Common Grounds

With the Nation-State Law, Israel’s religious right is deciding who is a Jew

December 22, 2020 14:48
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/nation-state-law-judaism-religious-right/

By Etan Nechin

Published December 20, 2020

Israel's Nation-State Law does not see Judaism as a diverse religion, but as an identity that guarantees supremacy over other people — including other Jews.
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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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I am a Jew and I want Palestinians heard in court

February 12, 2021 15:16
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JFJFP)

https://jfjfp.com/i-am-a-jew-and-i-want-palestinians-heard-in-court/

Marilyn Garson writes in The Palestine Chronicle

Published February 8, 2021
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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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Biden Details $2 Trillion Plan to Rebuild Infrastructure and Reshape the Economy

April 02, 2021 10:47
Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/business/economy/biden-infrastructure-plan.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210401&instance_id=28723&nl=the-morning&regi_id=69909790&segment_id=54658&te=1&user_id=

f9c06872cc476fdf04233a4c100d7930

By Jim Tankersley

Published March 31, 2021

The president began selling his proposal on Wednesday, saying it would fix 20,000 miles of roads and 10,000 bridges, while also addressing climate change and racial inequities and raising corporate taxes.
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How Israeli rights groups prevent Palestinians from framing their own reality

April 01, 2021 15:43
Source: Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JFJFP)

https://jfjfp.com/how-israeli-rights-groups-prevent-palestinians-from-framing-their-own-reality/

Haneen Maikey and Lana Tatour write in Middle East Eye:

Published April 1, 2021

Imbued in the settler-colonial system, Israeli human rights organisations appear to view Palestinians as little more than a raw data source, while Jewish staff set the agenda
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Balfour Project newsletter: new definition of Antisemitism

March 31, 2021 11:56
Source: Balfour Project

https://balfourproject.org/category/current/news/

Published March 30, 2021
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Against economic absolutism

April 02, 2021 11:17
Source: Fortune

https://fortune.com/2021/03/31/against-economic-absolutism-socialism-vs-capitalism-ceo-daily/

By DAVID MEYER

Published March 31, 2021
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Essay – For the People, Of the People, By the People

April 02, 2021 12:25
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

Biden’s Vision for America!

Isn’t it ‘America First’ all over again? Maybe!
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