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The election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States has set off reverberations around the world. For many, the alarm bells could not be ringing any louder. A campaign that featured anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment, and was supported by a legion of online anti-Semites, is now transitioning to an administration that makes many Americans justifiably fearful.
Steve Bannon, the former editor of the right-wing Breitbart News who has trafficked in
conspiracy theories, race-baiting, and anti-Semitism, has been appointed as President-elect Trump’s chief
strategist and counselor. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, an avowed Islamophobe, has been appointed as national
security advisor. Senator Jeff Sessions, an anti-immigrant crusader who has made numerous racially insensitive
and derogatory remarks, will become Trump’s attorney general. And Trump is considering the appointment of
secretaries of defense and state who would seek to destroy the Iran deal, jeopardizing U.S. and Israeli
security in the process.
These days you may be feeling shell-shocked, angry, and depressed. We certainly are: As we observe Washington’s new political landscape, we acknowledge that advancing an Israeli-Palestinian peace agenda, based on a two-state solution, will be difficult. We have long said that supporting Israel means supporting peace. This was never merely a slogan. Compromising core Jewish values in order to avoid criticizing Israel comes at a high price – both for Israel and for Jews in America. Jewish values are incompatible with occupation. We will not give up – and you must not give up, either.
Israeli superstar and peace activist David Broza has never given up. He has performed in
anti-war demonstrations despite warnings that political activity would destroy his career. He has fought with
all the tools he had - his music, his songs, his voice. And he is still fighting. His album, East
Jerusalem, West Jerusalem, is a collaborative project with Palestinian musicians focusing on hope and
peace. Active in Peace Now for decades, he is proud to partner with Americans for Peace Now, to offer you
the album and the film — a CD and DVD set — for a donation of $36 or
more. All but $15 of your donation is tax-deductible. This #BlackFriday, the Friday after
Thanksgiving, support our work in this critical moment - and get a
little hope for a friend (or yourself). Hope is not just something you have, it’s something you make.
Today is Giving Tuesday, and I am writing to ask you to consider donating to
Americans for Peace Now and to Israel’s Peace Now movement, two organizations that work together to advance the
liberal values championed by the founders of both the U.S. and Israel.
I just returned from Israel after an exciting week with APN’s annual Israel study tour.
During my stay there, I had dozens of conversations with progressive Israeli friends. All of them – in one way or another, sometimes basking in schadenfreude – welcomed me to their club.