Common Grounds

What would the Maccabees think of us?

December 11, 2020 13:47
Source: The Times of Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-would-the-maccabees-think-of-us/?utm_source=The+Blogs+Weekly+Highlights&utm_campaign=blogs-weekly-highlights-2020-12-10&utm_medium=email

By Daniel Gordis

Published December 10, 2020

If the true Jewish revolt is a countercultural rebellion of ideas, here are some of the ideas we should be challenging today
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What’s Piercing Through the Clouds Above Jerusalem?

January 06, 2021 14:14
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor
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COVID Has Given Israel an Excuse to Tighten the Blockade of Gaza

December 29, 2020 14:02
ource: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-covid-has-given-israel-an-excuse-to-tighten-the-blockade-of-gaza-1.9404281?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=a279d54ef1

By Amira Hass

Published December 28, 2020

Attending the wedding or funeral of an immediate family member is a valid reason to permit entry or exit from the Gaza Strip, but the pandemic has given Israel an excuse to ignore that
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Analysis | With the 25th Amendment, Trump Could Become a Martyr for the Christian Right

January 08, 2021 13:36
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-with-the-25th-amendment-trump-could-become-a-martyr-for-the-christian-right-1.9432919?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=ce4ef570db

By Alon Pinkas

Published 07.01.2021

If members of Trump's cabinet invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment and remove the president from office, it may ensure Trump’s legacy among his millions of evangelical followers
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The terrifying marriage of convenience between Israel and evangelical Zionists

January 08, 2021 13:58
Source: Forward

https://forward.com/culture/459497/the-terrifying-marriage-of-convenience-between-jews-and-evangelical/

By PJ Grisar

Published December 2, 2020
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Decoding the extremist symbols and groups at the Capitol Hill insurrection

January 10, 2021 22:44
Source: CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/09/us/capitol-hill-insurrection-extremist-flags-soh/index.html

Story by Mallory Simon and Sara Sidner, CNN
Photo Illustrations by Priya Krishnakumar, CNN

Updated January 10, 2021

Watch the video HERE
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A Christmas message from Palestine: thank you for your support

December 29, 2020 13:50
Source: Morning Star

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/christmas-message-palestine-thank-you-your-support

By Dr Mona El-Farra

Published December 24, 2020

The people of besieged Gaza are suffering doubly from the Covid-19 pandemic and the Israeli occupation. DR MONA EL-FARRA writes for the Morning Star from the Palestinian enclave
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Netanyahu’s two Israels

December 25, 2020 12:29
Source: The Times of Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-two-israels/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2020-12-24&utm_medium=email

By Yossi Klein Halevi

Published December 24, 2020

He is our most talented leader and our most destructive politician, bringing unprecedented agreements with Arab countries and scorched earth in our governance
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Gulf normalization isn’t about fearing Iran, it’s about embracing Israel

December 17, 2020 11:25
ource: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/gulf-normalization-isnt-about-fearing-iran-its-about-embracing-israel/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2020-12-16&utm_medium=email

By HAVIV RETTIG GUR

Published December 16, 2020

An off-the-record conversation between Emirati and Israeli officials reveals a deeper impulse for forging ties than the immediate benefits each country has won for itself
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Reclaiming Israel as a bipartisan issue in American politics

December 16, 2020 11:39
Source: The Times of Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/reclaiming-israel-as-a-bipartisan-issue-in-american-politics/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2020-12-08&utm_medium=email

By Ilai Z. Saltzman

Published December 8, 2020

Pigeon-holing Israel as an exclusively Republican commodity poses a clear threat – Netanyahu must pull back from his provocative policies
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