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The Gaza/Hamas Challenge
The Gaza-West Bank split poses real challenges to peace efforts. It is clear today – five years after Hamas, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, took control of Gaza – that efforts to pressure Hamas through boycotts and blockade have failed. Read More...
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Jerusalem
No one can deny the Jewish connection to Jerusalem, which is and forever will be Israel’s capital. Likewise, no one can deny the deep Palestinian connections to Jerusalem, which they view as the only possible capital of a future Palestinian state. Read More...
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The U.S. must deal soberly with the serious challenges posed by Iran. This requires a policy driven by clear goals that reflect vital U.S. national security imperatives, including getting the Iranian regime to: accept stringent oversight of its nuclear program; end support for terrorist groups; cease activities that undermine U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan; stop belligerent anti-Israel rhetoric; and respect human rights inside Iran. Read More...
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Settlements
Israeli politicians today, from across the political spectrum, acknowledge that most settlements – Israeli civilian neighborhoods built on land occupied by Israel in 1967 – will have to be removed as part of any final peace agreement. Read More...
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Op-Ed: When Israel lacks leadership, we should speak up (James B. Klutznick at JTA)
Hard Questions, Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher - May 21, 2012
Iran on Capitol Hill
For APN's full report on this week's fascinating developments on Capitol Hill, read the latest edition of Lara Friedman's weekly Legislative Roundup. Lara Friedman is APN's Director of Policy and Government Relations. More...
APN Board Member Mandy Patinkin in the West Bank with Peace Now, and Speaking at Peace Now Conference
Americans for Peace Now Board Member Mandy Patinkin today toured the West Bank and East Jerusalem with Israel's Peace Now movement and spoke at an annual conference of Israel's peace camp, addressing a crowd of 700 progressive activists.
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Op-Ed: When Israel lacks leadership, we should speak up (James B. Klutznick at JTA)
CHICAGO (JTA) -- When a family member behaves self-destructively, what do you do? Do you become an apologist, an
enabler, or do you call him out? Do you blame everyone else but him, or do you intervene? Do you sit back and just hope
things will improve on their own, or do you take urgent action?
Ambassador Oren Gets it Right on "Pro-Israel" (LFriedman at The Daily Beast)
Thank you, Ambassador Oren. On Sunday
you told an audience in Detroit what "pro-Israel" means.You said that "The person who is pro-Israel recalls what Jewish life was like without a Jewish state and works to ensure that there always will be a Jewish state." Someone who "knows that there is a place at our table for divergent views. But irrespective of politics... asks, 'how can I contribute to Israel, how can I enrich it and be enriched by it...?'" Someone who "appreciates the immense threats the people of Israel face every day" and "understands the threats to Israel of not achieving peace but also understands the threat to Israel of making a peace that will quickly unravel..."
A Balance of Interests: Reading Hamas (LFriedman at The Forward)
The Forward's interview with Mousa Abu Marzook highlights some fundamental truths about peacemaking: You make peace
with your enemies, not your friends; you make peace not to be nice, but because it is in your self-interest; real peace
must reflect a balance of interests, not an imbalance of power, and security arrangements, not trust, will be the
foundation of any peace treaty.
APN Welcomes Clarifications on H. Res. 568; Urges Members to Sign Letter Supporting Diplomacy
Washington, DC - Americans for Peace Now (APN) today welcomed clarifications offered last night on the House floor
regarding the intent behind H. Res. 568 (to be passed by the House later today) and called on House members to sign a
congressional letter supporting diplomacy with Iran.APN Denounces New West Bank Settlements
Washington, DC - Americans for Peace Now joins its Israeli sister organization, Peace Now, in strongly denouncing
the Israeli government's authorizing of three new West Bank settlements, thus violating its commitment not to
establish new settlements and reneging on its longstanding commitment to remove illegal outposts.
APN to Obama: Prevent Gaza Escalation
Washington, DC - Americans for Peace Now (APN) today called on the Obama Administration to work with Israel, Egypt, and
Palestinian leaders to urgently advance diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire on the Israel-Gaza border.
Washington Post: Under Netanyahu, Israel is stronger than ever
While incumbents around the world are struggling to hold on, one is thriving. By bringing the rival Kadima party
into his ruling coalition, Benjamin Netanyahu has become "king of Israel," in Aaron David Miller's phrase. He has
an unusual, perhaps unique, opportunity to use his new power to secure Israel's future.
Netanyahu's coalition now commands the largest parliamentary majority in Israeli history. He faces no plausible
rival as prime minister. When pushed on the Palestinian issue, Netanyahu has often cited the constraints of his
coalition to explain why he had not taken bolder steps toward resolution. Perhaps he liked being constrained: He
refused to form a national unity government in 1996 (with Shimon Peres) and refused again in 2009 (with Tzipi
Livni). But now he has a broad enough base of support -- with many moderates -- and could move toward a peace
settlement without endangering his hold on power.
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YNet: Moving closer to one state
Hourglasses don't tick. They make no sound, unless you bring them up to your ear and focus on the grains of sand
that fall down slowly. The hourglass has no mechanism, only gravity. Nature works by itself.
Hourglasses don't tick, and therefore they do not disturb those who wish to let time do its thing, quietly.
Nonetheless, they have a drawback: At one point in time, the sand runs out. Suddenly everything stops and the
hourglass must be turned upside down to keep functioning.
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Los Angeles Times: Israeli Cabinet to legalize three West Bank outposts, Netanyahu says
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his Cabinet has decided to retroactively
legalize three West Bank outposts that previous governments had conceded were built without permission, marking the
first step toward what critics fear will become Israel's first official new settlements since 1990.
The decision late Monday by a Cabinet committee begins a long administrative process to authorize the small
settlements of Rehalim, Sansana and Bruchin.
The move infuriated Palestinians and frustrated the international community, which has been pushing Israel to
freeze settlement construction in the West Bank and refrain from taking actions that might hinder efforts to
restart peace talks.
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- A Balance of Interests: Reading Hamas (LFriedman at The Forward)
- 5/23 1:35a IDF probing 15 cases soldiers ignoring settler attacks on Pals. http://t.co/kX2g7Rfp apar. b/c soldiers r afrd of being cussed @ by settlers
- APN Urges Members to vote "No" or "Present" on H. Res. 568 (Iran resolution)
- 5/22 11:05a Droput rate among Pal' students in East Jer': 40%; Among Jewish students in Jer': 3%. http://t.co/7Z4WqV3o
- Press Release: APN Applauds Defense Committee Leaders for Supporting "use of force" amendment to NDAA
- 5/17 8:58a WATCH this great feature of Mandy Patinkin in Israel from the Israeli TV show hosted by Guy Pines (nice name) http://t.co/qb16symH
- 5/20 12:55a RT @PeaceNowIL נערכים ליום ירושלים : http://t.co/reqVxvEa
- 5/19 The Ugly Parade of Jerusalem Day
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