Common Grounds

In Berlin, Abbas says Israel committed ‘holocausts’ against the Palestinians; Scholz grimaces silently, later condemns remarks

August 17, 2022 15:20
Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/in-berlin-abbas-skirts-apology-for-munich-attack-says-israel-committed-holocausts/?utm_source=Breaking+News&utm_campaign=breaking-news-2022-08-16-2819696&utm_medium=email

By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES

Published August 16, 2022
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'We killed a little boy, but it was within the rules’

August 16, 2022 22:19
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/gaza-soldiers-civilians-intelligence/

By Yuval Abraham

Published August 11, 2022

Former IDF soldiers reveal how the army authorizes strikes in Gaza knowing civilians will be killed, so long as the number is deemed low enough.
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I won’t cut the baby in half, Bennett declares– and the baby is apartheid

June 28, 2022 13:17
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2022/06/i-wont-cut-the-baby-in-half-bennett-declares-and-the-baby-is-apartheid/

BY JONATHAN OFIR

Published June 24, 2022

Support for apartheid is the one thing that unifies Israeli Jewish political parties -- from the supposed left to the far right.
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Israeli Apartheid: The power of the frame, the shame of the name

July 05, 2022 11:14
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2022/07/israeli-apartheid-the-power-of-the-frame-the-shame-of-the-name/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1656944432

By ROBERT HERBST

Published July 4, 2022
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Why anti-Russia boycotts should revive the Palestinian BDS movement

May 10, 2022 15:31
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/why-anti-russia-boycotts-should-revive-the-palestinian-bds-movement/

Nada Elia writes in Middle East Eye

Published May 9, 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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‘Our Nakba and Their Independence’: On the Problem with the Zionists’ Version of Two Narratives

May 10, 2022 15:40
Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/our-nakba-and-their-independence-on-the-problem-with-the-zionists-version-of-two-narratives/

By Benay Blend

Published May 5, 2022
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Read: Vladimir Putin’s victory day speech in full

May 12, 2022 15:43
Source: The Spectator

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/read-vladimir-putin-s-victory-day-speech-in-full

Published May 9, 2022
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