Common Grounds

Read: Vladimir Putin’s victory day speech in full

May 12, 2022 15:43
Source: The Spectator

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/read-vladimir-putin-s-victory-day-speech-in-full

Published May 9, 2022
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The EU Goes After Russian Oil Sales to Europe—With an Eye on a Larger Target

May 06, 2022 12:18
Source: Carnegie Endowment For International Peace

https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/05/05/eu-goes-after-russian-oil-sales-to-europe-with-eye-on-larger-target-pub-87080?utm_source=ctw&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=buttonlink&mkt_tok=

By Noah Gordon

Published May 5, 2022
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Opinion | How media coverage whitewashes Israeli state violence against Palestinians

May 03, 2022 15:38
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/28/jerusalem-al-aqsa-media-coverage-israeli-violence-palestinians/

By Laura Albast and Cat Knarr

Published April 28, 2022
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Rand Paul says U.S. backing Ukraine in NATO played role in Russia’s invasion

April 28, 2022 23:59
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/27/rand-paul-blinken-ukraine-russia-nato/?/22/41/6269dae3aee9f854899d0b43

By Amy Cheng

Published April 27, 2022
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Biden seeks $33 billion war chest to support Ukraine, Zelenskiy wants quick approval

April 28, 2022 23:59
Surce: Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-looks-congress-oligarchs-more-cash-help-ukraine-2022-04-28/

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland

Published April 28, 2022
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Farewell | A Eulogy for Ilan Gilon, a Fighter for Social Justice

May 02, 2022 10:11
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-a-eulogy-for-ilan-galon-a-fighter-for-social-justice-1.10773433?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=387af2a87b

By Zehava Galon

Published May 1, 2022

Ilan Gilon’s politics were defined by compassion and humanity. He dealt with pain on a daily basis, but instead of withdrawing inward, he turned his personal challenge into a public fight for people with disabilities
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Why the Middle East doesn't fully support Ukraine

May 03, 2022 14:50
Source: Qantara.de

https://en.qantara.de/content/not-our-fight-why-the-middle-east-doesnt-fully-support-ukraine

By Cathrin Schaer

Published April 23, 2022

Middle Eastern countries are still on the fence when it comes to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Their citizens point to the West's double standards surrounding conflict and refugees. Should Europe be worried, asks Cathrin Schaer?
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Anti-Zionism and antisemitism: How right and left conflate issues to deny Palestinian rights

May 03, 2022 15:15
Source: Middle East Eye

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-broad-coalition-conflates-anti-zionism-antisemitism

By Amos Goldberg

Published April 28, 2022

From the far right to progressives, groups that will not tolerate criticism of Israel have varied motivations. But they all delegitimise the validity of a Palestinian liberation movement
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Palestinian victims of the Ukraine war

April 14, 2022 08:57
Source: Press TV

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/04/08/679969/Palestine-Ukraine-Zelensky-Israel-weapons-containment--racism-

By Denijal Jegic

Published April 8, 2022

Projecting the future of Ukraine after the current war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected "liberal, European" concepts and instead identified the idea of a "big Israel" as his vision for Ukraine.
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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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