On December 8, 2014, APN hosted Akiva Eldar of al-Monitor.com, the former chief political
writer of Israel's Haaretz, for a briefing call on the Israeli political scene following the decision taken by
Israel's political leaders to hold early elections in March 2015.
The Forward - November 23, 2014
APN's Lara Friedman: The Terror Rocking Jerusalem Is Not About God
http://m.forward.com/blogs/forward-thinking/209741/the-terror-rocking-jerusalem-is-not-about-god/
Haaretz - November 24, 2014
Ori Nir's op-ed: The sickness in both Israeli and Palestinian societies
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.628206
New York Times - November 25, 2014
APN Ori Nir's article quoted by NYT's Thomas Friedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/opinion/thomas-friedman-news-drumsticks.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
Ynet - November 29, 2014
Large turnout for Peace Now demonstration in Jerusalem
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4597563,00.html
Jerusalem Post - November 29, 2014
Anger and defiance at Peace Now demonstration in opposition to "Jewish State" bill
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Hundreds-protest-Jewish-state-bill-at-PMs-residence-in-Jerusalem-383184
Times of Israel - November 30, 2014
Thousands turn out for Peace Now Jerusalem demonstration against "Jewish State" bill
http://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-rally-in-jerusalem-against-jewish-state-bill/
Haaretz - November 30, 2014
At demonstration organized by Peace Now, over 1,000 protest Jewish nation-state bill outside PM's
residence
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.629272
Jewish Currents - November 30, 2014
Profile of APN Board Member Mandy Patinkin mentions his 2012 Peace Now speech
http://jewishcurrents.org/november-30-mandy-patinkin-33925
The Forward (JTA story) - December 2, 2014
APN among Jewish groups opposing "Jewish State" bill
http://forward.com/articles/210210/american-groups-line-up-against-israel-jewish-stat/
Diamondback (UMD campus newspaper) - December 3, 2014
APN's Ori Nir and ATFP's Ghaith al-Omari speak at UMD
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/article_90bf0c0a-7a75-11e4-9475-57f757453e6e.html
Israeli elections
This week, Alpher discusses why the new Knesset elections have been set so soon; who Netanyahu's rivals on the right are; whether the left-center is incapable of mounting a challenge; what is happening with Yesh Atid; what will happen to the Arab parties, with a new threshold law that requires a party to gain a minimum of four mandates; and whether the bombings of Damascus airport and a second site at Dimas near Damascus that Syria accused Israel of on Sunday have any connection to Israel's elections.
APN and co-sponsor Valley Beth Shalom held the very successful event on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, CA. A large crowd heard keynote speaker Daniel Seidemann, leading Israeli expert on contemporary Jerusalem, speak on "Getting Real About Jerusalem." VBS' Rabbi Ed Feinstein engaged Mr. Seidemann in a conversation following his talk.
A video of the event is available HERE.
In case you want to go directly to certain parts of the event, including the very insightful talk by Daniel Seidemann, the time guides are:
4:50 - 5:55 - Jerry Bubis' Remarks
8:15 - 41:20 - Daniel Seidemann "Getting Real About Jerusalem"
41:52 - end - Conversation with Rabbi Feinstein and Audience Q&A
