Common Grounds

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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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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Analysis | Why Gantz and Abbas Are the Perfect Pair for Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue

September 02, 2021 15:23
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-why-gantz-and-abbas-are-the-perfect-pair-for-israeli-palestinian-dialogue-1.10166090?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=ce19a7e129&lts=1630585937904

By Anshel Pfeffer

Published August 30, 2021
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Can Zionists Support a Binational State? This Israeli Writer Says Yes

August 24, 2021 14:22
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/life/books/.premium.REVIEW-can-zionists-support-a-binational-state-this-israeli-writer-says-yes-1.10132612

By Abe Silberstein

Published August 19, 2021

In his thought-provoking new book ‘Haifa Republic,’ philosopher Omri Boehm reminds us that the binational state was a concept promoted by parts of the Israeli right as recently as the late 1970s
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Anti-Semitism: Mantagu Memo on the Anti-Semitism of the British Government

August 24, 2021 14:10
Source: Jewish Virtual Library

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/montagu-memo-on-british-government-s-anti-semitism

Memorandum of Edwin Montagu on the Anti-Semitism of the Present (British) Government - Submitted to the British Cabinet, August 1917
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Whether it's Afghanistan or Palestine occupations don't last forever

August 24, 2021 14:02
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210817-whether-its-afghanistan-or-palestine-occupations-dont-last-forever/

By Dr Daud Abdullah

Published August 17, 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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Bennett says no Palestinian state under his watch

August 31, 2021 13:52
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/bennett-says-no-palestinian-state-under-his-watch/

The Palestine Chronicle reports

Published August 26, 2021
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‘Close friends’ Biden and Bennett leave progressive Americans out in the cold

September 01, 2021 12:30
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2021/08/close-friends-biden-and-bennett-leave-progressive-americans-out-in-the-cold/

By PHILIP WEISS

Published August 28, 2021
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