Common Grounds

Noam Chomsky: Solidarity movements key to changing US Middle East policy

February 25, 2021 15:05
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/noam-chomsky-middle-east-israel/

By Lilach Ben David

Published February 17, 2021

From nuclear disarmament to Palestinian rights, Noam Chomsky discusses the need to disrupt authoritarian alliances and an entrenching 'Greater Israel.'
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10-20 American mouthpieces for Israeli government had unrivaled access to Obama White House — Rhodes

February 26, 2021 12:20
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2021/02/10-20-american-mouthpieces-for-israeli-government-had-unrivaled-access-to-obama-white-house-rhodes/

BY PHILIP WEISS

Published February 24, 2021

White House officials have to go to the Israel lobby AIPAC conference, but if they meet with Arab-Americans 'you can get into trouble,' former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes says.
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Joint Letter to Senators Supporting Passage of Gaza Reporting Amendment

November 23, 2021 15:28
Source: Human Rights Watch

https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/11/17/joint-letter-senators-supporting-passage-gaza-reporting-amendment

Published November 15, 2021
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Remember the Marshall Plan … Debating Biden’s Stimulus Plan

February 26, 2021 12:55
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

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How Christian Evangelical Money and Biblical Prophecy Are Driving Immigration to Israel

March 09, 2021 20:02
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-how-christian-evangelical-money-is-driving-immigration-to-israel-1.9590223?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=96ea17f883

By Judy Maltz and Allison Kaplan Sommer

Published March 8,2021

Once the proud preserve of Jewish Diaspora organizations, aliyah funding is increasingly being ‘outsourced’ to deeply devout Christian groups with equally deep pockets and their own motives to encourage the ingathering of the exiles
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Pope gives Iraqis hope

March 11, 2021 17:25
Source: Arab News

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1822111

By Daoud Kuttab

Published March 8, 2021
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Lucky for Fox Trump No Longer President

March 26, 2021 12:01
Source: NRC Amerika

nrc.nl/amerika

By Bas Blokker

Published March 23, 2021

Translated and edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Good afternoon,

Fascinating to see how the roles have simply turned. A Democratic government keeps the press away from sheltering migrant children, and a Republican governor worried about a corona outbreak in the shelter.
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A Book Review on the Topic of Christian Nationalism

March 25, 2021 13:50
Source: Gospel in Life

https://quarterly.gospelinlife.com/book-review-on-the-topic-of-christian-nationalism/

By Timothy Keller

Tim Keller reviews Samuel L. Perry and Andrew Whitehead's book Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States (Oxford, 2020)
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A Christian Vision of Social Justice

March 24, 2021 12:06
Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/opinion/social-justice-christianity.html

By David Brooks

Published March 18, 2021

Social change can be pursued with mercy and hope.
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Sunshine Breaking Through Dark Clouds

March 26, 2021 14:26
By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

The anguish in my wife's eyes voiced volumes: "What are 'we' going to do with them … thousands, alone? Kids! Where are their parents?"
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