Common Grounds

The Alchemy of Angst

January 13, 2022 13:42
Source: Project Syndicate

https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/alchemy-of-angst-by-elif-shafak-2021-12?utm_source=Project%20Syndicate%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=f6105226b3-op_newsletter_01_07_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-f6105226b3-93791313&mc_cid=f6105226b3&mc_eid=284f1f0e24&barrier=accesspay

By ELIF SHAFAK

Published December 4, 2021

In a world smothered by information but lacking wisdom, anger, born of pain, has become the defining emotion. The false promise of twenty-first-century digital technologies has been laid bare, leaving people desperate for meaningful human connection and a sense of political agency.
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‘In our teens, we dreamed of making peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Then my friend was shot’

January 18, 2022 15:48
Source: The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jan/13/peace-middle-east-friend-summer-camp-israel

By Roy Cohen

Published January 13, 2022

At a summer camp for kids from conflict zones, I met my brave, funny friend Aseel. He was Palestinian. I was Israeli. When he was killed by police, my hope for our future died with him
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Opinion | The Israeli Bill to Preserve Demographic Jewish Supremacy

January 19, 2022 13:07
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-s-bill-to-preserve-jewish-demographic-supremacy-1.10540934

By Carolina Landsmann

Published January 16, 2022
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UN Passes Israeli Resolution Combating Holocaust Denial on Social Media

January 21, 2022 10:45
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-un-passes-israeli-resolution-combatting-holocaust-denial-on-social-media-1.10553416?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=97e7ef60d5

By Jonathan Lis

Published January 20, 2022

The resolution, which the U.S. and Germany have also lobbied for, also recognizes the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism
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This Filmmaker Dares to Question the Figure of 6 Million Jewish Victims in WWII

January 20, 2022 11:44
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-this-filmmaker-dares-to-question-the-figure-of-6-million-jewish-victims-in-wwii-1.10542149?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=c15387912d&lts=1642359808019

By Nirit Anderman

Published January 16, 2022

How did the devastating, albeit too round number of 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust become so profoundly embedded in our minds? In his new documentary Israeli filmmaker David Fisher dares to try and recount
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Opinion | Welcome to Tel Aviv! Oh, Hold On, Your Partner's Name Is Mohammed?

January 11, 2022 14:57
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-welcome-to-tel-aviv-oh-hold-on-your-partner-s-name-in-mohammed-1.10513803

Noa Landau

Publihsed January 4, 2022
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Opinion: Israel must choose: Withdraw from the occupied territories or grant Palestinians under its control full rights

January 11, 2022 14:50
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/06/israel-palestinians-occupation-full-rights-west-bank/

By Mairav Zonszein
Published January 6, 2022
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Opinion: Trump idolatry has undermined religious faith

December 30, 2021 11:29
Source: The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/28/trump-idolatry-has-undermined-religious-faith/

By Jennifer Rubin

Published December 28, 2021
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Hypocrisy and Selective Reporting – The Case of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Demise [Opinion]

December 28, 2021 14:50
Source: MSN Lifestyle

https://www.msn.com/en-my/lifestyle/other/hypocrisy-and-selective-reporting-the-case-of-archbishop-desmond-tutu-s-demise-opinion/ar-AASbTAu

By Prof. Dr. Mohd Nazari Ismail, Ph.D

Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published December 28, 2021
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Hopefully 2022 Is the Year the Two-State Solution Finally Dies in Washington

January 04, 2022 15:03
Source: Common Dreams

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/01/03/hopefully-2022-year-two-state-solution-finally-dies-washington

By PHILIP WEISS

Published January 3, 2022

Imagine you had a Palestinian child—could you support the "2-state solution?"
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