Common Grounds

Why Many American Jews Are Becoming Indifferent or Even Hostile to Israel

February 09, 2021 15:52
Source: Mosaic

https://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/israel-zionism/2017/05/why-many-american-jews-are-becoming-indifferent-or-even-hostile-to-israel/

By Daniel Gordis

May 8, 2017

It’s not about what Israel does. It’s about what, to their minds, Israel is.
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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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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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‘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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Welcome?

February 08, 2021 15:49
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor
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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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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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Was Jesus a Zionist? (continued)

February 19, 2021 11:16
Source: www.christianzionism.org

https://www.christianzionism.org/en/was-jesus-zionist

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Biden Goes Big

February 18, 2021 13:45
Source: Project Syndicate

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/biden-right-to-launch-massive-rescue-plan-by-joseph-e-stiglitz-2021-02?utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=521e775455-sunday_newsletter_02_07_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-521e775455-93791313&mc_cid=521e775455&mc_eid=284f1f0e24

By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ

Published February 1, 2021

The US president's proposed $1.9 trillion recovery package will provide enormous stimulus to the economy. The economic growth that results will generate substantial tax revenues, not just for the federal government but also for the states and municipalities that are now starved of the funds they need to provide essential services.
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