Common Grounds

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• Why Did Gaza Child, Alma, Refuse to Be Rescued Following Israeli Attack on Her Home? (VIDEO)

  
  December 05, 2023 15:04

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/why-gaza-child-alma-refused-to-be-rescued-following-israeli-attack-on-her-home-video/

   

  By Palestine Chronicle Staff

  Published December 4, 2023

   

  It was not only Alma’s love for her family that made this story worth telling, but the love of the community itself, especially those who were digging with their bare hands.

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• Israel-Palestine war: For Netanyahu and his political allies, peace is more dangerous than war

  
  December 12, 2023 13:49

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-netanyahu-political-allies-peace-dangerous

   

  By Meron Rapoport in Tel Aviv, Israel

  Published December 5, 2023

   

  Israeli public opinion has turned against both Israel's prime minister and Bezalel Smotrich, his main coalition partner on the extreme right. But they won't give up on their dream of a new Nakba easily

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• I used to think the term ’Judeo-Nazis’ was excessive. I don’t any longer.

  
  December 12, 2023 14:51

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/i-used-to-think-the-term-judeo-nazis-was-excessive-i-dont-any-longer/

   

  By JONATHAN OFIR 

  Published December 8, 2023

   

  I used to think that Yeshayahu Leibowitz's term "Judeo-Nazis" was too strong to describe Israel. But today, I feel differently.

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• THE WEST AGONISES OVER AN ‘ATROCITY UPSURGE’ WHILE BACKING ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE IN GAZA

  
  December 12, 2023 14:08

  Source: Declassified UK

  https://www.declassifieduk.org/the-west-agonises-over-an-atrocity-upsurge-while-backing-israels-genocide-in-gaza/

   

  By JONATHAN COOK

  Published December 11, 2023

   

  The problem isn’t ‘global inaction’ to prevent mass atrocities, as the Guardian claims. It’s intense US and UK support for atrocities so long as they bolster their global power.

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• Opinion | Israel Killed Thousands of Children in Gaza. How Can So Many Israelis Remain Indifferent?

  
  December 19, 2023 15:22

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-12-18/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israel-killed-thousands-of-children-in-gaza-how-can-so-many-israelis-remain-indifferent/0000018c-788c-d55c-a7cc-fb8edb100000?

   

  By Amira Hass

  Published December 18, 2023

   

  For decades we've been brought up believing that only military force can ensure the state's survival, while denying rights to the Palestinians. That's just one of many sad answers to the question

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• The cost of freedom

  
  December 19, 2023 14:37

  Source: Mondoweiss

  https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/the-cost-of-freedom/

   

  By TAREQ S. HAJJAJ

  Published December 15, 2023 

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• Opinion: The End Times – America, Evangelical Christianity, and Israel’s occupation of Palestine

  
  December 19, 2023 15:13

  Source: Al Hakam

  https://www.alhakam.org/opinion-the-end-times-america-evangelical-christianity-and-israels-occupation-of-palestine/

   

  By Abdul Haleem, UK

  Published December 15, 2023

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• Israel-Palestine war: How Gaza changed global politics

  
  December 26, 2023 15:19

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-palestine-war-gaza-changed-global-politics-how

   

  By Peter Oborne

  Published December 14, 2023

   

  It is impossible to exaggerate the horror that has befallen the people of Gaza over the last two months. But their courage, suffering and endurance may have changed world history

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• Analysis | Hamas, Hasbara and the Holocaust: What Left and Right Get Wrong About the Israel-Gaza War, and Why

  
  December 26, 2023 14:57

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-12-20/ty-article/.premium/hamas-hasbara-and-the-holocaust-what-left-and-right-get-wrong-about-the-israel-gaza-war/0000018c-8841-d60e-afdf-ec4f738d0000

   

  By Dahlia Scheindlin

  Published December 20, 2023

   

  Tribal thinking about Israel and Palestine is causing both left and right to make colossal mistakes about the situation, which will perpetuate horrors upon them that will reverberate around the world

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• To Christian Zionists from Palestinian Christians: Enough complicity with Israel

  
  December 26, 2023 15:07

  Source: The New Arab

  https://www.newarab.com/opinion/christian-zionists-palestinian-christians-enough

   

  By Ryan Al-Natour

  Published December 23, 2023

   

  Opinion: On Christmas, a reminder that Christian Palestinians, like Palestinians of all faiths, are killed in Israel's war, a fact ignored by Christian Zionists

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