Americans for Peace Now joins its Israeli sister organization, Peace Now, in strongly condemning the assassination-attempt of Rabbi Yehuda Glick, an extreme right-wing activist who advocates for Jewish prayer in Jerusalem's Temple Mount, and for re-building the Jewish Temple at the site of al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site to Islam.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday October 30, 2014
Quote of the day:
“I turn to the government of Israel to treat us as citizens with historic rights, and not as a people
that threatens the Jews.”
-- Kufr Kassem Mayor Bayor Adel Badir in his speech at the march in commemoration of 58 years to the IDF massacre of 49 Arab citizens.**
-- Kufr Kassem Mayor Bayor Adel Badir in his speech at the march in commemoration of 58 years to the IDF massacre of 49 Arab citizens.**
Please join us for a briefing call with Jerusalem expert Danny Seidemann, executive director of Terrestrial Jerusalem, and Lara Friedman, Americans for Peace Now's director of policy and government relations. Lara is currently in Jerusalem, and will join Danny for an update on the heightened tensions there. The call will take place tomorrow, Friday, October 31, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time.
Sun Sentinel (Florida) - October 21, 2014
Rabbi Bruce Warshal op-ed: I still contribute to
Americans for Peace Now (APN)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/opinion/fl-jjps-warshal-1022-20141021-story.html#page=1
San Diego Jewish World - October 22, 2014
APN press release (in its entirety): APN condemns
Jerusalem terrorist attack
http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2014/10/22/palestinian-kills-baby-injures-7-bus-stop/
Jerusalem Post - October 13, 2014
Peace Now's Anat Ben-Nun: Don't blame Peace Now for
destructive Israeli government policies in East Jerusalem!
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Bad-policies-in-east-Jerusalem-378802
Jerusalem Post (blog) - October 5, 2014
Blogger and Evangelical broadcaster Earl Cox
criticizes Peace Now's policies
http://www.jpost.com/Blogs/Israel-Uncensored/Ultra-left-Liberal-Peace-Now-Obama-and-Livni-Adding-to-Israels-Woes-378109
LA Jewish Journal (Rosner's blog) - October 6, 2014
Shmuel Rosner criticizes both Netanyahu
and Peace Now for conduct re Givat Hamatos incident
http://www.jewishjournal.com/rosnersdomain/item/bibi_vs._peace_now_a_potentially_dangerous_moment
JP Updates (blog) - October 6, 2014
Blogger Shai Franklin criticizes Netanyahu for lashing
out at Peace Now
http://jpupdates.com/2014/10/06/op-ed-bibis-visit-soothes-demographic/
The Jewish Chronicle (UK) - October 7, 2014
Conflict with Netanyahu "catapults Peace Now to
center stage"
http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/123921/peace-now-spoils-bibis-us-party
It is time for the U.S. to act like a real friend to Israel, rather than an enabler of Israel's own worst
behaviors.
Today, an increasing number of governments around the world – including the EU and member states that are
strong supporters of Israel – are finally adopting policies of refusing to support settlements, occupation, and
the de facto annexation of territory occupied in 1967 by Israel. The U.S. should do the same.