Common Grounds

Blinken tells Israel: Palestinians should enjoy same rights, freedoms as you do

April 06, 2021 14:57
Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/blinken-tells-israel-palestinians-should-enjoy-same-rights-freedoms-as-you-do/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2021-04-03&utm_medium=email

By AFP and TOI STAFF

Published April 3, 2021

US secretary of state to Foreign Minister Ashkenazi: ‘Israelis and Palestinians should enjoy equal measures of freedom, security, prosperity and democracy’
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Opinion | A President in Handcuffs: Why Palestinians Should Vote for Barghouti

April 06, 2021 15:20
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-a-president-in-handcuffs-why-palestinians-should-vote-for-barghouti-1.9671926?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=b6903cb670

By Gideon Levy

Published March 31, 2021
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Don’t be scared of Biden’s commitment to Palestinian refugees

April 21, 2021 14:06
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/dont-be-scared-of-bidens-commitment-to-palestinian-refugees/

Abe Silverstein writes in Haaretz on 12 April 2021

The Biden administration's recognition of Palestinian refugees goes beyond reinstating aid: It walks back Trump's adoption of the right wing's fantastical, punitive dreams. The rest of the pro-Israel camp should welcome it
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New bill would protect the rights of Palestinian children and families

April 21, 2021 12:02
Source: American Friends Service Committee

https://www.afsc.org/newsroom/new-bill-would-protect-rights-palestinian-children-and-families?fbclid=IwAR1v9Esza0XWqeKXFGwAYn1s4p4daLC3Y7gXn_RFZ-wz5l0IGf9qOnCA3vw

Published April 16, 2021

Quaker org urges fast passage to protect human rights
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Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo

April 23, 2021 13:32
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/04/19/breaking-israel-palestine-status-quo-pub-84167

By ZAHA HASSAN, DANIEL LEVY, HALLAAMAL KEIR, MARWAN MUASHER
Published April 19, 2021

A new U.S. approach should prioritize protecting the rights and human security of Palestinians and Israelis over maintaining a peace process and attempting short-term fixes.

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The End of the Forever War in Afghanistan

April 26, 2021 13:16
Source: NRC Amerika

nrc.nl/amerika

By Bas Blokker

Published April 20, 2021

Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen
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Why Biden Must Watch This Palestinian Movie

April 28, 2021 10:28
Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/opinion/biden-palestine-israel-the-present.html

By John Brennan

Published April 27, 2021
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Accountability? Yes! Justice? A Work in Progress!

April 26, 2021 13:31
Source: NRC Amerika

nrc.nl/amerika

By Bas Blokker

Published April 21, 2021

Translated by Abraham A. van Kempen

Cheers after Floyd's case ruling, but "it shouldn't end with Derek Chauvin."

Police brutality! After the jury's verdict in the case against Derek Chauvin is heard in Minneapolis. President Joe Biden said that "there is still a long way to go."
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What ties the U.S. and Israel together? Our arrogant, doomed mythology of exceptionalism

April 20, 2021 18:05
Source: Salon

https://www.salon.com/2021/04/17/what-ties-the-us-and-israel-together-our-arrogant-doomed-mythology-of-exceptionalism/

By DOUG NEISS

Published April 17, 2021

Our two nations are headed for doom, driven by the power of the Zionist right and a conviction we can do no wrong
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Essay | Man Imposes, God Disposes

April 20, 2021 11:55
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

Pro-Life and Pro-Choice are Both Biblical
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