Common Grounds

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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2021 in Palestine: A new generation has finally risen

January 04, 2022 15:20
Source: Middle East Monitor

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220101-2021-in-palestine-a-new-generation-has-finally-risen/

By Dr Ramzy Baroud

Published January 1, 2022
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What my son is learning about being Palestinian in the Jewish state

January 04, 2022 15:28
Source: +972 Magazine

https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-jewish-state/

By Ayat Abou Shmeiss

Published January 3, 2022

At three Mahmoud realized that Jewish children are given preference, at 13 he understood Arabic was inferior, at 17 he knew he could not live in security. Now he's 18, and my heart trembles whenever he leaves the house.
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‘Haaretz’ publisher says Israel is ‘an apartheid state’ — as his paper continues to warn against an Israel-Iran war

December 14, 2021 14:08
Source: Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2021/12/haaretz-publisher-says-israel-is-an-apartheid-state-as-his-paper-continues-to-warn-against-an-israel-iran-war/

By JAMES NORTH

Published December 12, 2021

Haaretz publisher: "The product of Zionism, the State of Israel, is not a Jewish and democratic state, but has instead become an apartheid state, plain and simple."
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As Biden Holds Summit for Democracy, Arab People Call on US and Western governments to Stop Supporting Authoritarian Regimes

December 10, 2021 12:40
Source: Office of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakol Karman

Published December, 2021

Democracy First for Arab World
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‘Everyone’s a Suspect.’ Six Former Israeli Soldiers Speak

November 18, 2021 11:52
Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/opinion/israel-palestine-idf-mission-hebron.html

By Rona Segal

Published November, 2021

Director Rona Segal learned filmmaking in the Israeli army.
Now, she turns the camera on her fellow soldiers.
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Analysis | 'When I Take Off My Israeli Army Uniform, I'm Just Another Bedouin'

November 16, 2021 15:31
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-when-i-take-off-my-israeli-army-uniform-i-m-just-another-bedouin-1.10355729?lts=1637067030767

By Amos Harel

Published November 5, 2021

Despite recent Israeli steps such as recognizing Bedouin towns and providing new employment opportunities, the crime, violence and estrangement from the state remains what some call 'a national strategic problem'
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For Israel, Palestine and peace, we must work towards a two-state solution

November 23, 2021 14:42
Source: Labour List

https://labourlist.org/2021/11/for-israel-palestine-and-peace-we-must-work-towards-a-two-state-solution/

By Steve McCabe

Published November 23, 2021
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Joint Letter to Senators Supporting Passage of Gaza Reporting Amendment

November 23, 2021 15:28
Source: Human Rights Watch

https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/11/17/joint-letter-senators-supporting-passage-gaza-reporting-amendment

Published November 15, 2021
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Who is the outlier, Trump or Biden? The answer means much to the world

November 25, 2021 10:57
Source: The Times of Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/who-is-the-outlier-trump-or-biden-the-answer-means-much-to-the-world/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2021-11-23&utm_medium=email

By Aron Heller

Published November 22, 2021

With the world trending authoritarian, will Trump turn out to be the first of his kind while the moderate Biden turns out to be the last of his?
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