Common Grounds

Jewish groups that aid Israel’s war crimes can’t deny all responsibility for those crimes

May 25, 2021 15:53
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2021/05/jewish-groups-that-aid-israels-war-crimes-cant-deny-all-responsibility-for-those-crimes/

By JONATHAN COOK

Published MAay 24, 2021

Israel’s apologists – whether Jewish or not – cannot deny all responsibility for Israel’s war crimes when they actively aid and abet those crimes.
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Opinion: Zionism cannot produce a just peace. Only external pressure can end the Israeli apartheid.

May 25, 2021 15:34
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/israel-gaza-war-zionism-apartheid-injustice-pressure/

Opinion by Raphael Mimoun

Published May 20, 2021
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‘Equality’ is finally breaching Washington’s debate on Israel-Palestine

May 11, 2021 14:57
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/carnegie-usmep-israel-palestine/

By Mitchell Plitnick

Published May 6, 2021

A policy paper centering equal rights for both peoples marks a radical break from the Israel-centric discourse of mainstream U.S. think tanks.
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The Old Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Dead—Long Live the Emerging Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

May 11, 2021 11:41
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/05/old-israeli-palestinian-conflict-is-dead-long-live-emerging-israeli-palestinian-conflict-pub-84457

By Nathan J. Brown

Published My 5, 2021

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become deeply ingrained in daily life. Work must begin now to heal deep-seated divisions, which are not likely to be resolved in a burst of diplomacy.
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Analysis | Jerusalem Has All the Ingredients for a New Intifada - but So Far It Hasn't Happened

May 10, 2021 14:57
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-jerusalem-has-all-the-ingredients-for-a-new-intifada-but-so-far-it-hasn-t-happened-1.9788002

By Anshel Pfeffer

Published May 9, 2021

The confluence of events in Jerusalem over the past few weeks has turned the city into a powder keg once more, with aggressive policing from inexperienced leaders one of the main culprits. But that doesn't mean a third intifada is now inevitable
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Israel Should Focus on Evangelicals, Not U.S. Jews Who Are More Critical, Dermer Says

May 11, 2021 15:07
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-israel-should-focus-outreach-on-evangelicals-not-u-s-jews-former-envoy-says-1.9790303

By Sam Sokol

Published May 10, 2021

Deciding to focus on strengthening relationship with evangelicals at the expense of the Jewish community is a numbers game, says ex-Israeli envoy to D.C. Ron Dermer
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Ignorance or Arrogance … Why?

May 19, 2021 12:38
Source: abrahamavankempen.com

https://abrahamavankempen.com/2020/07/arrogance-ignorance-whats-the-difference/

By Abraham A. van Kempen

Published July 15, 2020
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Jews and Arabs Share Recent Ancestry

May 24, 2021 12:01
Source: Science

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2000/10/jews-and-arabs-share-recent-ancestry

By Ann Gibbons

Published October 30, 2000
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Is Biden Sensitive to Growing US Criticism of Israel?

May 20, 2021 12:24
Source: NRC Amerika

nrc.nl/amerika

By Merijn de Waal

Published May 18, 2021

Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is dominating world news - and is also occupying politics in Washington. In the meantime, the civil war in the Republican Party appears to have been resolved for the time being.
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Apartheid in Palestine and a Christ who stands on the other side of the wall

May 19, 2021 13:58
Source: Baptist News Global

https://baptistnews.com/article/apartheid-in-palestine-and-a-christ-who-stands-on-the-other-side-of-the-wall/#.YKTeOagzZPY

By Chris Conley

Published May 13, 2021
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