Common Grounds

World War II Begins with Forgetting

December 07, 2022 19:07
Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/opinion/america-world-war-iii.html

By Stephen Wertheim

Published December 2, 2022
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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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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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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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'Israel' and Ukraine; two sides with one ideology?

December 20, 2022 14:53
Source: Al Mayadeen

https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/israel-and-ukraine-two-sides-with-one-ideology

By Fra Hughes

Published December 18, 2022

It was the Russians who defeated Nazism in WWII, losing over 25 million of its people in the process. Without Russia, Europe would be today under the jackboot of the Third Reich.
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Where to find hope

December 20, 2022 15:27
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2022/12/where-to-find-hope/

By MITCHELL PLITNICK

Published December 17, 2022

It will take a long time for the Palestinian struggle to reach a tipping point. Not much will happen before it does, but the U.S. isn't the key to liberation. The Palestinian people are.
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Israel: the end of all illusions

December 20, 2022 15:14
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/israel-the-end-of-all-illusions/

Chris Hedges writes in JVL

Published December 13, 2022
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Six major developments that shaped 2022 for Palestinians

December 27, 2022 13:45
Source: Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/26/six-major-developments-that-shaped-2022-for-palestinians

By Zena Al Tahhan and Maram Humaid

Published December 26, 2022

The UN called 2022 the deadliest year for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 16 years. Here are some of the year’s most important events.
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