Common Grounds

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• Opinion | Hey Israel, Let's Become a Normal Country

  
  August 02, 2022 10:02

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2022-07-24/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/hey-israel-lets-become-a-normal-country/00000182-2bf9-d1af-a596-aff91bb30000?dicbo=v2-c095f02a94101ac02bb20a0abda0168b&utm_source=traffic.

   

  By Gideon Levy

  Published July 24, 2022

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• Palestinian Flags Aren’t Illegal in Israel. They Still Get Torn Down.

  
  August 03, 2022 10:55

  Source: The New York Times

  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/world/middleeast/palestinian-flag-attack-israel.html

   

  By Raja Abdulrahim

  Published July 30, 2022

   

  Israeli police, lawmakers and settlers are increasingly targeting the flag, which Palestinians say is a broader attack on their identity.

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• The Long Con(federation): Understanding the latest attempts to legitimize Israeli colonization

  
  August 03, 2022 11:33

  Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

  https://jfjfp.com/the-long-confederation-understanding-the-latest-attempts-to-legitimize-israeli-colonization/

   

  Haim Bresheeth-Žabner writes in Mondoweiss

  Published July 30, 2022

   

  Recent proposals for an Israeli-Palestinian confederation are a makeover of the two-state solution, allowing Israel to continue to legitimize its settler-colonial project.

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• Why Resistance Matters: Palestinians are Challenging Israel’s Unilateralism, Dominance

  
  August 09, 2022 14:10

  Source: Counterpunch

  https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/08/05/why-resistance-matters-palestinians-are-challenging-israels-unilateralism-dominance/

   

  By RAMZY BAROUD

  Published August 5, 2022

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• Opinion | Who Cares About a Child Killed in Gaza

  
  August 09, 2022 16:33

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-08-08/ty-article-opinion/.premium/who-cares-about-a-child-killed-in-gaza/00000182-7c97-df85-adbb-fff7846f0000

   

  By Zvi Bar'el

  Published August 6, 2022

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• Wake me up if I survive this war

  
  August 09, 2022 13:38

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2022/08/wake-me-up-if-i-survive-this-war/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1659811088

   

  By DOAA ALREMEILI

  Published August 6, 2022

   

  On experiencing déjà vu in Gaza as Israel launches yet another aggressive war against Palestinians.

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• Opinion | Next Time Israel Fights Gaza, It Could Face a Nuclear Iran

  
  August 12, 2022 11:42

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2022-08-09/ty-article-opinion/.premium/next-time-israel-fights-gaza-it-could-face-a-nuclear-iran/00000182-82cf-d5f9-a5e2-f6cf869a0000?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=add017d3b8&lts=1660270583424

   

  By Chuck Freilich

  Published August 9, 2022

   

  How Israel responds to military pressure from the Palestinian enclave – and from Hezbollah – would be radically different if their patron Iran crosses the nuclear threshold

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• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: No Solutions, No Illusions

  
  August 16, 2022 22:06

  Source: Tikun Olam

  https://www.richardsilverstein.com/2022/08/10/israeli-palestinian-conflict-no-solutions-no-illusions/

   

  By Richard Silverstein

  Published August 10, 2022

   

  Today, there is no solution. Only illusion.

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• In Berlin, Abbas says Israel committed ‘holocausts’ against the Palestinians; Scholz grimaces silently, later condemns remarks

  
  August 17, 2022 15:20

  Source: The Times of Israel

  https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/in-berlin-abbas-skirts-apology-for-munich-attack-says-israel-committed-holocausts/?utm_source=Breaking+News&utm_campaign=breaking-news-2022-08-16-2819696&utm_medium=email

   

  By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES

  Published August 16, 2022

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• 'We killed a little boy, but it was within the rules’

  
  August 16, 2022 22:19

  Source: +972 Magazine

  https://www.972mag.com/gaza-soldiers-civilians-intelligence/

   

  By Yuval Abraham

  Published August 11, 2022

   

  Former IDF soldiers reveal how the army authorizes strikes in Gaza knowing civilians will be killed, so long as the number is deemed low enough.

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