APN/Peace Now in the News: May 2-May 9, 2014

The Forward (JTA story) - May 8, 2014
APN Board Member Mandy Patinkin speaks at APN event, where he is given an award
http://blogs.forward.com/the-shmooze/197856/how-to-give-a-speech-like-mandy-patinkin/

JTA - May 6, 2014
APN Board member Mandy Patinkin speaks and sings at APN award ceremony, accepting APN award
http://www.jta.org/2014/05/06/arts-entertainment/six-degrees-no-bacon/mandy-patinkin-lets-loose

JTA - May 6, 2014
APN Board member Mandy Patinkin speaks and sings at APN award ceremony, accepting APN award
http://www.jta.org/2014/05/06/arts-entertainment/six-degrees-no-bacon/mandy-patinkin-lets-loose

The Algemeiner - May 5, 2014
APN criticizes CoP vote to reject J Street's membership application
http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/05/05/after-j-street-rejection-critics-target-diversity-of-conference-of-presidents/

The Forward - May 4, 2014
APN votes in support of J Street CoP membership
http://blogs.forward.com/jj-goldberg/197563/blackballing-j-street-who-voted-how/#ixzz30rWQdmJG

Daily Kos (blog) - May 3, 2014
APN co-sponsors David Harris Gershon book reading event in DC
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/03/1296586/-Palestinian-American-asks-about-BDS-at-my-book-event-and-nobody-gets-hurt

News Nosh 05.09.14

APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday May 09, 2014

Quote of the day:
"King David is for the Jews, Jesus is garbage."
--Graffiti found on a Jerusalem church this morning, the day after the Vatican called on Israel to protect Christian sites.**

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News Nosh 05.08.14

APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday May 08, 2014

Quote of the day:
"The Iranian nuclear program will only be operational in another 10 years."
 --Former Israel Atomic Energy Commission chief, Brig.-Gen. Uzi Eilam, disputes Prime Minister Binaymin Netanyahu's claims of an immediate Iranian threat.**

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News Nosh 05.07.14

APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday May 07, 2014

Quote of the day:
"By the end of the week, we learned that his teacher was instructing the kids why we were about to mark the upcoming holidays. 'The Arabs started a war,' our son told us."
--Haaretz writer Ilene Prusher on education in Israeli society after her son came home from nursery school with a tank he made in honor of Memorial Day and Independence Day.**

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Peace Now's Hagit Ofran is One of Haaretz's 66 Israeli Influential Women

As Israel marks 66 years of independence Ha'aretz daily compiled a list of "66 Israeli women you should know". Those women are "breaking barriers, defying stereotypes and wielding influence to great effect in the corridors of power and behind the scenes. Each and every one of these outstanding achievers, we believe, is a woman worth watching."

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Hard Questions, Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher: May 5, 2014

This week, Alpher discusses why the Netanyahu government threatens to refuse to negotiate with a Fateh-Hamas Palestinian Authority unity government; what settler "price tag" attacks and provocations focused over the past two weeks on targets in Israeli Arab towns and villages rather than in the West Bank and East Jerusalem tells us; PM Netanyahu's renewed effort to legislate a basic law proclaiming Israel a Jewish state and Israel's sixty-sixth Independence Day.

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Remembering and Celebrating: Yom HaZikaron and Yom Haatzmaut

On Monday, May 5, Israel marked Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day), a day in which life comes to a halt to commemorate Israelis – soldiers and civilians – who died in Israel’s many wars and terrorist attacks. On this somber day, Americans for Peace Now stands with our brothers and sisters in Israel in paying tribute to the fallen and in recommitting to fulfill our mission of securing peace for Israel, peace that will end the endless wars and bloodshed.

And when the sun sets, in an abrupt shift of emotion, Israelis start the festivities of Yom Ha’Atzma’ut (Independence Day), flooding the parks and the public squares to rejoice in the 66th birthday celebrations of their country.

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News Nosh 05.05.14

APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday May 05, 2014

Note: Note: News Nosh will be off on Israeli Independence Day.

Quote of the day:
"All that pioneering energy would have gone to the Negev and the Galilee..(there would have been a) different demographic balance that would have strengthened Israel."
--Security expert Amos Yadlin answers Yedioth's question: what if Likud had not won the elections in '77.**

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News Nosh 05.04.14

APN's daily news review from Israel
Sunday May 04, 2014

Quote of the day:
"There's no such thing as 'can't do' in the Shin Bet, just 'don't want.'"
-- Former Shin Bet head Carmi Gillon tells audience a cultural event in Beersheva why the 'price-tag' attackers have not been caught.**

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APN/Peace Now in the News: April 25-May 2, 2014

San Diego Jewish World - May 1, 2014
APN 'appalled' by Conference vote to exclude J Street (press release reprinted)
http://www.printfriendly.com/print?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sdjewishworld.com%2F2014%2F05%2F01%2Fapn-appalled-conference-vote-exclude-j-street%2F

The Forward - May 1, 2014
APN demands reform in Conference of Presidents
http://forward.com/articles/197490/j-street-turns-tables-on-president-conference-afte/?p=all#ixzz30YoMtcv8

LA Jewish Journal (JTA story) - April 30, 2014
Peace Now: Israel advanced some 14,000 West Bank apartments during talks
http://www.jewishjournal.com/israel/item/peace_now_israel_advanced_some_14000_west_bank_apartments_during_talks

Northbynorthwestern.com - April 29, 2014
APN's Ori Nir and ATFP's Ghaith al-Omari speak at Northwestern University
http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/story/j-street-u-northwestern-speakers-speak-on-israeli-/

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