Common Grounds

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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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• Why Biden Must Watch This Palestinian Movie

  
  April 28, 2021 10:28

  Source: The New York Times

  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/opinion/biden-palestine-israel-the-present.html

   

  By John Brennan

  Published April 27, 2021

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• Jewish groups that aid Israel’s war crimes can’t deny all responsibility for those crimes

  
  May 25, 2021 15:53

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2021/05/jewish-groups-that-aid-israels-war-crimes-cant-deny-all-responsibility-for-those-crimes/

   

  By JONATHAN COOK 

  Published MAay 24, 2021

   

  Israel’s apologists – whether Jewish or not – cannot deny all responsibility for Israel’s war crimes when they actively aid and abet those crimes.

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• The Three-State Solution

  
  April 13, 2021 15:32

  Source: Tablet

  https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/three-state-solution-benjamin-kerstein-peace-israel-palestine

   

  By BENJAMIN KERSTEIN

  Published March 23, 2021

   

  The two-state solution has been dead for decades. A one-state solution frightens Israelis and Palestinians alike. Is three the magic number for peace?

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• AN OPEN LETTER TO U.S. CHRISTIANS FROM A PALESTINIAN PASTOR

  
  May 31, 2021 11:59

  Source: Sojourners

  https://sojo.net/articles/open-letter-us-christians-palestinian-pastor

   

  By Munther Isaac

  Published May 19, 2021

   

  “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!”

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• Americans Still Favor Israel While Warming to Palestinians

  
  May 28, 2021 11:50

  Source: NRC Amerika

  nrc.nl/amerika

   

  By Bas Blokker

  Published May 25, 2021

   

  Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

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• Accountability? Yes! Justice? A Work in Progress!

  
  April 26, 2021 13:31

  Source: NRC Amerika

  nrc.nl/amerika

   

  By Bas Blokker

  Published April 21, 2021

   

  Translated by Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  Cheers after Floyd's case ruling, but "it shouldn't end with Derek Chauvin."

   

  Police brutality! After the jury's verdict in the case against Derek Chauvin is heard in Minneapolis. President Joe Biden said that "there is still a long way to go."

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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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• To a Leading Critic, Both American-Jewish and Israeli Literature Express Deep Ambivalences

  
  April 01, 2021 13:25

  Source: Mosaic

  https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/arts-culture/2021/03/to-a-leading-critic-both-american-jewish-and-israeli-literature-express-deep-ambivalences/

   

  Published March 31, 2021

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• Sunshine Breaking Through Dark Clouds

  
  March 26, 2021 14:26

  By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

   

  The anguish in my wife's eyes voiced volumes: "What are 'we' going to do with them … thousands, alone? Kids! Where are their parents?"

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