Watch the video of Debra Shushan, APN's Director of Policy and Government Relations, interviewed on TRT World regarding the American Jewish community's response to President Trump's decisions on Jerusalem. She debated Morton Klein of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA).
On January 29, Americans for Peace Now will be holding its Vision of Peace Celebration
event, and I invite you to take part, even
without being present.
We all know "8 days" is central to the holiday of Hanukah. It is also significant to this upcoming special event. David Broza, the Israeli music superstar and dedicated peace activist -- and one of the event honorees -- spearheaded a project that also lasted 8 days (and nights), the outcome of which was the music album East Jerusalem, West Jerusalem. While not a Hanukah-level miracle, it is a unique and powerful statement about Israeli-Palestinian collaboration and coexistence, all of which was captured in a documentary film. Given the recent, misguided steps taken by President Trump regarding Jerusalem, the music and film that resulted from David Broza’s vision are all the more significant.
You need not be in Los Angeles on January 29 to join in the Vision of Peace Celebration and the honoring of David Broza and Rob Eshman, former esteemed publisher and editor-in-chief of the Jewish Journal.
With a donation to APN, your personal message to congratulate the honorees and/or in support of peace will be shared that night along with the other tribute messages. As a thank you, APN will send you an East Jerusalem-West Jerusalem album CD/movie DVD set.
Thank you for joining in APN's Vision of Peace Celebration,
Luis Lainer, Former Chair
Americans for Peace Now
There is no reason to rejoice in Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Israel, which commenced yesterday and will continue through tomorrow. It is clear that Pence has come to Israel to pursue his own domestic political agenda, cynically politicizing the US-Israeli relationship to pander to his evangelical Christian base.
In his speech to the Knesset, Pence told Israeli lawmakers that "America stands with Israel." While the US-Israel bond is vital, so are the building blocks on which that bond is constructed.
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 why US Vice-President Mike Pence is visiting Israel; why the Trump administration is withholding financial aid to the Palestinians; Secretary of State Tillerson's announcment that US troops will remain in Syria even after the final defeat of ISIS; and whether the Trump administration is performing worse in the Middle East than its predecessors.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions yesterday voted narrowly to confirm Kenneth Marcus as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the Department of Education. The vote took place along party lines. Americans for Peace Now (APN) applauds members of the committee who opposed Marcus's confirmation and welcomes opposition to the appointment by a steadily increasing number of organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Produced by the Foundation for Middle East Peace in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Legislative Round-Up was conceived
