Common Grounds

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• What We Tolerate in Palestine, We Tolerate Everywhere

  
  August 25, 2026 14:02

  Source: Soheil Malagutti on Substack 

  https://soheilmalagutti.substack.com/p/what-we-tolerate-in-palestine-we

   

  By Soheil Malagutti

  Published August 24, 2026

   

  On the conscience of humanity, and why we can never stop fighting for a free Palestine

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• ‘In English, He Praises Trump’: Araghchi Says Netanyahu is a ‘Serpent’

  
  September 01, 2026 14:03

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/in-english-he-praises-trump-araghchi-says-netanyahu-is-a-serpent/

   

  By Palestine Chronicle Staff

  Published August 31, 2026

   

  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Benjamin Netanyahu of deceiving Washington into fighting Iran while publicly praising President Donald Trump. 

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• The West Bank’s Ultra-Apartheid and the Collusive International Silence

  
  September 01, 2026 14:38

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-west-banks-ultra-apartheid-and-the-collusive-international-silence/

   

  By Dan Steinbock

  Published September 1, 2026

   

  Gaza showed the genocidal face of Israel’s expulsive strategy. In the West Bank, the same objective is realized with incremental escalation. The ultimate goal is the same – the final expulsion of the Palestinians.

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• U.S., Israel, Palestine: Three Dramatic Elections in One Month

  
  September 01, 2026 15:20

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-31/ty-article-opinion/.premium/u-s-israel-palestine-three-dramatic-elections-in-one-month/000001a0-592d-dd12-afac-d97f054b0000

   

  By Larry Garber

  Published August 31, 2026

   

  Will Trump endorse a candidate in Israel? Will American politicians continue to distance themselves from AIPAC? And how will Israeli restrictions impact the Palestinian election? These questions remind us that democracy transcends international borders

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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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