Common Grounds

Selective Solidarity with War Victims: Ukrainian and Palestinian Refugees

April 12, 2022 15:05
Source: Politics Today

https://politicstoday.org/solidarity-with-war-victims-ukraine-palestine-refugees/

By Yousef M. Aljamal

Published March 18, 2022

Hundreds of Israelis protested the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with some of them burning their Russian passports in protest. Here lie a number of ironies.
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Zelensky, entering new stage of war, faces political test

April 07, 2022 11:25
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/03/zelenky-putin-peace-deal-ukraine-politics/

By Paul Sonne, Shane Harris, Michael Birnbaum and Souad Mekhennet

As the war grinds on and peace talks continue, the Ukrainian president confronts new challenges
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Russia Is Finished as a Major Energy Power

April 07, 2022 14:38
Source: Project Syndicate

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ending-russia-energy-leverage-by-simon-johnson-and-oleg-ustenko-2022-03?utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=01b9aced13-sunday_newsletter_04_03_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-01b9aced13-93791313&mc_cid=01b9aced13&mc_eid=284f1f0e24

By SIMON JOHNSON, OLEG USTENKO

Published March 31, 2022

In the wake of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, no European in their right mind wants Russia to have the free cash flow that its hydrocarbon exports currently provide. And the European Union, the United States, and their allies are already on track to remove this major source of the Kremlin's geopolitical leverage.
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This Geopolitical War is a ‘Geopolitical Crime’

April 12, 2022 13:57
Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/this-geopolitical-war-is-a-geopolitical-crime/

By Richard Falk

Published April 10, 2022
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Scott Schaeffer-Duffy: No excuse for Russian invasion of Ukraine, but Americans must remember...

April 12, 2022 14:05
Source: Telegram&Gazette

https://www.telegram.com/story/opinion/2022/04/08/schaeffer-duffy-no-excuse-russian-invasion-ukraine-but-americans-must-remember/7270229001/

By Scott Schaeffer-Duffy

Published April 8, 2022
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Refugees of apartheid: Why Israelis need to talk about Palestinian return

March 22, 2022 14:43
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/refugees-of-apartheid-why-israelis-need-to-talk-about-palestinian-return/

Yaara Benger Alaluf writes in +972 Magazine

Published March 17, 2022
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Keep the Palestinian struggle out of Putin's war in Ukraine

March 22, 2022 14:26
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220321-keep-the-palestinian-struggle-out-of-putins-war-in-ukraine/

By Thembisa Fakude

Published March 21, 2022
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The crisis in Ukraine exposes the hypocrisy of Israel and its Zionist allies

March 03, 2022 14:28
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220225-the-crisis-in-ukraine-exposes-the-hypocrisy-of-israel-and-its-zionist-allies/

By Yvonne Ridley

Published February 25, 2022
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Opinion | It Isn’t Apartheid – It’s Worse

March 01, 2022 15:06
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-it-isn-t-apartheid-it-s-worse-1.10630937

By Lev Grinberg

Published February 24, 2022
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The Shift: The Double Standards of Western Media

March 08, 2022 15:13
Source: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

https://jfjfp.com/the-double-standards-of-western-media/

Michael Arria writes in Mondoweiss

Published March 4, 2022

The mainstream media is openly embracing armed resistance these days, just not for Palestinians.
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