Common Grounds

In Syria, the West’s humanitarian claims crumble to dust

February 14, 2023 13:03
Source: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/turkey-syria-earthquake-west-humanitarian-claims-crumble-dust

By Jonathan Cook

Published February 13, 2023

The US said it wanted to free Syrians from a tyrant. Then it was willing to let them die of cold and hunger. The truth: for the West, Syria is only about power
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The US’s empty commitment to a two-state solution

February 14, 2023 14:19
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/the-uss-empty-commitment-to-a-two-state-solution/

Jonathan Guyer writes in Vox on February 6, 2023

An outdated policy stands in the way of efforts to defuse violence in Israel and Palestine.
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‘New Israel and Zionism Society’ of Exeter Wages War on Committed Scholarship

February 14, 2023 13:22
Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/new-israel-and-zionism-society-of-exeter-wages-war-on-committed-scholarship/

By Ilan Pappe

Published February 13, 2023
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Russia-Ukraine war 2.0: First tanks, then F16s...where does this end?

February 17, 2023 11:04
Source: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/russia-ukraine-war-first-tanks-then-f16s-where-end

By Jonathan Cook

Published February 7, 2023

Increasingly, the war looks more like a feature than a bug of Washington's post-Cold War planning
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America is 'deeply troubled', so what?

February 21, 2023 14:28
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230220-america-is-deeply-troubled-so-what/

By Dr Mohammad Makram Balawi

Published February 20, 2023
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Israel Is Destroying the Fantasies of Liberal Zionism

February 21, 2023 14:47
Source: The Nation

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/israel-liberal-zionism/?custno=&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%202.20.2023&utm_term=daily

By Saree Makdisi

Published February 20, 2023

Israeli apartheid is more obvious than ever, and liberal supporters of Zionism are being confronted with a reality that they have tried for so long to deny.
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Israeli governmental map of West Bank erases Palestinian villages and cities

February 21, 2023 14:55
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2023/02/israeli-governmental-map-of-west-bank-erases-palestinian-villages-and-cities/

By Philip Weiss

Published February 17, 2023
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Opinion | Israelis Still Expect the Palestinians Will Surrender. They've Never Been More Wrong

February 28, 2023 15:39
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-02-27/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/israelis-still-expect-the-palestinians-will-surrender-theyve-never-been-more-wrong/00000186-92f5-d716-a597-f6fdfb490000

By Daoud Kuttab

Published February 27, 2023

Israelis still falsely hope that their military operations will extinguish Palestinian opposition to living under occupation. Those army raids stoke retaliation, and they're the reason the Lion's Den militant group is so popular - they dare to take on the Israelis
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The Problem with Israel’s So-Called ‘Crisis of Democracy’

February 28, 2023 15:05
Source: Counterpunch

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/24/the-problem-with-israels-so-called-crisis-of-democracy/

By NEVE GORDON

Published February 24, 2023
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'Truth, no matter what': Why watering down Palestinian reality is a crime

February 28, 2023 15:51
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230224-truth-no-matter-what-why-watering-down-palestinian-reality-is-a-crime/

By Dr Ramzy Baroud

Published February 24, 2023
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