Common Grounds

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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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• 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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• The Stone of Hope

  
  January 10, 2021 23:35

  Source: On Being

  https://engage.onbeing.org/20210109_the_pause?utm_campaign=20210109_the_pause&utm_medium=email&utm_source=onbeing#share

   

  On Being with Krista Tippett

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• We’re an Orthodox Jew and evangelical Christian, and we saw the attack on the Capitol coming

  
  January 13, 2021 14:00

  Source: Forward

  https://forward.com/opinion/461823/orthodox-jew-evangelical-christian-trumpism-capitol-attack/?utm_source=PostUp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sunday%20Newsletter%20RSS&utm_maildate=01/10/2021

   

  By Hannah Lebovits and Beth Piwkowski

  Published January 10, 2021

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• Hey Cool It … We Can’t Walk Alone!

  
  January 12, 2021 13:13

  By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

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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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• How Gulf states became business partners in Israel's occupation

  
  December 17, 2020 11:54

  Source: Middle East Eye

  https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/how-gulf-states-became-business-partners-israels-occupation

   

  By Jonathan Cook

  Published December 14, 2020

   

  Since signing the Abraham Accords, the UAE and Bahrain have been actively colluding with Israel's settler movement and military authorities

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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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• Opinion | This Is What Real Mideast Peace Looks Like

  
  December 18, 2020 12:48

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-this-is-what-real-mideast-peace-looks-like-1.9369064?lts=1608250989243

   

  By Avi Shilon

  Published December 13, 2020

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