APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday February 27, 2015
Numbers of the day:
32:14.
--Percentages of votes that Zionist Camp and Likud parties received, respectively, in a poll at a bellwether high school in Israel.
AFP - February 23, 2015
Peace Now: 40% rise in new West Bank settlement homes in 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/40-rise-west-bank-settlement-homes-2014-ngo-195121226.html
Xinhua - February 23, 2015
Peace Now: New Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank rose by 40% in 2014
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150223/new-settlement-construction-rises-palestinian-west-bank-ngo
Reuters - February 23, 2015
Peace Now: Israeli settlement building tenders hit record high
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN0LR23520150223
WAFA - February 24, 2015
Peace Now: substantial increase in Israeli settlement construction activities in 2014
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=27943
World Bulletin - February 24, 2015
Peace Now: Israel's settlement activities rise by 40% in 2014
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/155589/israels-settlement-activities-rise-by-40-in-2014
JTA - February 24, 2015
Peace Now: New housing starts in West Bank rose by 40% in '14
http://www.jta.org/2015/02/24/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/peace-now-new-housing-starts-in-west-bank-rose-by-40-in-14
Times of Israel - February 24, 2015
Peace Now: Nearly 5,000 new units built in West Bank settlements in 2014
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-reportedly-planning-48000-new-homes-in-west-bank/
APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday February 26, 2015
Quote of the day:
"We implore you to treat Mr. Yusuf Cassim with generosity and respect during the security
checks.”
--Michael Freeman, Israel’s deputy ambassador to South Africa, asks Israeli airport security not to humiliate dark-skinned and heavily bearded South African MP, who is from an Israel-friendly party.**
--Michael Freeman, Israel’s deputy ambassador to South Africa, asks Israeli airport security not to humiliate dark-skinned and heavily bearded South African MP, who is from an Israel-friendly party.**
In recent weeks, attention has focused on the outrage surrounding Netanyahu’s March 3rd speech to Congress, and House Speaker Boehner's invitation to Netanyahu. After Netanyahu's speech, focus must revert to the real issues: Iran negotiations, deal or no deal, war or peace. Prime Minister Netanyahu has made clear that any viable, reasonable deal – a deal that both Iran could accept and one that meets the red lines of the P5+1 negotiators – would never reach his standard. With the deadline for a framework agreement with Iran approaching (March 23rd) and with AIPAC getting into gear, pressure is mounting on members of Congress to proceed with new legislation – sanctions and other initiatives – that could kill a deal before it is reached or render any deal dead on arrival.
Friday, February 27th, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will come to Congress next Tuesday to try to mobilize it against the Obama administration’s efforts to reach a deal with Iran. This week, he described Congress as the “last stop” before a deal that he deems catastrophic for Israel. But will Congress come to Netanyahu’s help? Can Congress thwart such a deal? And what kind of a deal are President Obama and Secretary Kerry trying to secure? In what way does its chief characteristics differ from Netanyahu’s approach?
APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday February 25, 2015
Quote of the day:
"Lock the Customs safe containing the tax money, turn off the switch at the Israel Electricity Corp., don’t
open the (water) tap. Nobody’s hands get dirty, there are no casualties, fear of the occupier is maintained and
there’s more to come."
--Haaretz's Zvi Bar'el slams the Israeli decisions to 'punish' the Palestinians.
--Haaretz's Zvi Bar'el slams the Israeli decisions to 'punish' the Palestinians.
On Thursday, March 5th, Yossi Alpher will be in Washington DC promoting his new book,
Periphery: Israel's Search for Middle East Allies. APN is hosting a brown-bag lunch – you provide the
lunch, we provide the hamantaschen – Yes, the 5th happens to be Purim!
APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday February 24, 2015
Number of the day:
460
--Monthly average for new homes in settlements during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's third government, according to a new Peace Now report.**
--Monthly average for new homes in settlements during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's third government, according to a new Peace Now report.**
Peace Now's annual construction report reveals substantial increase in construction starts, planning and tenders – specifically in isolated settlements and in the most disputed areas in terms of the chance for two states. To download the full report click here.
This week, Alpher discusses the likelihood Israel will produce a government capable of moving forward toward a two-state solution; whether a right-wing-led government is more likely at this point; what, at this point in time, is the most likely coalition to emerge from these elections; what surprises he envisions in these elections; the possibility of the United States and the international community ratcheting up the pressure on the next Israeli government; and what are the consequences thus far of the tension over Iran between Netanyahu and the Obama administration that has reportedly brought US-Israeli relations to a new low.