Common Grounds

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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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• Hypocrisy and Selective Reporting – The Case of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Demise [Opinion]

  
  December 28, 2021 14:50

  Source: MSN Lifestyle

  https://www.msn.com/en-my/lifestyle/other/hypocrisy-and-selective-reporting-the-case-of-archbishop-desmond-tutu-s-demise-opinion/ar-AASbTAu

   

  By Prof. Dr. Mohd Nazari Ismail, Ph.D

  Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

  Published December 28, 2021

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• ‘Previously Unknown Massacres’: Why is Israel Allowed to Own Palestinian History?

  
  December 28, 2021 14:18

  Source: Ramzy Baroud - Politics for the People

  http://www.ramzybaroud.net/previously-unknown-massacres-why-is-israel-allowed-to-own-palestinian-history/

   

  By Ramzy Baroud

  Published December 22, 2021

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• From Gaza to Ohio, the Stories That Defined U.S.-Israel Ties in 2021

  
  December 28, 2021 14:02

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-from-gaza-to-ohio-the-stories-that-defined-u-s-israel-ties-in-2021-1.10496534?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=a91512cadf

   

  By Ben Samuels

  Published December 27, 2021

   

  Joe Biden’s first year in the White House saw a war between Israel and Hamas, a political fight over Iron Dome funding, and a dispute about America's consulate in Jerusalem. A look back at the year's top stories

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• Analysis | So You Don’t Like the Two-state Solution? Meet the One-state Model

  
  December 23, 2021 22:41

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-so-you-don-t-like-the-two-state-solution-meet-the-one-state-model-1.10490651?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=7a176b0cf5&lts=1640283067350

   

  By Alon Pinkas

  Published December 23, 2021

   

  If the two-state solution is no longer viable or sustainable, as some say, what are the alternatives for Israel and the Palestinians? A primer on knowing your unitary state from your federal state, and more

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• Jerusalem Churches Protest 'Systematic Attempt to Drive Christians Out of the Holy Land'

  
  December 23, 2021 14:12

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-jerusalem-churches-protest-systematic-attempt-to-drive-christians-out-1.10483449?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=cc164f46ce

   

  By Nir Hasson

  Published December 21, 2021

   

  In a campaign launched ahead of Christmas, leaders of Christian denominations in the city criticize Israel for its response to violent attacks and moves by settler groups to acquire more properties in the Old City

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• Part of the problem: A better European approach to human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  
  December 23, 2021 12:10

  Source: European Council on Foreign Relations 

  https://ecfr.eu/special/mena-human-rights/

   

  By James Lynch 

  Published November 18, 2021

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• Opinion | Early Zionist Pioneers Adhered to the Same Founding Ethos as Today's Settlers

  
  December 21, 2021 15:01

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-early-zionist-pioneers-adhered-to-the-same-founding-ethos-as-today-s-settlers-1.10479328?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_content=author-alert&utm_campaign=Shlomo%20Sand&utm_term=20211220-01:41

   

  By Shlomo Sand

  Published December 20, 2021

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• Trump Complains About American Jews No Longer Loving Israel in Anti-Semitic Rant

  
  December 21, 2021 14:52

  Source: Rolling Stone

  https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-jews-america-anti-semitic-rant-1273189/

   

  By William Vaillancourt

  Published December 17, 2021

   

  “Jewish people in the United States, either don’t like Israel or don’t care about Israel,” the former president told journalist Barak Ravid

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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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