Americans for Peace Now (APN) is appalled and deeply disappointed at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organization's failure to accept J Street, an important player in the pro-Israel arena, into its ranks.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday May 01, 2014
Number of the day:
399.
--The number of 'price-tag' attacks by right-wing Jewish Israeli extremists on Palestinians and Arab Israelis and their property in 2013, according to US State Department report.
--The number of 'price-tag' attacks by right-wing Jewish Israeli extremists on Palestinians and Arab Israelis and their property in 2013, according to US State Department report.
By Rachel Fobar
J Street U Northwestern hosted a discussion and Q-and-A session tonight with Ori Nir and Ghaith al-Omari, who argued that a peaceful two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is possible.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday April 30, 2014
Quote of the day:
"We are making great efforts to convince the world that [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas
is a peace rejectionist who embraces Hamas...This is a strong card and it would be wrong to lose
it."
--Israeli political officials explain why the Defense Minister was ordered to cancel a meeting to be held today to advance settlement construction.**
--Israeli political officials explain why the Defense Minister was ordered to cancel a meeting to be held today to advance settlement construction.**
During the 9 months of Secretary Kerry’s efforts in the region, the Israeli Government promoted plans and tenders for at least 13,851 housing units in the settlements and East Jerusalem - an average of 50 units per day and 1,540 units per month.
Join us for our new series of events, "Peace Partners." APN, The American Task Force on Palestine and J
Street U present Ori Nir (APN) and Ghaith al-Omari (ATFP) on the current status of Israeli-Palestinian
negotiations.
For more information, visit our events
page.
On Monday, April 28, Professor Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland and the Brookings Institute briefed APN on the consequences of the pause in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.