Common Grounds

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• ‘Not That Game Anymore’: Ramzy Baroud Calls for Liberation, Not ‘Solutionism’

  
  July 14, 2026 14:08

  Source: Thinking Palestine

  https://thinkingpalestine.com/not-that-game-anymore-ramzy-baroud-calls-for-liberation-not-solutionism/

   

  By Thinking Palestine Editors

  Published July 10, 2026

   

  In his final remarks, Ramzy Baroud argued that Palestinian liberation must prioritize ending genocide before debating future political arrangements.

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• Gaza Is Where Israel's Story of Power Breaks Down

  
  July 14, 2026 13:14

  Source: Jaser Abu Mousa on Substack

  https://substack.com/home/post/p-202325615

   

  By Jaser Abu Mousa

  Published June 16, 2026

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• Arab Israelis Aren't Looking for Token MKs. They're Looking for Genuine Change

  
  July 14, 2026 13:45

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-07-06/ty-article-opinion/.premium/arab-israelis-arent-looking-for-token-mks-theyre-looking-for-genuine-change/0000019f-3159-ddc7-a99f-39dbd8700000

   

  By Jack Khoury

  Published July 6, 2026

   

  Zionist parties have a history of Arab tokens that appeal mainly to Jews. But Arab voters want real change, not political theater

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• The West won’t punish the settlements. Its two-state solution was always a sham

  
  July 21, 2026 14:24

  Source: Jonathan Cook Blog

  https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-07-14/settlements-two-state-solution-sham/

   

  By Jonathan Cook

  Published July 14, 2026

   

  For decades, the EU has devised ever more convoluted ways to avoid penalising Israel’s illegal settlements, even as they devour a two-state solution it claims is the only path to regional peace

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• The Architecture of Moral Amnesia: Israelis Can't Forget What They Never Knew

  
  July 21, 2026 13:04

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-07-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/the-architecture-of-moral-amnesia-israelis-cant-forget-what-they-never-knew/0000019f-8062-d316-a9df-a26fa2e60000

   

  By Adam Raz

  Published July 21, 2026

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• Ilan Pappé: The Crisis of Zionism and the Future of Palestine – EXCLUSIVE

  
  July 21, 2026 13:46

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/ilan-pappe-the-crisis-of-zionism-and-the-future-of-palestine-exclusive/

   

  By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle 

  Published July 15, 2026

   

  Editor’s Note: The Palestine Chronicle is publishing exclusively the full text of a recent speech delivered by renowned Israeli historian Professor Ilan Pappé at the 2026 Marxism Festival in London. In this wide-ranging address, Pappé examines the historical evolution of Zionism, arguing that its current brutality reflects a profound structural crisis rather than enduring strength. The text has been lightly edited for clarity while preserving the author’s arguments and voice.

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• Our Friday News Analysis | What the World Reads Now!

  
  July 23, 2026 22:11

   

  Helping to Heal a Broken Humanity (Part 107)
  
  

  The Hague, 24 July 2026 | If you know of a decisive story, tell the world! We're still searching.

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• The Subsidized Occupation: The Black Gold, Palestine and the Arabs

  
  July 28, 2026 14:39

  Source: Palestine Chronicle 

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-subsidized-occupation-the-black-gold-palestine-and-the-arabs/

   

  By Dr. M. Reza Behnam

  Published July 20, 2026

   

  The black gold that once promised regional self-determination has instead financed a status quo of complicity and servitude, leaving the Palestinian cause marooned on an altar of transactional diplomacy and dynastic preservation.

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• Opinion: While the World is watching, the Map of Palestine Is Being Redrawn

  
  July 28, 2026 14:45

  Source: Global Bar Magazine

  https://globalbar.se/2026/07/opinion-while-the-world-is-watching-the-map-of-palestine-is-being-redrawn/

   

  By Jad Isaac

  Published July 20, 2026 

   

  Three decades of geospatial research reveal how settlement expansion, land confiscation and administrative restructuring are transforming the occupied Palestinian territory faster than diplomacy can respond, writes Jad Isaac, Director General, Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ).

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• The Death Count Trap: Why Tallying Victims Won’t Stop Israel’s Genocide

  
  August 04, 2026 13:35

  Source: Common Dreams

  https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/counting-victims-won-t-end-gaza-genocide

   

  By Ramzy Baroud

  Published July 31, 2026

   

  What makes the tragedy even more unbearable is that the entire world knows what has transpired and continues to transpire in Gaza, yet fails to do anything about it.

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