Common Grounds

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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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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Jewels More Precious Than Stone

December 10, 2020 12:08
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

https://abrahamavankempen.com/2020/12/jewels-more-precious-than-stone/
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Opinion | Israel’s War on Palestinian Children

December 08, 2020 13:11
ource: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-s-war-on-palestinian-children-1.9350708?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=bffcb0bf7a

By Gideon Levy

Published 05.12.2020
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An outsider in my own community- Robert Cohen

December 02, 2020 13:27
ource: Source: JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS

https://jfjfp.com/an-outsider-in-my-own-community-robert-cohen/

By Robert A. H. Cohen
Published December 01, 2017

‘The truth is simple, but unwelcome’

The Jewish writer Robert Cohen tells Huw Spanner that solidarity with Palestinians will be costly for Christians
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The ‘One Democratic State Campaign’ program for a multicultural democratic state in Palestine/Israel

December 01, 2020 18:35
ource: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2018/05/democratic-multicultural-palestine/

By JEFF HALPER

Published May 3, 2018
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Saudi prince: Bully Israel steals land, puts Palestinians in concentration camps

December 10, 2020 20:30
Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-prince-bully-israel-steals-land-puts-palestinians-in-concentration-camps/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2020-12-06&utm_medium=email

By RAPHAEL AHREN

Published 6 December, 2020

Turki al-Faisal also says Israel ‘assassinates who it wants to,’ built ‘apartheid wall,’ and denies equal rights to its non-Jewish citizens; FM Ashkenazi slams false accusations
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What would the Maccabees think of us?

December 11, 2020 13:47
Source: The Times of Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-would-the-maccabees-think-of-us/?utm_source=The+Blogs+Weekly+Highlights&utm_campaign=blogs-weekly-highlights-2020-12-10&utm_medium=email

By Daniel Gordis

Published December 10, 2020

If the true Jewish revolt is a countercultural rebellion of ideas, here are some of the ideas we should be challenging today
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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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