Common Grounds

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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After decades of waiting, Israel allows unification of some Palestinian Christians

January 31, 2022 11:02
Source: Maghtas Magazine

https://maghtas.com/2022/01/israel-allows-unification-of-palestinian-christians/#

By Daoud Kuttab

Published January 29, 2022
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Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity

February 01, 2022 13:40
Source: Amnesty International

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/israels-apartheid-against-palestinians-a-cruel-system-of-domination-and-a-crime-against-humanity/

Published February 1, 2022
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A Jewish Congregation Considers Affirming Anti-Zionism as a Core Value

February 01, 2022 15:42
Source: Shalom Rav, A Blog by Rabbi Brant Rosen

https://rabbibrant.com/

Published January 25, 2022
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U.S. State Department Rejects Amnesty's Apartheid Claim Against Israel

February 03, 2022 11:36
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/u-s-state-department-rejects-amnesty-s-apartheid-claims-against-israel-1.10583830

By Reuters and Ben Samuels

Published February 1, 2022

'The Jewish people must not be denied their right to self-determination, and we must ensure there isn't a double standard being applied,' says U.S. State Department spokesman following Amnesty International report
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'Holy Land Confederation': Oslo Accords Architect Presents New Peace Plan

February 10, 2022 11:36
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-holy-land-confederation-oslo-accords-architect-presents-new-peace-plan-1.10601495?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=15ea3dbd92

By Allison Kaplan Sommer

Published February 9, 2022

Veteran Israeli peace negotiator Yossi Beilin and Palestinian attorney Hiba Husseini suggest the creation of a confederation, with people swaps involving settlers and refugees, as a way to revive the two state solution
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Blinken Calls Abbas to Talk U.S.-Palestinian Relations, Also Speaks With Israel's Lapid

February 10, 2022 13:15
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-blinken-holds-rare-phone-call-with-abbas-about-u-s-palestinian-relations-1.10581012

By Ben Samuels and Jonathan Lis

Published February 1, 2022

The rare phone call to the Palestinian president comes after recent increased direct contacts between Israeli and Palestinian leaders
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Will a Holy Land Confederation Help Resolve the Long Simmering Palestinian-Israeli Dispute?

February 17, 2022 15:38
Source: InDepthNews

https://www.indepthnews.net/index.php/the-world/middle-east/5087-will-a-holy-land-confederation-help-resolve-the-long-simmering-palestinian-israeli-dispute

By Thalif Deen

Published February 16, 2022

Only a political solution will end the “senseless and costly cycles of violence” between Israelis and Palestinians, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said at a briefing to the Security Council in 2021.
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Guterres lauds efforts of Israeli-Palestinian confederation plan authors

February 17, 2022 14:40
Source: Jerusalem Post

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-696282

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
Published February 12, 2022

The UN Secretary General has been a strong advocate of a two-state resolution to the conflict and reaffirmed that stance at a recent meeting.
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In Ukraine’s vulnerability, a reminder for Israel

February 18, 2022 12:57
Source: The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-ukraines-vulnerability-a-reminder-for-israel/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2022-02-17&utm_medium=email

By DAVID HOROVITZ

Published February 17, 2022

One country invading another is ‘so 20th century,’ our foreign minister said. Except, as he went on to acknowledge, it’s all too plainly a threat in the here and now
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