Common Grounds

The Numbers Show: Gaza War Is One of the Bloodiest in the 21st Century

August 20, 2024 15:56
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2024-08-14/ty-article-magazine/.premium/the-death-toll-in-gaza-is-bad-even-compared-to-the-wars-in-ukraine-iraq-and-myanmar/00000191-50c6-d6a2-a7dd-d1decf340000?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=israel-at-war&utm_content=f9d931a4f2

By Nir Hasson

Published August 14, 2024

As the Gaza death toll approaches 40,000, Haaretz examines the data from a global perspective. The rate and pace of deaths - as well as the living conditions of those still alive – overshadow the conflicts in Iraq, Ukraine and Myanmar
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Why the U.S. Must Lead Sanctions on Israel’s Illegal Occupation

August 20, 2024 15:22
Source: Foreign Policy

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/14/israel-palestine-us-sanctions-icj-ruling-occupation-settlements-dollar/

By Mohsen Farshneshani

Published August 14, 2024

No multilateral sanctions campaign will be effective unless it is backed by the power of the dollar, which dominates global trade and banking.
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Deceptive Optimism – What is Really Happening at the Gaza Ceasefire Talks (ANALYSIS)

August 20, 2024 15:22
Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/deceptive-optimism-what-is-really-happening-at-the-gaza-ceasefire-talks-analysis/

By Palestine Chronicle Editors

Published August 16, 2024
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Israeli academic Shlomo Sand: ‘Jews and Palestinians will have to live together’

August 27, 2024 15:17
Source: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/shlomo-sand-jews-and-palestinians-we-have-no-choice-we-will-have-live-together

By Hassina Mechaï in Paris

Published August 22, 2024

In his new essay, the Israeli historian delves into the ‘eclipsed’ currents of Zionism that dreamt of a binational state as an alternative to Jewish nationalism
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Evil Fruit of Seeds Sown Long ago – What Makes Gaza Genocide Different?

August 27, 2024 15:16
Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/evil-fruit-of-seeds-sown-long-ago-what-makes-gaza-genocide-different/

By Jeremy Salt

Published August 18, 2024
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Message from the DNC: The Democrats do not care about Palestinians

August 27, 2024 15:16
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/08/message-from-the-dnc-the-democrats-do-not-care-about-palestinians/

By Mitchell Plitnick

Published August 23, 2024

The Democratic National Convention did not go well for supporters of Palestinian rights where Democrats were largely successful in burying their deep complicity in the Gaza genocide.
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War on Children: Gaza kids are unvaccinated, hungry and orphaned

September 03, 2024 15:08
Source: Gulf News

https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/war-on-children-gaza-kids-are-unvaccinated-hungry-and-orphaned-1.103958730

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News

Published September 1, 2024

War must stop before a whole generation of Palestinian children is completely erased
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Zionism is the racist ideology that destroys, kills and persecutes

September 03, 2024 15:08
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240830-zionism-is-the-racist-ideology-that-destroys-kills-and-persecutes/

By Sayid Marcos Tenório

Published August 30, 2024
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Ceasefire negotiations as a weapon of war

September 03, 2024 15:08
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/08/ceasefire-negotiations-as-a-weapon-of-war/

By Malak Hijazi

Published August 25, 2024

Our hope for a ceasefire has been weaponized against us. Every time politicians issue statements, mediators shuttle between capitals, headlines promise a breakthrough, and then it all falls apart. And every time, my hope breaks me.
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“Why Should I Care About Gaza?”

September 10, 2024 14:38
Source: Caitlin Johnstone

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/09/08/why-should-i-care-about-gaza/

By Caitlin Johnstone

Published September 8, 2024

We can’t keep living like this. Our species cannot continue living on this planet as though what happens to other people and other organisms around the world has nothing to do with us. We don’t live in that kind of world anymore.
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