Common Grounds

I Love That Palestinian Look … the Colors of His Shawl

January 25, 2021 14:12
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor
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Opinion | Is 'Jewish' a Nationality or Religion? Inside Israel's Fierce, Bitter Debate About Identity

January 25, 2021 18:06
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-is-jewish-a-nationality-or-religion-israel-s-fierce-bitter-debate-about-identity-1.9408781?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=breaking-news&utm_content=2c5e823431

By Simon J. Rabinovitch

Published on 31.12.2020

How one man’s quest, half a century ago, for the right to define his own family’s identity unwittingly set up a momentous clash between Israel’s secular and religious power centers, changed the Law of Return and still fuels conflict over who is a Jew
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What is – and what is not – antisemitic misconduct

January 27, 2021 12:45
Source: Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL)

https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/statement/antisemitic-misconduct/

Published September 24, 2018
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Anti-Semitism and Israel: Right-wing Zionists play a deadly word game

January 26, 2021 13:39
Source: Salon

https://www.salon.com/2021/01/24/anti-semitism-and-israel-zionists-hope-to-crush-dissent-with-mendacious-word-games/

By DOUG NEISS
Published January 24, 2021

An expanded definition of "anti-Semitism" is primarily meant to silence Jewish critics of Israel. It won't work
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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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Are Modern Prophets NEVER Wrong?

February 15, 2021 12:23
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor
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Opinion / Want Israeli-Palestinian Peace? Try Confederation

February 13, 2021 18:07
Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/opinion/israel-palestinian-confederation.html

By Bernard Avishai and Sam Bahour

Published February 12, 2021

Politicians and experts should not doubt a two-state solution. But they should finally consider a plausible version of it.
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Christian Prophets Are on the Rise. What Happens When They’re Wrong?

February 13, 2021 17:23
Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/christian-prophets-predictions.html?searchResultPosition=1

By Ruth Graham

Published February 11, 2021

They are stars within one of the fastest-growing corners of American Christianity. Now, their movement is in crisis.
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Reviewing US policy on Palestine, with Professor Rashid Khalidi

February 16, 2021 15:38
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210210-memo-in-conversation-with-professor-rashid-khalidi-2/

By Nasim Ahmed

Published February 10,2021

Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and the director of the Middle East Institute of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs.
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