Common Grounds

Why Should Ukrainians Die for Europe, aka the Eu-US Coalition of the Willing?

June 24, 2022 10:13
Clare Daly at European Parliament

June 23, 2022
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Why the Middle East doesn't fully support Ukraine

May 03, 2022 14:50
Source: Qantara.de

https://en.qantara.de/content/not-our-fight-why-the-middle-east-doesnt-fully-support-ukraine

By Cathrin Schaer

Published April 23, 2022

Middle Eastern countries are still on the fence when it comes to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Their citizens point to the West's double standards surrounding conflict and refugees. Should Europe be worried, asks Cathrin Schaer?
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Farewell | A Eulogy for Ilan Gilon, a Fighter for Social Justice

May 02, 2022 10:11
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-a-eulogy-for-ilan-galon-a-fighter-for-social-justice-1.10773433?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=387af2a87b

By Zehava Galon

Published May 1, 2022

Ilan Gilon’s politics were defined by compassion and humanity. He dealt with pain on a daily basis, but instead of withdrawing inward, he turned his personal challenge into a public fight for people with disabilities
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Rand Paul says U.S. backing Ukraine in NATO played role in Russia’s invasion

April 28, 2022 23:59
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/27/rand-paul-blinken-ukraine-russia-nato/?/22/41/6269dae3aee9f854899d0b43

By Amy Cheng

Published April 27, 2022
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Biden seeks $33 billion war chest to support Ukraine, Zelenskiy wants quick approval

April 28, 2022 23:59
Surce: Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-looks-congress-oligarchs-more-cash-help-ukraine-2022-04-28/

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland

Published April 28, 2022
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Messianic colonialism

June 14, 2022 12:46
Source: Weekly Worker

https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1398/messianic-colonialism/#fnref1

By Moshe Machover

Published June 9, 2022

Religious ideology and nationalist ideology have a unique interrelationship; after all, even secular Zionists have to justify their ongoing colonial project with reference to a god they do not believe in. However, as Moshé Machover shows, it is the religious Zionists of the far right who are increasingly setting the agenda, not least by staging all manner of highly dangerous provocations
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Opinion | How media coverage whitewashes Israeli state violence against Palestinians

May 03, 2022 15:38
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/28/jerusalem-al-aqsa-media-coverage-israeli-violence-palestinians/

By Laura Albast and Cat Knarr

Published April 28, 2022
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Opinion | What's God Got to Do With It? How Religion Fuels the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

May 10, 2022 14:42
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-what-s-god-got-to-do-with-it-how-religion-fuels-the-israel-palestinian-conflict-1.10787533

By Dahlia Scheindlin

Published May 9, 2022

Surveys of Israelis and Palestinians are definitive: There's a stark, unyielding connection between religious devotion and political extremism. Religious Jews and Muslims stoke incitement and violence. But could they also resolve the conflict?
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Soft Power After Ukraine

May 08, 2022 22:15
Source: Project Syndicate

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/soft-power-after-russia-war-in-ukraine-by-joseph-s-nye-2022-05

By JOSEPH S. NYE, JR.

Published May 3, 2022

While hard military power will decide the outcome of Russia's war in Ukraine, the power of values, persuasion, and attraction are hardly irrelevant. Though soft power tends to operate more subtly and over a longer time horizon, it has nonetheless emerged as a key feature of Ukraine's defense.
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The EU Goes After Russian Oil Sales to Europe—With an Eye on a Larger Target

May 06, 2022 12:18
Source: Carnegie Endowment For International Peace

https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/05/05/eu-goes-after-russian-oil-sales-to-europe-with-eye-on-larger-target-pub-87080?utm_source=ctw&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=buttonlink&mkt_tok=

By Noah Gordon

Published May 5, 2022
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