News Nosh 04.16.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday April 16, 2015 

Quote of the day:
"A further two officials soon joined the group. One of them approached me and asked if I was born in Israel. I nodded.”
--Yedioth reporter Orly Azoulay tells about her visit to Iran and firstly, meeting Iranian passport control officials at the airport, which has since caused an uproar.**

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News Nosh 04.15.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday April 15, 2015 

Quote of the day:
"They were simply teens that had their hangout spot burned and decided to get revenge."
--Attorneys argued that the Jewish boys who burned a random Palestinian cafe did not break the law.** 

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News Nosh 04.14.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday April 14, 2015 

Quote of the day:
“The day is coming that we won’t be able to express an opinion that is not pro-Likud.”
Channel 2 News presenter Rina Matzliach tweeted that controversial remarks about certain Netanyahu voters by actress Anat Waxman’s were neither horrible, nor racist.**

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Nazis and Kapos and some self-loathing thrown in too.

Debra and Jim

In the lead-up to this year’s Passover holiday, Americans for Peace Now launched a Facebook meme campaign inspired by the words of Peace Now co-founder Galia Golan. We asked that Jews who care about Israel spill some wine in acknowledgement of Israel’s “modern-day plagues”, as is traditionally done during the Seder when reading the ten plagues of Egypt.

The first modern-day plague, “continued settlement building,” was chosen because of the degree to which Israeli settlement expansion damages prospects for peace. The growth of settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem threatens to eliminate the possibility of a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians – the only solution that can secure Israel’s future as a democracy and a Jewish state.

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April 13, 2015 - The region and the Palestinian issue

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This week, Alpher discusses how religious and tribal wars in Iraq, Syria, Egyptian Sinai, Yemen and Libya, and Obama and Netanyahu being at loggerheads over the Iran nuclear deal affects the Palestinian issue; how these events serve as a legitimate distraction, including the current fighting in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus; how they serve as an excuse for Israel to do nothing on the Palestinian issue; what is Qatar doing that should command our interest, including the Gaza aspect; why, despite these tensions, the IDF is facilitating the expansion of PA security forces’ area of responsibility; and April genocide memorials of the HOlocaust and the Armenian genocide, and the exploitation of Israeli fears.

 

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News Nosh 04.13.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday April 13, 2015 

Quote of the day:
"In a certain way it is very simple. He does not need to convince them. To convince the convinced? He tells them (the word) ‘Arabs' and they come out of their holes."
--Actress Anat Waxman slams racists who voted for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and equates them with the 'Ugly Israeli.'**

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News Nosh 04.12.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Sunday April 12, 2015 

Quote of the day:
“You will never hear me say, ‘The IDF is the most moral army in the world.’”
--IDF Maj. Gen. Danny Efroni, the man charged with probing the IDF’s actions during last summer’s Gaza war, says he refuses to adopt the mantra decreed by then-Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz during the Second Intifada [2000-2006].**

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News Nosh 04.09.15

APN's daily news review from Israel

Wednesday April 8, 2015 
 

Quote of the day:

"...but for some the running event will mean a grind to a halt."

--Haaretz describes how the first 'Bible Marathon,' an Israeli sporting event meant to recreate a Biblical run from modern-day Rosh Ha'ayin to ancient Shiloh, will shut down a major West Bank highway Thursday.**

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Sheldon Adelson puts his money where his mouth is.....

Mark Rosenblum

Written before the elections, our Passover letter noted how wealthy extremists like Sheldon Adelson support programs based on their right-wing values. We ask in our letter how those of us who support peace can do the same. It's time to step up.

In case you missed it, I include our passover message below, as well as a link to Israeli security expert Yossi Alpher's warning against complacency. You do not need to be a billionaire to make a difference; you only need to act!

Mark Rosenblum
Founder, APN


Mark R and Debra

For pro-peace American Jews and Israelis, billionaire Sheldon Adelson is the object of both fear and scorn.

He’s certainly an easy target. Crass and richer than Croesus, he seems to get a blank check for irresponsible remarks, such as calling the Palestinians “an invented people” and advocating a preemptive nuclear strike against Iran. He has made it his mission to thwart a peace deal that would bring a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

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News Nosh 04.08.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday April 8, 2015 

Quote of the day:
"...but for some the running event will mean a grind to a halt."
--Haaretz describes how the first 'Bible Marathon,' an Israeli sporting event meant to recreate a Biblical run from modern-day Rosh Ha'ayin to ancient Shiloh, will shut down a major West Bank highway Thursday.**

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