Common Grounds

As Afghanistan falls, what does it mean for the Middle East?

August 19, 2021 15:52
Source: The Conversation

https://theconversation.com/as-afghanistan-falls-what-does-it-mean-for-the-middle-east-166169

By Tony Walker

Published: August 16, 2021
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Opinion: We lost the war in Afghanistan long ago

August 20, 2021 11:21
Source: The Washington Post

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By Fareed Zakaria

Published August 16, 2021
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AMERICA’S FOREIGN WARS

August 20, 2021 10:50
Source: PBS NEWSHOUR

By Lisa Desjardins, Correspondent

August 17, 2021
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Doubts & Loves: Israel/Palestine, Perspectives, & Peace

August 12, 2021 14:55
Source: Patheos

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/carlgregg/2021/08/doubts-loves-israel-palestine-perspectives-peace/

By Carl Gregg

Published August 11, 2021
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Making peace between Israelis and Palestinians – is now the time for a different approach?

August 10, 2021 15:32
Source: The Conversation

https://theconversation.com/making-peace-between-israelis-and-palestinians-is-now-the-time-for-a-different-approach-161565

By David Mednicoff, Raslan Ibrahim

Published August 6, 2021

The violence in May 2021 between Israelis and Palestinians was the latest deadly eruption of a decadeslong conflict that has proved immune to attempts at forging a comprehensive peace. We asked two Middle East experts to assess what can be done now to promote peace. Scholars Raslan Ibrahim, assistant professor of political science and international relations at the State University of New York at Geneseo, and David Mednicoff, chair of the Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, both imagine there’s a way forward, though their scenarios are very different.
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Why Is This Happening? Understanding life inside Palestine with Rashid Khalidi

August 05, 2021 12:19
Source: NBC News Digital

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/understanding-life-inside-palestine-rashid-khalidi-n1274524

By Chris Hayes

Published july 20, 2021
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Opinion | Israel’s Standing in America Is Now Far Weaker Than It Seems

August 04, 2021 14:40
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-israel-s-standing-in-america-is-now-far-weaker-than-it-seems-1.10068426

By Eric H. Yoffie

Published August 2, 2021

Over half a century of occupation is finally catching up with Israel, and its support base in the U.S. is slipping – not least among young American Jews. Delusions like Micah Goodman's 'manage the conflict' won't help
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‘A wandering people-race’ — Shlomo Sand’s new book on Judéophobia

August 09, 2021 10:59
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2021/08/a-wandering-people-race-shlomo-sands-new-book-on-judeophobia/

By YAKOV RABKIN

Published August 4, 2021

UNE RACE IMAGINAIRE (AN IMAGINARY RACE)
Courte Histoire de la Judéophobie (A Short History of Judéophobia)
by Shlomo Sand
176 pp. Paris, Seuil. 2020.
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Palestinian dispossession is nothing new, but the world wasn’t always watching

August 10, 2021 11:48
Source: Open Democracy

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/north-africa-west-asia/palestinian-dispossession-is-nothing-new-but-the-world-wasnt-always-watching/

By Himmat Zoubi

Published August 5, 2021

Recent protests by Palestinians in Israel highlight an ongoing reality of dispossession and discrimination for the country’s Arab citizens
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Israel-Palestine question: Biden’s role

August 10, 2021 15:10
Source: The Pioneer

https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/sunday-edition/israel-palestine-question--biden---s-role.html

By Manan Dwivedi

Published August 8, 2021

The US has always been an ally of Israel, wherein, the idiom and the impact of the traditional friendship between Washington and Jerusalem gets an ample reflection in the au courant US foreign policy. President Trump unilaterally recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. President Biden can redefine the relations with Israel. Still, nothing out of the box emerged in Biden- speak for Israel
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