APN/Peace Now in the News: June 5-9, 2017

Times of Israel: June 7, 2017
"Israel advances plans for 1,500 West Bank homes," quotes a Peace Now statement that the Civil Administration committee approved next step for building houses 1,500 settlement homes, including102 at Amihai, first new settlement in 25 years.

Ma'an News: June 6, 2017
"Israel advances plans to expand illegal West Bank settlements," according to a statement by Peace Now, Israel is advancing plans for 1,500 housing units in West Bank settlements.

Al-Monitor (AFP story): June 6, 2017
"Israel advances plans for 1,500 West Bank settler homes: Peace Now," quotes a Peace Now statement saying "By promoting the establishment of the first new settlement in 25 years, as well as thousands of additional settlement units, Netanyahu's actions speak louder than his empty words on peace."

Israel Story: June 5, 2017
"Peace Now. Almost," Israel Story juxtaposes coverage of two different rallies marking 50 years since the Six-Day War in 1967, including Peace Now's rally and a rally in Hebron.

News Nosh 6.9.17

APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday June 9, 2017
 
You Must Be Kidding: 
400 Likud members, including politicians, celebrated the launch of a book with no footnotes or sources written by right-wing professor of Islam, Raphael Israeli, which referred to Israeli Arabs as a fifth column and objected to the fact that Israeli Arabs "are not confined in camps,” like the Japanese-Americans during World War II.
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News Nosh 6.8.17

APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday June 8, 2017
 
You Must Be Kidding: 
"We made it our goal to bring Samaria (northern part of West Bank) into the heart of Israeli consensus. Part of that is bringing Israeli cinema to Samaria...I believe we can make the Samaria Israel's cultural capital."
-- Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, who is working to bring Israeli film productions to the West Bank, said after Israeli children's star, ‘Yuval HaMebulbal,’ created a temporary movie set near the Palestinian village of Deir Istiya in order to film his new movie. Palestinians thought it was a new settlement.**
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News Nosh 6.7.17

APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday June 7, 2017
 
Quote of the day:
"In Netanya, they would not close the entrance to the city. They treat us as second-class citizens."
--Resident of Arab-Israeli city of Kafr Qassem reacts to the police closure of the city after riots during which a Jewish security guard shot in the face a local, killing him.*


Breaking News:
ISIS Claims First Attack in Iran: 12 Dead in Shootings, Suicide Bombings on Parliament, Khomeini Shrine
All four parliament attackers have been killed. Deputy interior minister says terrorists disguised themselves in women's clothing. One of Khomeini mausoleum attackers detonated suicide belt.Twin attacks at Iranian parliament, Khomeini mausoleum. (Ynet and Haaretz)
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News Nosh 6.6.17

APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
 
Quote of the day:
"Today these words sound standard. But at the time, they were shocking."
--Public opinion analyst Dahlia Scheindlin examines the development of opposition to Israel's occupation and noted that "what the Left says has often sounded radical, shocking, or frightening at first — but some of its core concepts go mainstream over the years," such as in a letter signed in 1978 by several hundred IDF officers protesting government policy for “perpetuating its rule over a million Arabs,” which they argued “could harm the Jewish-democratic character of the state" - and which became a touchstone moment in the formation of Peace Now.*

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June 5, 2017 - Fifty years to the Six-Day War

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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 whether the Six-Day War was a just war from Israel's standpoint; the benefits that came from Israel's victory in the war; the costs at the regional strategic level; the Palestinian issue coming out of the war; where we are today; and what Israel should have done after the war in 1967, in hindsight.

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News Nosh 6.05.17

APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday June 5, 2017
 
Quote of the day:
"Within two hours I received more than a thousand likes and responses from women who volunteered to help, women who were willing to travel even from Haifa to breastfeed him. 
-- Ula Ostrowski-Zack, a Jewish pediatric nurse at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, said after she asked a Facebook group of Israeli nursing mothers for volunteers to nurse a lightly injured Palestinian baby at the hospital who refused to take the bottle and whose mother was seriously injured and couldn’t nurse him. Ms. Ostrowski-Zack also nursed him.*
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News Nosh 6.04.17

APN's daily news review from Israel
Sunday June 4, 2017
 
Quote of the day:
“[Israel is] a powerful society, it’s a powerful place. So that’s what I mean about the mirror. It’s a ‘victor country’ also living as a defeated country. It lives in both narratives. It’s as if it doesn’t know how to be a victor."
--Famed Caribbean-American writer, Jamaica Kincaid, who was just awarded the Dan David Prize in Tel Aviv, speaks about the occupation in an interview with Haaretz.*


Breaking News:
London Bridge Terror Attack: At Least Seven Killed, 48 Wounded in Car-ramming, Stabbing Attacks (Haaretz and Israel Hayom)
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Sara Ehrman z"l

Shortly before midnight on June 2nd, the remarkable Sara Ehrman - longtime Board member, leader and a founder of APN - died at age 98.  

 

If you knew Sara, you know that there never was and will never be anyone else like her. She led a full and meaningful life, full of friends, family, humor, and purpose. She was smart, funny, courageous, frank, irreverent and generous.

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APN/Peace Now in the News: May 27- June 2, 2017

JTA: May 28, 2017
"Thousands rally in Tel Aviv for two states, against occupation," thousands gather in Tel Aviv for Peace Now rally for two states, against occupation.

Ma'an News: May 28, 2017
"Tens of thousands of Israelis attend 'two states one hope' demonstration in Tel Aviv," a message from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was read during the rally which said: "There isn't a voice stronger than the voice of just and inclusive peace, just like there isn't a voice stronger than the right of people for self-determination and freedom from the burden of occupation."

PressTV (AFP story): May 28, 2017
"Israeli protesters support Palestinian state, urge end to occupation," Peace Now rally supports Palestinian state and urges end to occupation.

Ynet News: May 27, 2017
"'Two states, One hope'—peace demonstration held in Rabin Square," quotes Avi Buskila ahead of the rally saying, "From Rabin Square, a clear message will be sent: Yes to hope—not to be afraid, yes to two states—not to one bi-national state, yes to a better future for Israel—no to annexation and continued control over millions of Palestinians in the West Bank."

Jerusalem Post: May 27, 2017
"Thousands on Left rally for two-state solution," thousands turn out to Peace Now rally for two-state solution.

Times of Israel: May 27, 2017
"On Trump’s tailwinds, thousands to attend Tel Aviv pro-peace rally," high turn-out expected for Peace Now rally against 50 years of occupation.

Deutche Welle: May 27, 2017
"Tel Aviv rally for two-state model," Peace Now rally expresses support for two-state solution.

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