palestine-status-quo-pub-84167

   

  By ZAHA HASSAN,  DANIEL LEVY,  HALLAAMAL KEIR,  MARWAN MUASHER
  Published April 19, 2021

   

  A new U.S. approach should prioritize protecting the rights and human security of Palestinians and Israelis over maintaining a peace process and attempting short-term fixes.

   

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• Don’t be scared of Biden’s commitment to Palestinian refugees

  
  April 21, 2021 14:06

  Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

  https://jfjfp.com/dont-be-scared-of-bidens-commitment-to-palestinian-refugees/

   

  Abe Silverstein writes in Haaretz on 12 April 2021

   

  The Biden administration's recognition of Palestinian refugees goes beyond reinstating aid: It walks back Trump's adoption of the right wing's fantastical, punitive dreams. The rest of the pro-Israel camp should welcome it

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• Talking about Palestine/Israel – what words to use?

  
  March 30, 2021 12:09

  Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JFJFP)

  https://jfjfp.com/talking-about-palestine-israel-what-words-to-use/

   

  Eve Spangler writes in Mondoweiss

  Publsihed March 25, 2021

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• The Evangelical Pope – Children the Center of Christianity

  
  March 29, 2021 11:18

  Living Words from John Paul II

  Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  Published Sunday, March 28, 2021

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• ICC announces investigation into Israeli, Palestinian war crimes

  
  March 04, 2021 12:11

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://www.timesofisrael.com/icc-announces-investigation-into-israeli-palestinian-war-crimes/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2021-03-03&utm_medium=email

   

  By LAZAR BERMAN 

  Published March 3, 2021

   

  Chief Prosecutor Bensouda promises to investigate ‘impartially and objectively’; her look back starts from the day after 3 Israeli teens were murdered in West Bank in 2014

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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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