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.

Americans for Peace Now cautiously welcomes yesterday’s launch of the Joint US-Israel Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology. As announced in this summer’s Jerusalem US-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration, these talks are intended to establish a US-Israel technological partnership on critical and emerging technologies and solutions to global challenges. 

Americans for Peace now welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s endorsement of the two-state solution in his United Nations General Assembly speech and commends him for stating that peace is not an expression of weakness but rather “a victory of all that is good.”

A United Nations General Assembly speech by an Israeli prime minister, which focuses on peace and explicitly pledges to pursue peace, is a welcome and refreshing development.

Sunday, October 30th at 8:00pm Eastern Time

We are proud to be honoring longtime APN board member and past Board Chair Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Congressional Champion of Justice Jan Schakowsky at our 2022 virtual gala. We're especially excited about our event hosts (your favorite Chutzpod! podcast team, APN board member Joshua Malina and Rabbi Shira Stutman) and our featured guests-- a list which includes Aaron Sorkin, Sarah Silverman, Michael Ian Black, and more. 

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