Common Grounds

Israel-Palestine: time for the EU to step up

January 18, 2018 15:01
Source: The Irish Times

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorial/israel-palestine-time-for-the-eu-to-step-up-1.3358982

The Irish Times view

With the United States in effect having left the pitch, other states must now stand up
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When You Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, Remember to Pray for All of Its Residents

January 19, 2018 16:56
Surce: The Christian Post

www.christianpost.com/voice/when-you-pray-for-the-peace-of-jerusalem-remember-to-pray-for-all-of-its-residents.html

By Rev. Dr. Jack Y. Sara

Published 10 Jan 2018

As I expected, there were both positive and negative responses to my article on President Trump's Jerusalem announcement.
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American UN Ambassador Haley: Palestinians ‘Not Serious in Truly Getting to Peace’ With Israel

January 19, 2018 17:12
Source: THE ALGEMEINER

https://www.algemeiner.com/2018/01/18/american-un-ambassador-haley-palestinians-not-serious-in-truly-getting-to-peace-with-israel/#

By Algemeiner Staff

Published January 18, 2018

The Palestinians are “not serious in truly getting to peace” with Israel, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said in a Voice of America interview with Greta Van Susteren on Wednesday.
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16-year-old Palestine resistance icon arrives in Turkey

January 20, 2018 16:27
Source: Anadolu Agency

http://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/16-year-old-palestine-resistance-icon-arrives-in-turkey/1032433

Reporting by Izzet Taskiran:Writing by Maımaıtımıng Yılıxıatı

Publsihed 16.01.2018

Photo of blindfolded youth has become symbol of Palestinian opposition to US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
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Israel: On The Way To A Theocratic State

January 20, 2018 16:20
Source: LobeLog

http://lobelog.com/israel-on-the-way-to-a-theocratic-state/

By Israel Rafalovich

Published January 18, 2018

Israel is facing a rise in the influence of ultra-orthodox Jews. Their effort to impose their strictly conservative worldview has led to growing tensions with the country’s secular society. Radical rabbis are expanding their influence particularly when it comes to women. Jewish religious extremists are trying to impose gender separation in public, in elections, on buses, and in the street, all in the name of a morality that is supposedly agreeable to God.
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Mike Pence's trip to Israel raises political and religious fears

January 20, 2018 16:14
Source: Middle East Eye

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-pences-trip-israel-raises-political-and-religious-fears-1236142796

By James Reinl

Published 18 January 2018

US vice president's regional visit poses dilemma for his Arab hosts in light of US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
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Why the United Nations Matters (even for the Palestinians)

January 22, 2018 15:13
Source: Foreign Policy Journal

https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/01/19/why-the-united-nations-matters-even-for-the-palestinians/

By Richard Falk

Publsihed Jan 19, 2018

Justice for the Palestinian people, however long deferred, remains the defining moral prism by which to assess the shifting balance between achieving global justice and bowing to the whims of geopolitics at the UN and elsewhere.
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Palestinians fight Facebook, YouTube censorship

January 22, 2018 15:28
Source: Al Jazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/palestinians-fight-facebook-youtube-censorship-180119095053943.html

By Ylenia Gostoli

Published 20 Jan 2018

Ramallah, occupied West Bank - Amid an ever-shrinking space for dissenting Palestinian voices, a new initiative sets out to recover some of the ground lost online.
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Pence Heads to Israel, Seeks to Restart Talks With Palestinians

January 22, 2018 15:39
Source: Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-22/pence-hails-jerusalem-as-israel-s-capital-in-netanyahu-meeting-jcq4v3uo

By Margaret Talev and Jonathan Ferziger
Published January 21, 2018
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CHRISTIAN ZIONISM: WHEN RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGY POWERS WORLD POLITICS

January 22, 2018 17:28
Source: Bright Stars of Bethlehem

http://brightstarsbethlehem.org/2018/01/christian-zionism-religious-ideology-powers-world-politics/

By Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, President of Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture
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