There is a new West Bank development nearing completion that I think you should know about. I say that because it can advance the cause of the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The development is the almost-completed Palestinian city of Rawabi, some five miles north of Ramallah and twelve miles north of Jerusalem. It is a Palestinian planned community, built to serve the tech-savvy, entrepreneurial middle class. What’s more, Rawabi is the largest private sector employer in the West Bank. It is an impressive exercise in Palestinian entrepreneurship, self-reliance, creativity and ingenuity.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday November 28, 2014
Quote of the day:
"Ben-Gurion's voice demands that we be what Israel was meant to be – a model state that is sane and
enlightened, and seeks justice, equality and peace."
--Former President Shimon Peres now takes his turn diplomatically bashing the Jewish nation-state bill.**
I grew up in a hopeful state. World leaders were welcomed at Ben Gurion Airport by the IDF marching band playing Naomi Shemer’s 1967 optimistic song Machar, (Tomorrow), a military march describing a state living in peace with its neighbors, and rather naively promising, “all this will happen tomorrow, if not today – and if not tomorrow then the day after.”
APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday November 27, 2014
Quote of the day:
“What’s new here? We were never first–class citizens. At least now you have said it out loud. I prefer that
they tell us directly and not pretend we live in a democratic country...[where] they are self righteous and say
there are equal rights."
--Sana Jamalia, Israeli-Arab graphic designer who created the "State of Israel, second-class citizen" stamp, in the
wake of the nation-state bill.**
APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday November 26, 2014
Quote of the day:
"The MKs don’t understand what kind of fire they’re setting, and that it’s not right to touch the status
quo."
--Israeli Police Commissioner Yochanan Danino says right-wing visits to Temple Mount are violating status quo and
sparking problems.**
Washington, DC – Americans for Peace Now (APN) today released the following statement on extending negotiations
regarding Iran's nuclear quest: The fact that all parties to the current Iran diplomatic effort wish to extend
negotiations underscores the important progress that has been made in talks so far as well as the shared
understanding of the very serious risks failure will entail, for everyone.
This week, Alpher discusses the strategic ramifications of last Tuesday's murderous attack on men praying in a synagogue in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem - in the Israeli-Palestinian arena, the security sphere, the political arena, and whether here are any additional levels.
