Common Grounds

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• Top UK publishing company withdraws new school books after study finds that the revised materials are ‘emphatically pro-Israel’.

  
  July 27, 2021 14:50

  Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

  https://jfjfp.com/how-british-pro-israel-groups-are-rewriting-middle-east-history-textbooks/

   

  Aron Keller reports in +972

  Published July 26, 2021

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• 'No Diplomatic Process With the Palestinians,' Source Close to Bennett Says After Gantz Meets Abbas

  
  September 03, 2021 12:41

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-gantz-meets-with-abbas-in-ramallah-to-discuss-security-economy-1.10163773?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=2cc956bcda

   

  By Jonathan Lis

  Published August 30, 2021

   

  Gantz says that Israel is right to take steps to strengthen the Palestinian economy in the first meeting between a senior Israeli government official and Abbas since 2010

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• Opinion | Gantz Tosses Abbas a Bone, but Expects Trust in Return

  
  September 03, 2021 12:06

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-gantz-tosses-abbas-a-bone-but-expects-trust-in-return-1.10169986?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=f3091ab94a

   

  By Zvi Bar'el

  Published September 1, 2021

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• Analysis | Bennett-Biden Meeting Opened No Doors, but Left a Crack for the Palestinians

  
  September 03, 2021 13:20

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-bennett-biden-meeting-opened-no-doors-but-left-a-crack-for-the-palestinians-1.10161877

   

  By Jack Khoury

  Published August 29, 2021

   

  The Palestinian leadership realizes the Bennett government will last longer than anticipated. They only ask Israel to honor existing agreements, in a bid to prevent unilateral measures and restore stability

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• How Did Religious Jews Become the Most Enthusiastic Supporters of the Occupation?

  
  September 07, 2021 14:05

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-how-did-religious-jews-become-enthusiastic-supporters-of-the-occupation-1.10177974

   

  By Mikhael Manekin

  Published September 3, 2021

   

  Violence and plunder were always anathema in Judaism. What went wrong?

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• Opinion | On Rosh Hashanah, Jews Everywhere Are Commanded to Mark the First Nakba

  
  September 07, 2021 15:23

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-on-rosh-hashanah-jews-everywhere-are-commanded-to-mark-the-first-nakba-1.10183234

   

  By Bradley Burston

  Published SEptember 5, 2021

   

  We begin our year by turning the Torah scroll to the story of the first Nakba, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, a story of shame, guilt and moral failure

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• Opinion | Messianism Is Israel’s Most Powerful Force, Embraced by Atheists Too

  
  September 07, 2021 14:44

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-messianism-is-israel-s-most-powerful-force-embraced-by-atheists-too-1.10175325

   

  By Assaf Harel

  Published September 5, 2021

   

  Seeing it simply as a religious West Bank phenomenon stifles debate. Differences among Jews and between Jews and non-Jews can be reduced, but first reality must be faced

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• Jordan's King Tells Abbas, Sissi 'No Regional Stability Without a Two-state Solution'

  
  September 03, 2021 10:47

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/.premium-abbas-to-meet-egyptian-jordanian-counterparts-to-form-unified-stance-on-israel-1.10175258?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=c47c2b5c6a

   

  By Jack Khoury

  Published September 2, 2021

   

  President Abbas says in three-way Cairo meeting, intended to form unified stance on Israel, that the Palestinians have never turned their backs on peace initiatives

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• Opinion | Bennett’s Cowardly Response to Gantz-Abbas Meeting

  
  September 03, 2021 10:32

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-bennett-s-cowardly-response-to-israel-s-palestinian-ties-1.10165901?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=ce19a7e129

   

  By Noa Landau 
  Publlished August 30, 2021

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• Will an ICC probe into Israeli war crimes finally bring justice to Palestinians?

  
  August 27, 2021 10:29

  Source: The New Arab

  https://english.alaraby.co.uk/analysis/will-palestinians-ever-get-justice-icc

   

  By Emad Moussa

  Published August 24, 2021

   

  Analysis: While legal proceedings may be long and political obstacles remain, an ICC probe could nonetheless represent a step towards justice for Palestinians.

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