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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Liberal Zionism is dying. Will foregoing the Jewish state save it?

August 17, 2021 15:01
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/liberal-zionism-is-dying-will-foregoing-the-jewish-state-save-it/

Shaul Magid wries a book review in +972

Published August 16, 2021

A new book calls for Zionism to be re-envisioned as a binational project in order to shed Jewish historical trauma and salvage democratic values.
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If no more two-state solution, then what? - opinion

August 17, 2021 13:41
Source: The Jerusalem Post

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/if-no-more-two-state-solution-then-what-opinion-676472

By GERSHON BASKIN

Published: August 12, 2021

ENCOUNTERING PEACE: THIS IS not a shallow argument of one state or two states; the political solutions of the future will probably be much more complex.
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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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Opinion: We lost the war in Afghanistan long ago

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

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/16/we-lost-war-afghanistan-long-ago/?utm_campaign=wp_for_you&utm_medium=email&utm_

By Fareed Zakaria

Published August 16, 2021
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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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'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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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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'Israel Was Born in Sin. I’m Collaborating With a Criminal Country,' Says Former PM’s Son

September 21, 2021 15:05
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-former-pm-s-son-israel-was-born-in-sin-i-m-collaborating-with-a-criminal-country-1.10220502

By Ofer Aderet

Published September 19, 2021

Scion to an iconic Zionist family and former member of the Shin Bet, Yaakov Sharett, 95, has become an anti-Zionist who encourages people to leave Israel
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