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Editorial | Did Somebody Say ‘Oil,’ ‘Petro-Dictator,’ ‘America’s Addiction to Oil?’
By Abraham A. van Kempen
Read MoreWhy John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine
Source: New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-john-mearsheimer-blames-the-us-for-the-crisis-in-ukraine
Published March 1, 2022
For years, the political scientist has claimed that Putin’s aggression toward Ukraine is caused by Western intervention. Have recent events changed his mind?
Read MoreOpinion | Ukraine War: Why Most Israelis Blame Putin, but Most Palestinians Don't
Source: Haaretz
Published April 3, 2022
In recent surveys, Israelis and Palestinians hold sweepingly different attitudes towards Russia’s war on Ukraine, exposing how far their own conflict filters how they see the world, all the way to Kyiv and Moscow
Read MoreIsraeli military disciplines three officers in death of elderly Palestinian American
Source: The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/31/israel-army-probe-omar-assad/
Published January 31, 2022
Omar Assad died after he was detained by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank
Read MoreOpinion | Josh Mandel Has Joined the Trumpist Christians-First Far Right. Will He Drag GOP Jews With Him?
Source: Haaretz
Published November 17, 2021
By embracing Trumpist extremists like Mike Flynn and Marjorie Taylor-Greene pushing an exclusively Christian America, Josh Mandel isn’t forging a coalition with the far right, he's joining it. What does that mean for U.S. Jews?
Read MoreAnalysis | 'When I Take Off My Israeli Army Uniform, I'm Just Another Bedouin'
Source: Haaretz
By Amos Harel
Published November 5, 2021
Despite recent Israeli steps such as recognizing Bedouin towns and providing new employment opportunities, the crime, violence and estrangement from the state remains what some call 'a national strategic problem'
Read More‘Everyone’s a Suspect.’ Six Former Israeli Soldiers Speak
Source: The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/opinion/israel-palestine-idf-mission-hebron.html
By Rona Segal
Published November, 2021
Director Rona Segal learned filmmaking in the Israeli army.
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Now, she turns the camera on her fellow soldiers.For Israel, Palestine and peace, we must work towards a two-state solution
Source: Labour List
By Steve McCabe
Published November 23, 2021
Read MoreJoint Letter to Senators Supporting Passage of Gaza Reporting Amendment
Source: Human Rights Watch
Published November 15, 2021
Read MoreThe quiet rebellion of US Jews turning against Israel is good for Palestinians
Source: Middle East Monitor
By Ramzy Baroud
Published August 17, 2021
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