Common Grounds

The siege is only a symptom

August 30, 2022 14:25
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/siege-symptom-gaza-zionism/

By Ben Reiff
Published August 11, 2022

To confront Israel’s violence against Palestinians, progressive Jews in Israel and around the world must reckon with the ideology that lies at its root.
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The geography of suffering and the colour of empathy: The implications of the Ukraine crisis for the future

August 25, 2022 12:37
Source: ABC’s Religion and Ethics

https://www.abc.net.au/religion/eyal-mayroz-ukraine-geography-of-suffering-colour-of-empathy/13790828

By Eyal Mayroz

Published March 10, 2022
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Don’t hand power to dangerous people (even when they really want it) — a modest Buddhist proposal

August 25, 2022 11:42
Source: ABC’s Religion and Ethics

https://www.abc.net.au/religion/jonathan-gold-buddhist-proposal-for-keeping-sociopaths-from-pow/13787074

By Jonathan C. Gold

Published March 8, 2022
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In Wake of Holocaust Comments, Israeli Defense Minister Defends Past Meetings With Abbas

August 18, 2022 19:50
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-08-18/ty-article/.premium/in-wake-of-holocaust-comments-israeli-defense-minister-defends-past-meetings-with-abbas/00000182-b03f-d018-adae-b93f5d500000?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=42eec86fc4

By Sam Sokol

Published August 18, 2022

Benny Gantz, who has met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas three times in the last year, refused to rule out further in-person meetings despite the former's widely criticized Holocaust remarks
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Abbas faces outcry in Germany, Israel after Berlin remarks on Holocaust

August 18, 2022 19:41
Source: Arab Weekly

https://thearabweekly.com/abbas-faces-outcry-germany-israel-after-berlin-remarks-holocaust

Published August 17, 2022

"For us Germans in particular, any relativisation of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable. I condemn any attempt to deny the crimes of the Holocaust, ” said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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Analysis | Abbas Got It Wrong, but Was Quick to Correct Himself: On Double Standards

August 18, 2022 20:29
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2022-08-18/ty-article/.premium/abbas-got-it-wrong-but-was-quick-to-correct-himself-not-so-israel/00000182-ad44-d1f9-a59e-fd6c4e3d0000?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=42eec86fc4&lts=1660834046539

By Jack Khoury

Published August 18, 2022

The Palestinian leader eventually walked back his faux pas, but Israel won't correct the injustices it causes the Palestinians every day
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Israel Raids Outlawed Palestinian Rights Groups' Offices in West Bank

August 23, 2022 11:48
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-08-18/ty-article/.highlight/israel-raids-outlawed-palestinian-rights-groups-offices-in-west-bank/00000182-af5a-d1f9-a59e-ff7a07050000

By Hagar Shezafv, Jack Khoury and The Associated Press

Published August 18, 2022

Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared six Palestinian human rights groups terrorist organizations in 2021, however, several European countries claim Israel had failed to prove these allegations
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US Hypocrisy and Israeli Crimes

August 23, 2022 15:17
Source: Palestine Chronicle

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/us-hypocrisy-and-israeli-crimes/

By Ron Forthofer

Published August 22, 2022
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Letter to Biden Administration Following Israel's Recent Actions Against Palestinian CSOs

August 23, 2022 15:07
Source: Human Rights Watch

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/08/22/letter-biden-administration-following-israels-recent-actions-against-palestinian

Published August 22, 2022
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Opinion | Who’s Afraid of the Green Line?

September 06, 2022 16:25
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2022-09-06/ty-article/.premium/whos-afraid-of-the-green-line/00000183-0f66-dce7-a79f-ef76f7b70000

By Michael Sfard and Oren Yiftachel

Published September 6, 2022
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