Common Grounds

Why the Nakba should never be forgotten

December 06, 2022 23:41
Source: Arab News

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2211856

By DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB

Published December 6, 2022
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How Ben-Gvir blows apart the ‘security’ story of Israel’s occupation

December 06, 2022 23:13
Source: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-ben-gvir-occupation-security-blows-apart-how

By Jonathan Cook

Published December 6, 2022

What Israeli generals are really worried about is how little will change when two ultra-nationalist, religious settlers are put in charge of the occupation
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John Mearsheimer on Putin’s Ambitions After Nine Months of War

December 08, 2022 23:06
Source: The New Yorker

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/john-mearsheimer-on-putins-ambitions-after-nine-months-of-war

By Isaac Chotiner

Published November 17, 2022

The realist political scientist explains why Russia’s move to annex four Ukrainian provinces isn’t imperialism.
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Apartheid Israel, Genocidally Racist Zionism & Key Existential Nuclear, Poverty & Climate Threats

December 13, 2022 14:18
Source: Countercurrents

https://countercurrents.org/2022/12/apartheid-israel-genocidally-racist-zionism-key-existential-nuclear-poverty-climate-threats/

By Dr Gideon Polya

Published December 7, 2022
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Iran’s Conservative Tightrope

December 14, 2022 16:08
Source: Project Syndicate

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/iran-protests-morality-police-abolished-by-djavad-salehi-isfahani-2022-12?utm_source=Project%20Syndicate%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=804505bc83-sunday_newsletter_12_11_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-804505bc83-93791313&mc_cid=804505bc83&mc_eid=284f1f0e24&barrier=accesspaylog

By DJAVAD SALEHI-ISFAHANI

Published December 6, 2022

The Islamic Republic has been unable to quell the civil unrest that erupted three months ago, after Mahsa Amini died after being detained for violating hijab rules. While the regime has now abolished the morality police, the protesters have broadened their demands.
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How Israel targets Palestinian society through family separation

December 13, 2022 15:44
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221213-how-israel-targets-palestinian-society-through-family-separation/

By Wafa Aludaini

Published December 13, 2022
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Why the ‘second Nakba’ government wants to remake the Israeli state

December 13, 2022 15:38
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/nakba-government-secular-liberal-zionism/

By Meron Rapoport and Ameer Fakhoury

Published December 9, 2022

The far right’s crusade on secular liberalism is provoking mass opposition in Israel, but it cannot be separated from the state's anti-Palestinian mission.
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The Jewish path back to Israeli democracy

January 10, 2023 14:50
Source: The Times of Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-jewish-path-back-to-israeli-democracy/?utm_source=Breaking+News&utm_campaign=breaking-news-2023-01-05-2917892&utm_medium=email

By Yossi Klein Halevi

Published January 5, 2023

I’ve been part of the Israeli story for too long to despair – sooner or later, this coalition of destruction will unravel
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Is Ben-Gvir preparing a holy war against the Palestinians?

January 10, 2023 15:24
Source: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-ben-gvir-palestinians-holy-war-preparing-is

By Jonathan Cook

Published January 5, 2023

By visiting Al-Aqsa, the Jewish Power leader showed he has the whip hand - and there are surely more provocations up his sleeve
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How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline

February 09, 2023 16:19
Source: Seymour Hersh

https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream

By Seymour Hersh

Published February 8, 2023

The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now
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