APN Policies and Positions: Believe in Israel. Believe in Peace.
Settlements
Settlements – including settlement expansion and the proliferation of proto-settlements known as “illegal outposts” – are a political, security, and economic liability for Israel, and an existential threat to Israel as a Jewish, democratic state. Read More...
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Jerusalem
APN supports a negotiated solution to competing claims in Jerusalem. We believe that whatever the arrangements, the emergence of a Palestinian capital in Arab areas of Jerusalem would not undermine Israel's claim to Jerusalem as its capital. Rather, it could clear the way – at long last – for international recognition of Jewish Jerusalem as Israel's capital. It would make Israel's capital a more Jewish city, solidify Israel’s sovereignty over it, and allow Israel to shed the burden of ruling over hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who are not and do not desire to be Israeli. Read More...
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APN believes that the longstanding past U.S. approach to Iran, consisting almost exclusively of sanctions and saber-rattling, has failed. APN strongly supports the Obama Administration’s efforts to replace this approach with a serious, results-oriented Iran policy, comprising sanctions and meaningful incentives and founded on direct, determined US and multilateral diplomacy, without preconditions. Read More...
▼ infoA New Chapter In The Middle East
Americans for Peace Now supports President Obama in carrying out his mandate in the Middle East, and will do everything possible to work with him to realize the long-cherished and long-denied goal of peace, security, and stability for Israel and all inhabitants of the region. Read More...
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Arabs and Jews refuse to be enemies
I'm proud to be one of the thousands of Israelis and Palestinians who joined the demonstration on Saturday night in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. The crowd, mobilized by a broad range of groups (including the Israeli Peace Now movement), is united in our opposition to settler groups who are evicting Palestinian families and moving into their homes there.
The demonstration was a powerful show of force by the Israeli peace camp. Indeed, the headline on the front page of today's Ma'ariv, which conservatively estimates the crowd at 3,000, reads: "There is a Left in Jerusalem."
APN Welcomes Indirect Israeli-Palestinian Talks
Stop the Violence - Stop the Hate
Israel is going through a dark time, marked by increased settler violence, intensified incitement against pro-peace leaders and causes in Israel, and vicious demonization of pro-peace, pro-democracy forces. Enough is enough. Stand for peace. Condemn the use of violence by settlers.
Needed: A Rational Approach to Iran
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Articles on Violations of Settlement Freeze
According to Defense Ministry figures, construction continues in dozens of settlements in violation of building moratorium. Peace Now: 'Begin was right - freeze means nothing'
Jerusalem Post: "29 settlements defy freeze order"
Ynet: "Defense Ministry: Building in 29 settlements despite freeze"
BBC News: "Israeli settlers 'still building'"
JTA: "Many settlements violating building freeze, Israel says"
Ha'aretz: "Defense Ministry reveals West Bank settlement freeze abuses"
Forward: "Congressional Letter To End Gaza Blockade Splits Activists"
By Nathan Guttman
Published February 03, 2010, issue of February 12, 2010.
Washington -- A congressional letter calling on the United States to press for the lifting of the blockades imposed by Israel and Egypt on Gaza has sparked controversy within the Jewish community.
Picture: Reps. Jim McDermott (left) and Keith Ellison sponsored effort to ease blockade on movement of civilian goods.
IPS: "U.S.: Obama Losing Control of Iran Policy"
In a statement Friday, Debra DeLee, president of Americans for Peace Now, urged that the bill be modified when members of the House and Senate meet to reconcile their respective versions of the legislation.by Ali Gharib
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (IPS) - In a surprisingly swift move on Thursday night that could have wide-ranging implications, the U.S. Senate passed a bill containing broad unilateral sanctions to punish foreign companies that export gasoline to Iran or help expand its domestic refinery capabilities.
APN Denounces New Israeli Settlement Plans in East Jerusalem
APN denounces in the sharpest terms Israel's announcement today of plans for new settlement construction in East
Jerusalem. Speaking from Jerusalem, where he is part of an APN leadership delegation to Israel, APN spokesman
Ori Nir commented:
"Yesterday, with the announcement of indirect talks, we heard some cautions words of optimism from both Israelis
and Palestinians. Today, with these new settlement plans in the headlines, we see that optimism already
fading. As we said yesterday, negotiations -
including indirect talks - cannot succeed unless all sides act with good faith. Announcing plans for East
Jerusalem construction is a perfect example of what Israel cannot be doing if it is acting in good faith and wants
to be taken seriously as a partner in negotiations. This announcement is a slap in the face of not only the
Palestinians, the Arab states, and the Obama Administration, but of the entire peace effort.
"The fact that the announcement coincided with the visit to Israel of Vice President Joseph Biden only adds insult
to injury. We applaud Vice President Biden for clearly condemning the plan but we repeat what we said
yesterday: if there is to be real progress, the US role must include 'heavy lifting' -- meaning real pressure
on the parties to get serious about negotiations and meaning, sooner rather than later, the laying down of clear US
principles on the key final status issues."
For any further inquiries, Ori can be contacted via email at: ONir@peacenow.org
APN Welcomes Indirect Israeli-Palestinian Talks
Washington, DC -- APN welcomes today's announcement that Special Envoy George Mitchell will be brokering indirect talks
between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. APN welcomes the involvement of Arab governments in the process that lead
to today's announcement.
New Campaign Against Violence and Intolerance in Israel
Buildings for Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem: More to Come
By Jo-Ann Mort, March 11, 2010
Behind the Settlements by Daniel Kurtzer
Haaretz editorial: Badge of Terror
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3/9 10:40p
A leadership delegation of Americans for Peace Now,on a fact-finding trip to Israel, met today in Jerusalem with... http://bit.ly/dAu0Aa
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3/11 7:46a
RT @IsraelNewsfeed: We Will Build on Mt. of Olives: http://bit.ly/bnWkuq
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50,000 new units for East Jerusalem - Behind the Headlines (Seidemann/Friedman)
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3/11 12:35a
APN leadership delegation meeting in Tel Aviv with opposition Chair Tzipi Livni
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APN Leadership Meets with Fayyad, Livni
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3/9 7:55a
The new plan that was aproved in East Jerusalem today - 1600 housing units - see http://bit.ly/9a1N7C
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3/11 1:36a
APN delegation en route to meet w PA PM Salam Fayyad, met w Israeli opposition head Tzipi Livni this morning.
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Arabs and Jews refuse to be enemies
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