Common Grounds

Weaponizing Jewish fear, from Tel Aviv to Amsterdam

November 19, 2024 14:39
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/weaponizing-jewish-fear-from-tel-aviv-to-amsterdam/

Em Hilton writes in +972 November 15, 2024

Rhetoric about ‘pogroms’ and ‘Jew hunts’ aims to obscure reality by generating mass hysteria — which can then be used to advance a far-right agenda.
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‘We held out until our last breath’: Palestinians fleeing the north arrive in Gaza City’s first refugee camp

November 19, 2024 14:49
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/we-held-out-until-our-last-breath-palestinians-fleeing-the-north-arrive-in-gaza-citys-first-refugee-camp/

By Tareq S. Hajjaj

Published November 7, 2024

Civilians fleeing north Gaza arrive in Gaza City and stay in newly established refugee camps. The camps are already overflowing and there aren’t any more tents.
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World reacts to ICC arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant

November 26, 2024 15:15
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/world-reacts-to-icc-arrest-warrants-for-israels-netanyahu-gallant/

Al Jazeera reports on 21 November 2024:
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The entire history of Zionism’s injustices, in one Bedouin village

November 26, 2024 15:00
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/umm-al-hiran-destruction-zionist-demography/

By Orly Noy

Published November 20, 2024

The destruction of Umm Al-Hiran exemplifies the Zionist view of Palestinians as impermanent; moveable chess pieces in a game of demographic engineering.
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When we are faced with annihilation, Palestinians must either resist or become extinct

November 26, 2024 15:09
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241119-when-we-are-faced-with-annihilation-palestinians-must-either-resist-or-become-extinct/

By Mustafa Barghouti

Published November 19, 2024
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‘Genocide’ vs ‘Bigger Genocide’ in Gaza: Time to Decolonize Our Minds

December 03, 2024 15:26
Source: Ramzy Baroud Blog

https://ramzybaroud.net/genocide-vs-bigger-genocide-in-gaza-time-to-decolonize-our-minds/

By Ramzy Baroud

Published November 30, 2024
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Diaries from north Gaza: one woman’s story of survival

December 03, 2024 15:26
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/diaries-from-north-gaza-one-womans-story-of-survival/

Sondos Sabra writes in Mondoweiss, November 29, 2024
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Opinion | Israel vs. the Israeli People: The State Was Supposed to Protect Us. Instead, It Turned on Us

December 03, 2024 15:26
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-11-30/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/israel-vs-the-israeli-people-the-state-is-meant-protect-us-instead-it-turned-on-us/00000193-7b04-dd5d-a3bf-7bb57c7b0000

By Tomer Persico

Published November 30, 2024

The idea of the democratic state sought to offer a fair alternative to the one-way connection between humans and God. But similar to Russia, Venezuela, and Syria, the Israeli state has now also turned against its citizens
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THINK! | A Way to Getting to Know the OTHER and One ANOTHER

April 04, 2024 22:56
Making a Difference – The Means, Methods, and Mechanism for Many to Move Mountains

By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

Those who commit to 'healing our broken humanity' build intercultural bridges to learn to know and understand one another and others. Readers who thumb through the Building the Bridge (BTB) pages are not mindless sheep following other mindless sheep. They THINK. They want to be at the forefront of making a difference. They're in search of the bigger picture to expand their horizons. They don't need BTB or anyone else to confirm their biases.

Making a Difference – The Means, Methods, and Mechanism for Many to Move Mountains

Accurate knowledge promotes understanding, dispels prejudice, and awakens the desire to learn more. Words have an extraordinary power to bring people together, divide them, forge bonds of friendship, or provoke hostility. Modern technology places unprecedented possibilities for good at our disposal, fostering harmony and reconciliation. Yet its misuse can do untold harm, leading to misunderstanding, prejudice, and conflict.
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