Common Grounds

Is Biden Sensitive to Growing US Criticism of Israel?

May 20, 2021 12:24
Source: NRC Amerika

nrc.nl/amerika

By Merijn de Waal

Published May 18, 2021

Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is dominating world news - and is also occupying politics in Washington. In the meantime, the civil war in the Republican Party appears to have been resolved for the time being.
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Apartheid in Palestine and a Christ who stands on the other side of the wall

May 19, 2021 13:58
Source: Baptist News Global

https://baptistnews.com/article/apartheid-in-palestine-and-a-christ-who-stands-on-the-other-side-of-the-wall/#.YKTeOagzZPY

By Chris Conley

Published May 13, 2021
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Jews and Arabs Share Recent Ancestry

May 24, 2021 12:01
Source: Science

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2000/10/jews-and-arabs-share-recent-ancestry

By Ann Gibbons

Published October 30, 2000
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Opinion: Zionism cannot produce a just peace. Only external pressure can end the Israeli apartheid.

May 25, 2021 15:34
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/israel-gaza-war-zionism-apartheid-injustice-pressure/

Opinion by Raphael Mimoun

Published May 20, 2021
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Support for Israel among young US evangelical Christians drops sharply — survey

May 25, 2021 16:12
Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/support-for-israel-among-young-us-evangelicals-drops-sharply-survey/

By JACOB MAGID

Published May 25, 2021

Since 2018, backing for Israel dropped from 75% to 33%; nearly half of evangelicals aged 18-29 say they favor establishment of Palestinian state, voted for Biden over Trump
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Ignorance or Arrogance … Why?

May 19, 2021 12:38
Source: abrahamavankempen.com

https://abrahamavankempen.com/2020/07/arrogance-ignorance-whats-the-difference/

By Abraham A. van Kempen

Published July 15, 2020
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Analysis | Jerusalem Has All the Ingredients for a New Intifada - but So Far It Hasn't Happened

May 10, 2021 14:57
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-jerusalem-has-all-the-ingredients-for-a-new-intifada-but-so-far-it-hasn-t-happened-1.9788002

By Anshel Pfeffer

Published May 9, 2021

The confluence of events in Jerusalem over the past few weeks has turned the city into a powder keg once more, with aggressive policing from inexperienced leaders one of the main culprits. But that doesn't mean a third intifada is now inevitable
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The People v. Bill Gates

May 06, 2021 13:29
Source: London Review of Books

https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2021/may/the-people-v.-bill-gates?utm_campaign=20210504blog&utm_content=20210504blog%20CID_5287d0a6678dc7688a

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By Linsey McGoey

Published May 4, 2021
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Is Israeli-Palestinian confederation all it’s hyped up to be?

May 05, 2021 14:45
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/is-israeli-palestinian-confederation-all-its-hyped-up-to-be/

Published May 4, 2021

Shira Efron and Evan Gottesman write in +972

While it is fair to critique the viability of a two-state or one-state solution, the ambitious confederation model risks failing for the same reasons.
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U.S. CHRISTIANS CAN’T IGNORE ISRAEL’S ONGOING OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE

May 31, 2021 12:10
Source: Sojourners

https://sojo.net/articles/us-christians-can-t-ignore-israel-s-ongoing-occupation-palestine

By MAE ELISE CANNON, JOYCE AJLOUNY

Published May 14, 2021
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