Common Grounds

Explosions at Nord Stream 'can only be attacks'

September 30, 2022 10:59
Source: NRC

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/09/27/explosies-bij-nord-stream-kunnen-alleen-maar-aanslagen-zijn-a4143361?utm_source=SIM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nrcvandaag&utm_content=&utm_term=20220928

By Hans Steketee

Published September 27, 2022

The powerful explosions measured Monday along the gas pipeline Nord Stream 1 and 2 could be a message from Russia, analysts think. "To show what it is capable of."
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The Palestinian misuse, and Zionist abuse, of the Holocaust

August 18, 2022 19:28
Source: Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/8/18/palestinian-misuse-and-zionist-abuse-of-the-holocaust

By Marwan Bishara

Published August 18, 2022

Both sides are guilty of invoking the Holocaust to justify their positions. Mahmoud Abbas is only the latest to do so.
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In Berlin, Abbas says Israel committed ‘holocausts’ against the Palestinians; Scholz grimaces silently, later condemns remarks

August 17, 2022 15:20
Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/in-berlin-abbas-skirts-apology-for-munich-attack-says-israel-committed-holocausts/?utm_source=Breaking+News&utm_campaign=breaking-news-2022-08-16-2819696&utm_medium=email

By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES

Published August 16, 2022
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'We killed a little boy, but it was within the rules’

August 16, 2022 22:19
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/gaza-soldiers-civilians-intelligence/

By Yuval Abraham

Published August 11, 2022

Former IDF soldiers reveal how the army authorizes strikes in Gaza knowing civilians will be killed, so long as the number is deemed low enough.
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Mahmoud Abbas’s lifelong falsification of Jewish history

August 18, 2022 19:36
Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/mahmoud-abbass-lifelong-falsification-of-jewish-history/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2022-08-18&utm_medium=email

By DAVID HOROVITZ

Published August 17, 2022

The PA president’s remarks in Berlin reconfirm his abiding rejection of Jewish history – ancient and modern, in Israel and in exile. It’s why he has failed his people and ours
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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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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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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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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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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: No Solutions, No Illusions

August 16, 2022 22:06
Source: Tikun Olam

https://www.richardsilverstein.com/2022/08/10/israeli-palestinian-conflict-no-solutions-no-illusions/

By Richard Silverstein

Published August 10, 2022

Today, there is no solution. Only illusion.
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