Common Grounds

A Christian Vision of Social Justice

March 24, 2021 12:06
Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/opinion/social-justice-christianity.html

By David Brooks

Published March 18, 2021

Social change can be pursued with mercy and hope.
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Multilateral Cooperation for Global Recovery

February 04, 2021 13:13
Source: Project Syndicate

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/multilateralism-for-the-masses-by-emmanuel-macron-et-al-2020-02?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=macron2021&utm_post-date=2021-02-03&utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=00d1a39859-Macron+Content+Mailing+02_03_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-00d1a39859-93791313

Published February 3, 2021

EMMANUEL MACRON, ANGELA MERKEL, MACKY SALL, ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, CHARLES MICHEL, URSULA VON DER LEYEN

We should not be afraid of a post-pandemic world that will not be the same as the status quo ante. We should embrace it and use all appropriate fora and available opportunities to make it a better world by advancing the cause of international cooperation.
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Israel's Normalization Pacts Not a Substitute for Peace With Palestinians, State Dept. Says

February 04, 2021 12:39
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-state-dept-israel-normalization-pacts-not-a-substitute-for-peace-with-palestinians-1.9505778?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=8a6748ad73

By Ben Samuels

Published February 2, 2021

In first press briefing, State Department Spokesman Ned Price confirms aid to Palestinians will resume 'very quickly,' urges regional powers to build bridges in order to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace
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Yavne: A Jewish Case for Equality in Israel-Palestine

February 02, 2021 15:43
Source: Jewish Currents

https://jewishcurrents.org/yavne-a-jewish-case-for-equality-in-israel-palestine/

By Peter Beinart

Editor at large of Jewish Currents

Published July 8, 2020
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Opinion | How Do You Say Ku Klux Klan in Hebrew?

February 02, 2021 11:48
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-how-do-you-say-ku-klux-klan-in-hebrew-1.9500745?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=152d4a9672

By Michael Sfard

Published January 02, 2021

Those subjected to Israel’s occupation have been abandoned to the occupiers' cruelty, as a result of the weakness of the country's army, law enforcement and security establishment
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Is Israel Going on the Offensive Against Iran with Hollow Threats?

February 05, 2021 10:48
Source: NRC Handelsblad, Nederland

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/02/01/gaat-israel-in-de-aanval-tegen-iran-ze-dreigen-er-wel-mee-a4029939

Published February 1, 2021

By Carolien Roelants, Middle East Correspondent Separating Facts from Hypes

English translation edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

President Biden wants to return to the nuclear deal with Iran. Israel opposes. An Israeli general simulates an attack on Iran.
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Editorial | The ICC's Decision Is a Red Flag for Israel

February 08, 2021 12:28
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/.premium-the-icc-s-decision-is-a-red-flag-for-israel-1.9517743?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=ce4c4fb544

By Haaretz Editorial

Published February 6, 2021
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There is no Jew or Gentile?

February 09, 2021 12:30
Source: Christians of Palestine

https://www.christiansofpalestine.com/post/anti-zionists-vs-zionists

By Mary Davis

Published February 6, 2021
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Welcome?

February 08, 2021 15:49
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor
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‘We’re taking responsibility’: Sixty teens announce refusal to serve in Israeli army

February 08, 2021 14:10
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JFJFP)

https://jfjfp.com/were-taking-responsibility-sixty-teens-announce-refusal-to-serve-in-israeli-army/

Oren Ziv writes in +972

Published January 6, 2021

Dozens of Israeli teens sign public letter objecting to military service over Israel's policies of apartheid, neoliberalism, and denial of the Nakba.
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