Common Grounds

Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo

April 23, 2021 13:32
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/04/19/breaking-israel-palestine-status-quo-pub-84167

By ZAHA HASSAN, DANIEL LEVY, HALLAAMAL KEIR, MARWAN MUASHER
Published April 19, 2021

A new U.S. approach should prioritize protecting the rights and human security of Palestinians and Israelis over maintaining a peace process and attempting short-term fixes.

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‘One system, one policy’: Why Human Rights Watch is charging Israel with apartheid

April 28, 2021 11:13
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/hrw-apartheid-persecution-omar-shakir/

By Amjad Iraqi

Published April 27, 2021

Israel has made it irrefutably clear it intends to make Jewish domination over Palestinians permanent between the river and the sea, says HRW's Omar Shakir in interview following landmark report.
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It is necessary to be an anti-Zionist in order to reject anti-Semitism

April 28, 2021 11:33
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210401-it-is-necessary-to-be-an-anti-zionist-in-order-to-reject-anti-semitism/

By Asa Winstanley

Published April 1, 2021
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International law sides with Palestinian refugees. But can it solve their plight?

May 04, 2021 16:46
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-refugees-international-law-review/

By Sam Bahour

Published May 2, 2021

A new book dives into the myriad laws that protect Palestinian refugees and their right of return. Its proposed solution, though, may be hard to swallow.
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OPINION | Europe Beware! Biden Is Here and There Trumpian

April 30, 2021 12:32
Source: NRC News,The Netherlands

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/04/28/in-bidens-eerste-100-dagen-blijft-het-america-first-a4041654?utm_intern=nrc-web-reacties#reacties

By Ko Colijn

Published April 30, 2021

Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

President Biden got off to a good start. But Europe must pay attention, says Ko Colijn*. The president draws his line. Sometimes it seems Trumpian.
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Apartheid in Palestine and a Christ who stands on the other side of the wall

May 19, 2021 13:58
Source: Baptist News Global

https://baptistnews.com/article/apartheid-in-palestine-and-a-christ-who-stands-on-the-other-side-of-the-wall/#.YKTeOagzZPY

By Chris Conley

Published May 13, 2021
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Is Biden Sensitive to Growing US Criticism of Israel?

May 20, 2021 12:24
Source: NRC Amerika

nrc.nl/amerika

By Merijn de Waal

Published May 18, 2021

Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is dominating world news - and is also occupying politics in Washington. In the meantime, the civil war in the Republican Party appears to have been resolved for the time being.
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Don’t mourn a coexistence that never existed

June 08, 2021 13:40
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/dont-mourn-a-coexistence-that-never-existed/

Rami Younis writes in +972

Published June 2, 2021

After weeks of racist incitement, the Israeli media is suddenly talking about 'bringing back coexistence' — a paradise that was never even here
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Recognize Palestine … then the negotiations can begin

June 04, 2021 10:57
Source: Arab News

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1867501

By DAOUD KUTTAB

Published May 30, 2021
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Absolving empire in Palestine

June 08, 2021 13:51
Source: Aljazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/6/4/absolving-empire-in-palestine

By Ammar Rashid

Published June 4, 2021

What are the real reasons behind the US media and state institutions’ apparent pro-Israel bias?
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