Common Grounds

Editorial | Did Somebody Say ‘Oil,’ ‘Petro-Dictator,’ ‘America’s Addiction to Oil?’

April 01, 2022 14:43
By Abraham A. van Kempen
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Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine

April 05, 2022 12:13
Source: New Yorker

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-john-mearsheimer-blames-the-us-for-the-crisis-in-ukraine

By Isaac Chotiner

Published March 1, 2022

For years, the political scientist has claimed that Putin’s aggression toward Ukraine is caused by Western intervention. Have recent events changed his mind?
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Opinion | Ukraine War: Why Most Israelis Blame Putin, but Most Palestinians Don't

April 05, 2022 12:39
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-ukraine-war-why-israelis-blame-putin-but-palestinians-don-t-1.10716311?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=breaking-news&utm_content=4a65b68ad3&lts=1649084371925

By Dahlia Scheindlin

Published April 3, 2022

In recent surveys, Israelis and Palestinians hold sweepingly different attitudes towards Russia’s war on Ukraine, exposing how far their own conflict filters how they see the world, all the way to Kyiv and Moscow
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Israeli military disciplines three officers in death of elderly Palestinian American

February 01, 2022 11:43
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/31/israel-army-probe-omar-assad/

By Erin Cunningham

Published January 31, 2022

Omar Assad died after he was detained by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank
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Opinion | Josh Mandel Has Joined the Trumpist Christians-First Far Right. Will He Drag GOP Jews With Him?

February 07, 2022 10:57
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-josh-mandel-joins-the-trumpist-christians-first-far-right-will-gop-jews-follow-1.10390411

By Jonathan S. Tobin

Published November 17, 2021

By embracing Trumpist extremists like Mike Flynn and Marjorie Taylor-Greene pushing an exclusively Christian America, Josh Mandel isn’t forging a coalition with the far right, he's joining it. What does that mean for U.S. Jews?
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Analysis | 'When I Take Off My Israeli Army Uniform, I'm Just Another Bedouin'

November 16, 2021 15:31
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-when-i-take-off-my-israeli-army-uniform-i-m-just-another-bedouin-1.10355729?lts=1637067030767

By Amos Harel

Published November 5, 2021

Despite recent Israeli steps such as recognizing Bedouin towns and providing new employment opportunities, the crime, violence and estrangement from the state remains what some call 'a national strategic problem'
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‘Everyone’s a Suspect.’ Six Former Israeli Soldiers Speak

November 18, 2021 11:52
Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/opinion/israel-palestine-idf-mission-hebron.html

By Rona Segal

Published November, 2021

Director Rona Segal learned filmmaking in the Israeli army.
Now, she turns the camera on her fellow soldiers.
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For Israel, Palestine and peace, we must work towards a two-state solution

November 23, 2021 14:42
Source: Labour List

https://labourlist.org/2021/11/for-israel-palestine-and-peace-we-must-work-towards-a-two-state-solution/

By Steve McCabe

Published November 23, 2021
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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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The quiet rebellion of US Jews turning against Israel is good for Palestinians

November 16, 2021 15:23
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210817-the-quiet-rebellion-of-us-jews-turning-against-israel-is-good-for-palestinians/

By Ramzy Baroud

Published August 17, 2021
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