Common Grounds

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• Ultra-Orthodox Aliyah to Israel Is Breaking Records. Here's Why

  
  November 30, 2021 14:26

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-ultra-orthodox-aliyah-to-israel-is-breaking-records-here-s-why-1.10427636

   

  By Judy Maltz

  Published November 30, 2021

   

  For decades, Haredim in the Diaspora rejected the notion of immigrating to Israel. No more. Now, ultra-Orthodox American Jews see themselves as ‘the next great frontier in aliyah’ and are moving to Israel in increasing numbers

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• Analysis | Israel's New Gaza Border Barrier Proves That It Prefers Walls to War

  
  December 09, 2021 11:59

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-israel-s-new-gaza-border-barrier-proves-that-it-prefers-walls-to-war-1.10447949?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=51ea886301

   

  By Amos Harel

  Published December 7, 2021

   

  Would-be attackers in Gaza will probably seek and find more detours around the $1.1 billion wall, but a more urgent question remains: How will Israel deal with an escalation on more than one front?

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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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• 'I Showed Palestinians the Footage That Israel Looted. They Started to Cry'

  
  December 06, 2021 11:21

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-i-showed-palestinians-the-footage-that-israel-looted-they-started-to-cry-1.10438349?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=8a994565d9

   

  By Nirit Anderman

  Published December 4, 2021

   

  In the 1982 Lebanon War, the Israeli army raided the PLO archive in Beirut, confiscating numerous reels of film depicting Palestinian life. A new film by Karnit Mandel reveals her quest to find the mysterious footage

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• Israel Not Expected to Join ‘Bizarre’ U.S. Boycott of Winter Olympics in China

  
  December 09, 2021 11:51

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-not-expected-to-join-bizarre-u-s-boycott-of-winter-olympics-in-china-1.10448868?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=51ea886301

   

  By Jonathan Lis

  Published December 9, 2021

   

  The comment by a senior Israeli official follows an announcement by the Biden administration that it will refrain from sending a political delegation to the games in Beijing in protest at China’s human rights record

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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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• Opinion | The Settler-philosopher Everyone Loves to Love

  
  December 07, 2021 14:33

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-the-settler-philosopher-everyone-loves-to-love-1.10440019?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=8a994565d9

   

  By Gideon Levy

  Published December 4, 2021

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• Israeli Arab City Bounced Back From Deadly Flareup, but Residents Fear Further Violence

  
  December 07, 2021 14:19

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-arab-city-bounced-back-from-deadly-flareup-but-residents-fear-further-violence-1.10439694?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=8a994565d9

   

  By Jack Khoury

  Published December 4, 2021

   

  After days of violent attacks and clashes, the Umm al-Fahm residents are still on edge

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• Opinion | Who Will Stop Israel's Craziest Settlement Plan Ever?

  
  December 07, 2021 14:11

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-who-will-stop-israel-s-craziest-settlement-plan-ever-1.10440698?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=8a994565d9

   

  By Hagit Ofran

  Published December 5, 2021

   

  A new mega-settlement would be the death sentence for a viable future Palestinian state. But with the shameful silence of the 'pro-peace,' two state supporters in Israel's coalition government, the only hope for halting the plan rests with Biden and Blinken

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• Bibi’s Poisoned Legacy

  
  June 11, 2021 12:03

  Source: Project Syndicate 

  https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/netanyahu-ousted-legacy-by-shlomo-ben-ami-2021-06

   

  By SHLOMO BEN-AMI

  Published June 9, 2021

   

  After 12 years with Binyamin Netanyahu in power, Israel is more divided than it has ever been, and Israelis have largely lost hope that their country can be both Jewish and democratic. Can the new government, united only by its aversion to the country's longest-serving prime minister, push back against this legacy?

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