Common Grounds

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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What’s Piercing Through the Clouds Above Jerusalem?

January 06, 2021 14:14
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor
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Raghuram G. Rajan Says More…

February 18, 2021 13:28
Source: Project Syndicate

https://www.project-syndicate.org/say-more/an-interview-with-raghuram-g-rajan-2021-01?utm_source=Project%20Syndicate%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=fdcfb2f10c-contributor_newsletter_schwab_09_02_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-fdcfb2f10c-93791313&mc_cid=fdcfb2f10c&mc_eid=284f1f0e24

Published January 26, 2021

This week in Say More, PS talks with Raghuram G. Rajan, a former governor of the Reserve Bank of India and a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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