Common Grounds

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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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• Russia Is Finished as a Major Energy Power

  
  April 07, 2022 14:38

  Source: Project Syndicate

  https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ending-russia-energy-leverage-by-simon-johnson-and-oleg-ustenko-2022-03?utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=01b9aced13-sunday_newsletter_04_03_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-01b9aced13-93791313&mc_cid=01b9aced13&mc_eid=284f1f0e24

   

  By SIMON JOHNSON, OLEG USTENKO

  Published March 31, 2022

   

  In the wake of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, no European in their right mind wants Russia to have the free cash flow that its hydrocarbon exports currently provide. And the European Union, the United States, and their allies are already on track to remove this major source of the Kremlin's geopolitical leverage.

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• Zelensky, entering new stage of war, faces political test

  
  April 07, 2022 11:25

  Source: The Washington Post

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/03/zelenky-putin-peace-deal-ukraine-politics/

   

  By Paul Sonne, Shane Harris, Michael Birnbaum and Souad Mekhennet

   

  As the war grinds on and peace talks continue, the Ukrainian president confronts new challenges

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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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• 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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• Scott Schaeffer-Duffy: No excuse for Russian invasion of Ukraine, but Americans must remember...

  
  April 12, 2022 14:05

  Source: Telegram&Gazette

  https://www.telegram.com/story/opinion/2022/04/08/schaeffer-duffy-no-excuse-russian-invasion-ukraine-but-americans-must-remember/7270229001/

   

  By Scott Schaeffer-Duffy

  Published April 8, 2022

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• This Geopolitical War is a ‘Geopolitical Crime’

  
  April 12, 2022 13:57

  Source: Palestine Chronicle

  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/this-geopolitical-war-is-a-geopolitical-crime/

   

  By Richard Falk

  Published April 10, 2022

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• Who's behind alleged war crimes in Ukraine?

  
  April 14, 2022 11:04

  Source: Veterans Today

  https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/04/10/whos-behind-alleged-war-crimes-in-ukriane/

   

  By John White

  Published April 10, 2022

   

  "The Ukrainian National Police committed numerous crimes against humanity in Bucha." - Scott Ritter

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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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• Pope calls for peace in Ukraine on ‘Easter of war,’ warns of nuclear threat

  
  April 18, 2022 09:34

  Source: The Washington Post

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/17/pope-francis-easter-message-ukraine/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F369b4ca%2F625c366f64253a7f343801f7%2F597682b5ae7e8a68 16d78e2c%2F27%2F72%2F625c366f64253a7f343801f7

   

  By Annabelle Timsit

  Published April 17, 2022

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