Common Grounds

Palestine’s Struggle to Create Its Unique Narrative

July 20, 2021 23:26
Source: Governing

https://www.governing.com/context/palestines-struggle-to-create-its-unique-narrative

By Clay S. Jenkinson

Published July 20, 2021

America has had resounding success in telling the story of its birth and rise as a nation. So too has Israel during the 20th century. Now, Palestine must do the same if it wants to succeed, says Middle East scholar Rashid Khalidi.
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The America that Israel and Palestine Need

July 20, 2021 11:38
Source: Project Syndicate

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/israel-palestine-conflict-needs-more-balanced-us-approach-by-mohamed-elbaradei-2021-07

By MOHAMED ELBARADEI

Published July 16, 2021

Joe Biden promised to make democracy and human rights central to US foreign policy. But that means not insisting on Israel’s right to defend itself without mentioning its expansion of settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, its policy of discrimination, and its denial of the Palestinians’ right to an independent state.
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Opinion | Damn Them All

July 18, 2021 20:42
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-should-have-treated-khalida-jarrar-with-humanity-1.10000031?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=389d7b7b0f&lts=1626374148433

By Gideon Levy

Published July 15, 2021
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Ben & Jerry speak out: We endorse the Ben & Jerry’s West Bank pullout

July 30, 2021 10:24
Source: Forward

https://forward.com/fast-forward/473641/ben-and-jerry-endorse-ben-amp-jerry-s-israel-settlements-boycott/

By Asaf Shalev

Published July 28, 2021
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Israel Not Expected to Join ‘Bizarre’ U.S. Boycott of Winter Olympics in China

December 09, 2021 11:51
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-not-expected-to-join-bizarre-u-s-boycott-of-winter-olympics-in-china-1.10448868?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=51ea886301

By Jonathan Lis

Published December 9, 2021

The comment by a senior Israeli official follows an announcement by the Biden administration that it will refrain from sending a political delegation to the games in Beijing in protest at China’s human rights record
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Erdogan: Israel Ties Could Be Fixed if It Displays 'Sensitivity' Toward Palestinians

December 09, 2021 14:06
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/erdogan-israel-ties-could-be-fixed-if-it-displays-sensitivity-toward-palestinians-1.10449438?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=dd2e0e29a4

The Associated Press

Published December 8, 2021

In Qatar, Erdogan says that better ties with Israel would be 'beneficial' for peace in the wider region
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Tell Trudeau: Condemn Israel’s illegal settlements with UN vote!

December 09, 2021 12:53
Source: Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

https://www.cjpme.org/

Published December, 2021
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Analysis | Israel's New Gaza Border Barrier Proves That It Prefers Walls to War

December 09, 2021 11:59
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-israel-s-new-gaza-border-barrier-proves-that-it-prefers-walls-to-war-1.10447949?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=51ea886301

By Amos Harel

Published December 7, 2021

Would-be attackers in Gaza will probably seek and find more detours around the $1.1 billion wall, but a more urgent question remains: How will Israel deal with an escalation on more than one front?
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The Evangelical Pope | One World Religion? MANY!

June 21, 2021 13:04
Living Words from John Paul II

Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published Sunday, June 20, 2021

"… Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. (1 John 4: 16)
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As Biden Holds Summit for Democracy, Arab People Call on US and Western governments to Stop Supporting Authoritarian Regimes

December 10, 2021 12:40
Source: Office of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakol Karman

Published December, 2021

Democracy First for Arab World
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