Common Grounds

The US media is touting Israel’s Covid recovery. But occupied Palestinians are left out

April 13, 2021 14:44
Source: Jewish Voice for Peace

https://jfjfp.com/the-us-media-is-touting-israels-covid-recovery-but-occupied-palestinians-are-left-out/

Published April 12, 2021

Yara M Asi reports in The Guardian Fri 9 Apr 2021

Instead of vaccinating Palestinians, Benjamin Netanyahu tried to send thousands of doses around the world as rewards to countries that moved their embassies to Jerusalem
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William Barber preaches at Easter vigil service spotlighting Christian Palestinians

April 07, 2021 10:24
Source: Religion News Service

https://religionnews.com/2021/04/06/william-barber-preaches-at-easter-vigil-service-acknowledging-christian-palestinians/

By Daoud Kuttab

Published April 6, 2021

Barber’s appearance served to recognize Christians in the Palestinian liberation movement, which some American evangelicals paint as an apocalyptic conflict between Christians and Muslims.
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US Church leaders write to President with key Middle East policy recommendations

March 16, 2021 19:14
Source: Independent Catholic News

https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/41742

Published March 12, 2021
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Pope Francis and Part Two of the Abraham Accords

March 11, 2021 17:51
Source: Jews News Syndicate

https://www.jns.org/opinion/pope-francis-and-part-two-of-the-abraham-accords/

By Fiamma Nirenstein

Published March 9, 2021

Coming on the heels of Israel’s treaties with several Muslim countries, the meeting between the head of the Vatican and the spiritual leader of Iraq’s Shiites is particularly significant.
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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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Who is a Jew? Israel’s High Court of Justice’s Answer Reveals Larger Societal Tensions

March 16, 2021 20:07
Source: The McGill Journal of Political Studies (MJPS)

https://mjps.ssmu.ca/2021/03/15/who-is-a-jew-israels-high-court-of-justices-answer-reveals-larger-societal-tensions/

Published By : Melanie Rose

March 15, 2021
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The Wasting of the Evangelical Mind

March 16, 2021 20:40
Source: The New Yorker

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-wasting-of-the-evangelical-mind

By Michael Luo
Published March 4, 2021

The peculiarities of how American Christianity took shape help explain believers’ vulnerability to conspiratorial thinking and misinformation.
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Oppression And Land Theft Bring Shame To Israel – OpEd

March 19, 2021 13:44
Source: Eurasia Review

https://www.eurasiareview.com/19032021-oppression-and-land-theft-bring-shame-to-israel-oped/

By Ray Hanania Ray Hanania

Published March 19,2021
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Palestinian Elections: How Real, and with What Results

March 19, 2021 13:27
Source: Fikra Forum / Washington Institute

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/palestinian-elections-how-real-and-what-results

By Michael Milstein

Published March 5, 2021

Members of the political class and the general public are increasingly anticipating and expecting that Palestinian elections will take place due to an unusual convergence of interests between PA president Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Hamas.
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A mother’s voice

March 18, 2021 21:56
Source: The Times of Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-mothers-voice/?utm_source=The+Blogs+Weekly+Highlights&utm_campaign=blogs-weekly-highlights-2021-03-18&utm_medium=email

By Dr. Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya

Published March 17, 2021

Anarchy now reigns in Arab locales, and I know that my loved ones could be harmed; I therefore turn to you, my Jewish friends, to support our demand for peace and security
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