Times of Israel: December 5, 2016
“Attorney General Says Outpost Bill Still Illegal, Even Without Amona” Peace Now warns
that regardless of whether or not settlements in the West Bank were built in “good faith,” the Regulation Bill
still legalizes outposts and Israeli settlement expansions on privately-owned Palestinian land.
Arutz Sheva: December 5, 2016
“Regulation Law Passes Preliminary Reading” Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked sardonically
thanks Peace Now and other left-wing organizations for unwittingly enabling the Regulation Law to pass during
its preliminary reading.
Ynet New: December 7, 2016
“Regulation Bill Passes First Knesset Reading” Restating Shaked’s remarks, HaBayit HaYehudi
party leader and Education Minister, Naftali Bennett, gives thanks to Peace Now for helping the Regulation Law
pass as a bill.
Times of Israel: December 7, 2016
“Four Liberal Jewish Groups Join Call on Trump to Nix National Security Adviser Choice”
Americans for Peace Now, J Street, T’ruah, and the National Council for Jewish Women urge President-elect Trump
to revoke his appointment of Mike Flynn as the next National Security Advisor.
Haaretz: December 7, 2016
“Four Jewish Groups Join 53 Organizations Calling on Trump to Rescind Michael Flynn's
Nomination” Americans for Peace Now signed a letter condemning Trump’s appoint of Gen. Michael Flynn to
National Security Advisor, arguing that his explicit malice towards Muslims and Islam and his retweeting of an
anti-semitic tweet renders him unfit to represent the country.
The Jewish Week: December 7, 2016
“Battle Over Ellison Heats Up As Some Dems Warn Party” Americans for Peace Now and other
American Jewish organizations reaffirm support for Keith Ellison amidst a series of attacks on his Israel
platform, citing him as a progressive ally towards brokering a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: December 7, 2016
“8 Liberal Jewish Groups to Skip Conference of Presidents Party at Trump’s DC Hotel”
Americans for Peace Now, in partnership with 7 other liberal Jewish members of the Conference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish Organizations, will not attend its Hanukkah Party at the Trump International Hotel on
December 14, maintaining that the venue location misrepresents the interests of most American Jews.
The Yeshiva World News: December 7, 2016
“Yair Lapid To Peace Now: Where Is A Minimum Of Respect For The Dead?” Yesh Atid party
leader, Yair Lapid, calls upon Peace Now to support an extension for the destruction of a memorial for two
fallen IDF soldiers that was built on private Palestinian-owned land in the West Bank.
Al-Monitor: December 8, 2016
“Israel's Controversial Settlement Bill Provokes Palestinian Blitz” Peace Now expresses
concern over Israel’s Regulation Law that would retroactively legalize at least 55 outposts and 72 settlements
in the West Bank, enabling the government to expropriate nearly 8,000 dunams of Palestinian land.
The Forward: December 9, 2016
“Like Houdini, Netanyahu Is a Great Escape Artist — Just Look at His Contortions On
Settlements” Recalling Peace Now and other organizations’ lawsuit brought against Amona’s construction in
1995, the Regulation Bill’s support for outposts and settlements on Palestinian property may trigger actions
from the Obama Administration and the UN Security Council.
