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APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday May 14, 2018
Quote of the day:
"The (Israeli) political echelon's fear of reaching a decision that will give some sort of a horizon to
the population in Gaza makes Israel a partner in what is happening. It is impossible to let Gaza die and to
come with complaints that it is doing so on our doorstep."
--Top Yedioth political commentator, Nahum Barnea, today.*
You Must Be Kidding:
Infamous Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, known for its racist fan club and for never hiring an Arab player, added 'Trump' to its official name.**
--Top Yedioth political commentator, Nahum Barnea, today.*
You Must Be Kidding:
Infamous Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, known for its racist fan club and for never hiring an Arab player, added 'Trump' to its official name.**
Breaking News:
37 Palestinians Reported Killed by Israeli Gunfire at Gaza Border Fence (Updated at 15:53 GMT+2)***
Yossi Alpher is an independent security analyst. He is the former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, a former senior official with the Mossad, and a former IDF intelligence officer. Views and positions expressed here are those of the writer, and do not necessarily represent APN's views and policy positions.
This week, Alpher discusses Jerusalem, Gaza, Nakba Day, Ramadan, Iran, and the Lebanese elections; US National Security Adviser John Bolton's statement that a US embassy in Jerusalem “enhances the chances for peace”; international opinion concerning Israel’s position vis-à-vis Iran in Syria and the Jerusalem issue; Netanyahu's influence Trump's decision to withdraw from the JCPOA; and the unanwered questions that remain.
Israel’s pre-eminent peace movement Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) and its American
sister-organization Americans for Peace Now are alarmed by the negative impact of Donald Trump’s transferring of
America’s Israel embassy to Jerusalem.
In a celebratory event attended by top American and Israeli officials, the Trump administration is today inaugurating its new embassy in Jerusalem.
Amid the pomp and circumstance, the destructive impact of this move appears to be lost on many in Israel and the United States.
APN hosted a briefing call on Thursday, May 17th with Jerusalem expert Daniel
Seidemann.
Danny discussed the impact that the Trump administration’s moving of America’s to Jerusalem has had on Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, on Israeli-Palestinian relations in general and on dynamics in Jerusalem in particular.
Danny also addressed other developments on the ground in Jerusalem and in Gaza.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday May 11, 2018
Quote of the day:
"In my opinion, reaching an agreement with the Palestinian Authority is an Israeli national interest and we have to aspire attain it...Since August 25, 2014, all Gazan factions have withheld from shooting into Israel and maintain the state of calm...As we all know, we are witnessing the quietest period we've had in two decades."
--Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen said during a security conference in Herzliya.
Quote of the day:
"In my opinion, reaching an agreement with the Palestinian Authority is an Israeli national interest and we have to aspire attain it...Since August 25, 2014, all Gazan factions have withheld from shooting into Israel and maintain the state of calm...As we all know, we are witnessing the quietest period we've had in two decades."
--Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen said during a security conference in Herzliya.
Number of the day:
30.
Only 30 out of the total 86 foreign ambassadors serving in Israel have accepted the Foreign Ministry’s invitation to the reception marking the U.S. embassy’s move to Jerusalem.
Only 30 out of the total 86 foreign ambassadors serving in Israel have accepted the Foreign Ministry’s invitation to the reception marking the U.S. embassy’s move to Jerusalem.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday May 10, 2018
Quote of the day:
"Whoever deludes himself now into thinking that starving the Iranian people will cause the Ayatollahs
to give up the bomb did not learn a thing from the lesson of N. Korea."
—Former MK Haim Ramon writes that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s gamble might boomerang.*
You Must Be Kidding:
“The President isn’t a man, he isn’t a human.”
--Associates of Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev said after President Reuven Rivlin refused to let her sing the national anthem on the field ahead of the Israeli soccer final cup game.*
—Former MK Haim Ramon writes that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s gamble might boomerang.*
You Must Be Kidding:
“The President isn’t a man, he isn’t a human.”
--Associates of Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev said after President Reuven Rivlin refused to let her sing the national anthem on the field ahead of the Israeli soccer final cup game.*
APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday May 9, 2018
Quote of the day:
"There is a triple gamble here: Netanyahu is counting on the Khameini's caution, Trump's reliability
and Putin's generosity, three traits that have not been found among them to date. We need to pray that it will
succeed, for him and for us."
--Senior Yedioth political analyst, Nahum Barnea, examines the possible outcomes of US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.*
--Senior Yedioth political analyst, Nahum Barnea, examines the possible outcomes of US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.*
With his decision today to place the United States in violation of the Iran nuclear deal, Donald Trump has taken one of the most dangerous actions of his presidency. By withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and reimposing sanctions the US had waived in fulfillment of its obligations under the deal, Trump boosts hardliners in Iran who likely will push to exit the deal and restart Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
Trump’s move has potentially disastrous ramifications for both America’s national security and Israel’s. It pushes the United States and its allies closer to a regional war in the Middle East and could result in Iran’s leaping toward a nuclear weapon.