Common Grounds

What my son is learning about being Palestinian in the Jewish state

January 04, 2022 15:28
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-jewish-state/

By Ayat Abou Shmeiss

Published January 3, 2022

At three Mahmoud realized that Jewish children are given preference, at 13 he understood Arabic was inferior, at 17 he knew he could not live in security. Now he's 18, and my heart trembles whenever he leaves the house.
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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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Opinion: Israel must choose: Withdraw from the occupied territories or grant Palestinians under its control full rights

January 11, 2022 14:50
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/06/israel-palestinians-occupation-full-rights-west-bank/

By Mairav Zonszein
Published January 6, 2022
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Opinion | Welcome to Tel Aviv! Oh, Hold On, Your Partner's Name Is Mohammed?

January 11, 2022 14:57
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-welcome-to-tel-aviv-oh-hold-on-your-partner-s-name-in-mohammed-1.10513803

Noa Landau

Publihsed January 4, 2022
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UN Passes Israeli Resolution Combating Holocaust Denial on Social Media

January 21, 2022 10:45
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-un-passes-israeli-resolution-combatting-holocaust-denial-on-social-media-1.10553416?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=97e7ef60d5

By Jonathan Lis

Published January 20, 2022

The resolution, which the U.S. and Germany have also lobbied for, also recognizes the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism
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1,000-strong multifaith crowd rallies around Jewish community at post-standoff vigil

January 24, 2022 12:15
Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/1000-strong-multifaith-crowd-rallies-around-jewish-community-at-post-standoff-vigil/?utm_source=The+Weekend+Edition&utm_campaign=weekend-edition-2022-01-23&utm_medium=email

By JACOB MAGID JACOB MAGID

Published January 18, 2022

Congregation Beth Israel in Texas begins to heal with support from Christian and Muslim neighbors, along with 24,000 watching online, overwhelming synagogue rabbi with emotion
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Israeli military disciplines three officers in death of elderly Palestinian American

February 01, 2022 11:43
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/31/israel-army-probe-omar-assad/

By Erin Cunningham

Published January 31, 2022

Omar Assad died after he was detained by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank
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Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity

February 01, 2022 13:40
Source: Amnesty International

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/israels-apartheid-against-palestinians-a-cruel-system-of-domination-and-a-crime-against-humanity/

Published February 1, 2022
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A Jewish Congregation Considers Affirming Anti-Zionism as a Core Value

February 01, 2022 15:42
Source: Shalom Rav, A Blog by Rabbi Brant Rosen

https://rabbibrant.com/

Published January 25, 2022
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U.S. State Department Rejects Amnesty's Apartheid Claim Against Israel

February 03, 2022 11:36
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/u-s-state-department-rejects-amnesty-s-apartheid-claims-against-israel-1.10583830

By Reuters and Ben Samuels

Published February 1, 2022

'The Jewish people must not be denied their right to self-determination, and we must ensure there isn't a double standard being applied,' says U.S. State Department spokesman following Amnesty International report
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