Common Grounds

In killing Nasrallah, Israel chose to open the gates of hell. We will all pay the price

October 01, 2024 14:53
Source: Jonathan Cook Blog

https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2024-09-29/killing-nasrallah-israel-price/

By Jonathan Cook

Published September 29, 2024

The West, via Israel, is fomenting for Hezbollah and the Shia resistance their own ISIS moment. Moderates are once again losing the argument – because we lost it for them
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Seven (7) things Palestinians want Americans to consider about US role on Israel’s offensive on Gaza

October 08, 2024 14:49
Source: Reckon

https://www.reckon.news/justice/2024/10/7-things-palestinians-want-americans-to-consider-about-us-role-on-israels-offensive-on-gaza.html

By Ahmed Masood

Published October 7, 2024

PERSPECTIVES: On the one-year anniversary of October 7, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank share their perspective on U.S. involvement in the ongoing conflict, urging Americans to reconsider their government’s stance on its support for Israel.
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'Not All Jews Longed for a Jewish Supremacist State in the Land of Israel'

October 08, 2024 14:48
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-09-27/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/not-all-the-jews-longed-for-a-jewish-supremacist-state-in-the-land-of-israel/00000192-2e77-d76c-a3fe-7fff069d0000

By Ronen Tal

Published September 27, 2024

Israeli soldiers abhorred violence, the Arabs didn't want to throw the Jews into the sea. Through letters written in real-time, a historian sets forth what those who fought on both sides in the 1948 war actually thought
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From ethnic cleansing to genocide

October 08, 2024 14:48
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/from-ethnic-cleansing-to-genocide/

By Salman Abu Sitta

Published October 7, 2024

I am a survivor of the 1948 Nakba who lived to witness the 2024 genocide. I may not live to see justice be made, but I am certain our long struggle will be rewarded. Our grandchildren will live at home once again.
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Israel's legitimacy was built on the Holocaust. Now its own genocide is destroying it

October 15, 2024 14:52
Source: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-support-built-on-holocaust-own-genocide-destroying-it

By Joseph Massad

Published October 10, 2024

The Zionist project was only able to garner the support of most Jews due to the Holocaust. But the self-defence argument no longer works during its genocide in Gaza
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Mustafa Barghouti reflects on the future of the Palestinian struggle in a time of genocide and ethnic cleansing

October 15, 2024 14:52
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/mustafa-barghouti-reflects-on-the-future-of-the-palestinian-struggle-in-a-time-of-genocide-and-ethnic-cleansing/

By Mondoweiss Editors

Published October 7, 2024

In an interview with Mondoweiss, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative Dr. Mustafa Barghouti reflects on the importance of Palestinian national unity, the challenges facing the Palestinian struggle, and the right to resist.
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The world after 7 October: Israel's strategic defeat and the future of Zionism

October 15, 2024 14:52
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241008-the-world-after-7-october-israels-strategic-defeat-and-the-future-of-zionism/

By Nasim Ahmed

Published October 8, 2024
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Opinion | If Sinwar Was a Devil, What Does It Make Israel?

October 22, 2024 15:08
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-10-20/ty-article-opinion/.premium/if-sinwar-was-a-devil-what-does-it-make-israel/00000192-a624-d049-a3db-bf764e600000

By Gideon Levy

Published October 20, 2024

This isn't just whataboutism. Israel's blindness is now one of the greatest obstacles on the road to ending this terrible and insatiable war
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Arab states are coming together to prevent a regional war, will the U.S. listen?

October 22, 2024 14:04
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/arab-states-are-coming-together-to-prevent-a-regional-war-will-the-u-s-listen/

By Mitchell Plitnick

Published October 11, 2024

As Israel expands its war to Lebanon and is threatening Iran as well, there are important signs that Arab states in the region are finally stepping in to prevent a broader regional war. Will the Biden administration listen?
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War on Gaza: How Starmer's Labour government has enabled Israel's genocide

October 22, 2024 14:43
Source: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-gaza-war-starmer-government-enable-israel-genocide

By Joseph Willits

Published October 16, 2024

Some hoped the new government would chart a fresh course, but after 100 days in office, Starmer continues to fail Palestinians
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