APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday January 15, 2020
Quote of the day:
“I expect the state authorities in the area, both the army and the Civil Administration, to treat
Palestinians, especially those who are innocent of any crime, as they would Israelis who are injured parties. I
expect that after [the authorities] are forced to damage businesses, they act fairly when considering the
compensation due them and not try to evade responsibility using creative legal arguments.”
--Military Judge Ronen Atzmon wrote in an unusual ruling because it awarded compensation to the plaintiffs — Palestinians whose plant nurseries were needlessly destroyed by Israeli soldiers in 2000, during the Second intifada.*
You Must Be Kidding:
"The charges against Netanyahu are much more serious. If Netanyahu can [run for Knesset], so can we."
—Gali Silver, wife of Amos Silver who is in jail on drug trafficking charges for running Telegrass, an online illegal Israeli cannabis and drug distribution network. Amos registered the New Economic Dawn party from jail on Tuesday.**
--Military Judge Ronen Atzmon wrote in an unusual ruling because it awarded compensation to the plaintiffs — Palestinians whose plant nurseries were needlessly destroyed by Israeli soldiers in 2000, during the Second intifada.*
You Must Be Kidding:
"The charges against Netanyahu are much more serious. If Netanyahu can [run for Knesset], so can we."
—Gali Silver, wife of Amos Silver who is in jail on drug trafficking charges for running Telegrass, an online illegal Israeli cannabis and drug distribution network. Amos registered the New Economic Dawn party from jail on Tuesday.**
Front Page:
President Trump's controversial US Ambassador to Israel has demonstrated
that APN was right to oppose his confirmation and subsequently call for his firing.
Shakir investigates and documents human rights abuses in
Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.
Pro-peace Palestinian activist Ali Abu Awwad will discuss his work in the occupied
Palestinian territory to mobilize a movement of nonviolent resistance to the occupation, his reception in
Palestinian society, his engagement with Israeli civilians and his hopes and concerns for the new year.
