Peace Now among Israeli groups working to end the occupation (Gulf News, 9/12/2015)
Peace Now Secretary General Yariv Oppenheimer steps down (i24 News, 9/21/2015)
Peace Now's Oppenheimer to step down as Secretary General (Arutz 7, 9/21/2015)
A rabbi and an imam: The story of Isaac and Ishmael can be a source of hope (Washington Post,
9/21/2015)
APN among handful of Jewish groups that did not sign joint statement on Iran threat (The Forward, 9/24/2015)
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This week, Alpher discusses how Russia’s military buildup in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia and the consequent American and Israeli concern has this played out since last week; if we are witnessing escalation into a third intifada in Jerusalem and the West Bank; what triggered the escalation; and at the strategic level, what the dangers are for Israel of this “mini-intifada.”
