Common Grounds

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• Israeli, Palestinian figures propose 2-state confederation

  
  February 17, 2022 14:28

  Source: aol.com

  https://www.aol.com/israeli-palestinian-figures-propose-2-060904875-162449396.html

   

  By JOSEPH KRAUSS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Published February 7, 2022

   

  Israel Palestinians Confederation Plan

  
  Yossi Beilin, a former senior Israeli official and peace negotiator who co-founded the Geneva Initiative, poses for a photo at his house in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Israeli and Palestinian public figures, including Beilin and Hiba Husseini, a former legal advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team who hails from a prominent Jerusalem family, have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that they hope will offer a way forward after a decade-long stalemate in Mideast peace efforts.

  (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)ASSOCIATED PRESS

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• Guterres lauds efforts of Israeli-Palestinian confederation plan authors

  
  February 17, 2022 14:40

  Source: Jerusalem Post

  https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-696282

   

  By TOVAH LAZAROFF
  Published February 12, 2022

   

  The UN Secretary General has been a strong advocate of a two-state resolution to the conflict and reaffirmed that stance at a recent meeting.

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• From War of Choice to War of Perseverance

  
  March 21, 2022 09:50

  Source: Project Syndicate

  https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/war-of-perseverence-in-ukraine-by-richard-haass-2022-03?utm_source=Project%20Syndicate%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=3777643288-sunday_newsletter_03_20_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-3777643288-93791313&mc_cid=3777643288&mc_eid=284f1f0e24&barrier=accesspaylog

   

  By RICHARD HAASS

  Published March 14, 2022

   

  What could make the situation in Ukraine more ripe for a peaceful resolution? There are three potential sources of pressure that could be brought to bear on Russian President Vladimir Putin, but none is likely to induce him to negotiate seriously.

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• Analysis | Putin Is Stuck in Ukrainian Mud, but He Still Has a Nuclear Option

  
  March 21, 2022 09:51

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-putin-is-stuck-in-ukrainian-mud-but-he-still-has-a-nuclear-option-1.10686105?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=ba4426f36a

   

  By Anshel Pfeffer

  Published March 20, 2022

   

  After 25 days of fighting, it looks increasingly likely that Russia's armored columns won’t be driving victoriously down Kyiv’s broad boulevards. But that doesn’t mean Ukraine will avoid even greater suffering

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• It’s Now Putin’s Plan B in Ukraine vs. Biden’s and Zelensky’s Plan A

  
  March 21, 2022 09:51

  Source: The New York Times

  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/20/opinion/putin-zelensky-ukraine.html?campaign_id=225&emc=edit_nttf_20220320&instance_id=56252&nl=thomas-friedman&regi_id=69909790&segment_id=86063&te=1&user_id=f9c06872cc476fdf04233a4c100d7930

   

  By  Thomas L. Friedman

  Published March 20, 2022

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• Ukraine and Russia explore neutrality plan in peace talks

  
  March 18, 2022 12:23

  Source: Financial Times 

  https://www.ft.com/content/7b341e46-d375-4817-be67-802b7fa77ef1

   

  By Max Seddon in Riga, Roman Olearchyk in Kyiv, Arash Massoudi in London and Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv 

  Published March 16, 2022

   

  Fifteen-point draft deal would involve Kyiv renouncing Nato ambitions in return for security guarantees

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• Palestinians Empathize With Ukrainian War Plight, but Not All Oppose Russia

  
  March 18, 2022 12:23

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians-empathize-with-ukrainian-war-plight-but-not-all-oppose-russia-1.10680490?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=6ff55c3276

   

  The Associated Press

  Published March 17, 2022

   

  Dozens of Palestinian-Ukrainian families watch the unfolding war in Ukraine with trepidation, but Zelenskyy's support for Israel and historic ties with Russia leave the population split

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• Opinion | Israel Owes the Ukrainians Nothing

  
  March 15, 2022 18:07

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-owes-the-ukrainians-nothing-1.10661944

   

  By Zvi Bar'el

  Published March 8, 2022

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• Vladimir and Volodymyr … Rulers of Peace?

  
  March 17, 2022 23:05

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/vladimir-and-volodymyr-rulers-of-peace/

   

  By: Abraham A. van Kempen

  Published March 18, 2022

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• Much of the world is ambivalent about the Ukraine war. Rightly so.

  
  March 18, 2022 12:23

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/much-of-the-world-is-ambivalent-about-the-ukraine-war-rightly-so/?utm_source=The+Blogs+Weekly+Highlights&utm_campaign=blogs-weekly-highlights-2022-03-17&utm_medium=email

   

  By Radha Stirling

  Published March 14, 2022

   

  There is a distinct sentiment across Asia, Africa and the Arab world that Europe is throwing itself into a disaster and that the international order itself is crumbling

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