Common Grounds

Revere the Stranger*… The Shared Calamity

November 03, 2016 10:07
The Times of Israel, NOVEMBER 3, 2016, 7:25 AM

By: Abraham A. van Kempen

The Hague, The Netherlands

The command: ‘Revere (honor, respect, dignify; love; welcome, take care of) the stranger’ jumps out of the Sacred Texts because of its recurrent prominence and impregnable moral thrust. According to Rabbi Eliezer in the Talmud (Baba Metsia 59b) the Torah “warns against the wronging of a stranger (ger) in thirty-six places; others say, in forty-six places.” This Holy Decree, the Golden Rule, also dominates The New Testament and the Qur’an.
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Israel's choice is clear: Give Palestinians equal rights, or leave their territory

February 26, 2020 21:27
Source: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israels-choice-clear-give-palestinians-equal-rights-or-leave-their-territory

By Ghada Karmi

Published 25 February 2020

The most direct route to attaining equal rights is for occupied Palestinians to acquire Israeli citizenship, but this would be a bitter pill for both sides
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In Israel, Elections Are Just the Beginning

March 04, 2020 11:30
Source: Jewish Press

https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/in-israel-elections-are-just-the-beginning/2020/03/04/

By Shmuel Sackett

Published March 4, 2020

If you think that elections in Israel are finally over… think again, because the fun is just about to begin! The only part that’s over is election day – where people voted for what they wanted (or so they thought!) So, yes; the actual democratic process is over but now comes the “wheeling and dealing” in an effort to make a coalition of 61 MK’s. The reason why I say it’s fun is because this is the part where you see what your party is truly worth. Will your party be honest to their campaign promises and ideology or will they sell their birthright for a bowl of lentils? In most cases, you get stuck with the lentils…
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The day Netanyahu, trying to stop a pandemic, told us not to kiss

March 12, 2020 16:22
Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-day-the-pm-trying-to-stop-a-pandemic-asked-us-to-rethink-human-contact/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2020-03-12&utm_medium=email

By DAVID HOROVITZ

Published 12 March 2020

No handshakes, hugs. Caps on weddings, communal prayer, concerts. No overseas travel. We’re being asked to rethink human contact, but it might be the only way to live
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A Test of Our Faith and Our Society

March 16, 2020 12:53
Source: The National Council of Churches

https://www.grnewsletters.com/archive/ncc_newsletter/NCC-Weekly-News-Coronavirus-and-Compassion-735357305.html

By Jim Winkler

Published March 13, 2020

Every day, I have conversations with people about the coronavirus. It seems everybody has a theory about the virus or how to treat it or how to avoid it. The news leads with the latest about the spread of the virus. Daily, it creeps closer to where I live and work. It feels like a science fiction novel or movie is unfolding in real life.
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Better Safe than Sorry

March 17, 2020 12:51
By Abraham A. van Kempen

Right now, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Share this message with everyone, everywhere, whether you know them or not.
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Coronavirus explained: 22 questions with epidemiologist guiding Israeli response

March 20, 2020 12:24
Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/coronavirus-explained-22-questions-with-epidemiologist-guiding-israeli-response/?utm_source=Breaking+News&utm_campaign=breaking-news-2020-03-19-2263557&utm_medium=email

By SIMONA WEINGLASS

Published 19 March 2020

Prof Yehuda Carmeli on how exactly the virus is transmitted, why it’s so contagious, whether Israel has the right strategy, how long we’ll be fighting it… and how many will die
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'Trump Is Right About the Coronavirus. The WHO Is Wrong,' Says Israeli Expert

March 23, 2020 22:59
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-israeli-expert-trump-is-right-about-covid-19-who-is-wrong-1.8691031

By Oded Carmeli

Published March 21 2020

Dr. Dan Yamin has developed models for predicting the spread of infectious diseases, and helped curb the Ebola epidemic. He says the coronavirus could take some 13,000 lives in Israel – but there's cause for optimism
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Human rights org calls on Israel to release all Palestinian child detainees in response to COVID-19 crisis

March 24, 2020 11:58
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2020/03/human-rights-org-calls-on-israel-to-release-all-palestinian-child-detainees-in-response-to-covid-19-crisis/

By Michael Arria

Published March 20, 2020

Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) is calling on the Israeli government to release all Palestinian child detainees amid the COVID-19 crisis. According to Ha’aretz, Israel has confirmed over 700 cases of COVID-19 and four Palestinian prisoners, being held at Megiddo prison, have been in contact with an Israeli officer who tested positive for the virus.
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The coronavirus isn’t alive. That’s why it’s so hard to kill.

March 24, 2020 12:35
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/23/coronavirus-isnt-alive-thats-why-its-so-hard-kill/?utm_campaign=wp_to_your_health&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_tyh&wpmk=1

By Sarah Kaplan, William Wan and Joel Achenbach

Published March 23, 2020

The science behind what makes this coronavirus so sneaky, deadly and difficult to defeat

Watch HERE
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