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Opinion | Ben & Jerry’s and 'Terrorism'? Lapid and Herzog Are Embarrassing Israel

July 26, 2021 14:12
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-ben-jerry-s-and-terrorism-lapid-and-herzog-are-embarrassing-israel-1.10023414?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=111950d2cc

By Ravit Hecht

Published July 23, 2021
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The US media is touting Israel’s Covid recovery. But occupied Palestinians are left out

April 13, 2021 14:44
Source: Jewish Voice for Peace

https://jfjfp.com/the-us-media-is-touting-israels-covid-recovery-but-occupied-palestinians-are-left-out/

Published April 12, 2021

Yara M Asi reports in The Guardian Fri 9 Apr 2021

Instead of vaccinating Palestinians, Benjamin Netanyahu tried to send thousands of doses around the world as rewards to countries that moved their embassies to Jerusalem
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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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King Abdullah: 'Civil War' Between Jews and Arabs in Israel Is a Wake-up Call

July 27, 2021 14:45
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-king-abdullah-civil-war-between-jews-and-arabs-in-israel-is-a-wake-up-call-1.10031024?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=111950d2cc

By Ben Samuels

Published July 25, 2021

Abdullah tells CNN that the Bennett-led government may not be the 'most ideal' to advance a two-state solution, but that it's important to get Israelis and Palestinians 'back to the table'
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Palestinians welcome Ben and Jerry’s decision; claims of antisemitism rejected

July 21, 2021 15:18
Source: Arab News

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1897696/middle-east

By DAOUD KUTTAB

Published July 21, 2021

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What’s Next for Christian Zionists?

July 20, 2021 23:52
Source: Foreign Policy

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/19/christian-zionists-israel-trump-netanyahu-evangelicals/

By Colum Lynch
Published July 19, 2021

The backbone of Israel’s support in the United States is a group of evangelical Christians, but their power is threatened by the changing of the political guard.
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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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Ilhan Omar’s antisemitism poses a moment of reckoning for Democrats

July 16, 2021 10:51
Source: The Times of Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/ilhan-omars-antisemitism-poses-a-moment-of-reckoning-for-democrats/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2021-07-15&utm_medium=email

By John Hagee

Published July 15, 2021

Just as we have called out fellow Conservatives, Nancy Pelosi must choose between real leadership or shameful capitulation to the enemies of the Jewish people
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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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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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