Three days after the Peace Now demonstration outside the Prime Minister’s home in Jerusalem, which featured a call for toppling and replacing Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the government did in fact collapse. The Knesset is in the process of dissolving itself and its members have already agreed on a date for early elections.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday December 3, 2014
Quote of the day:
“The elections are not over (Lapid's flagship bill for) zero VAT, but about whether there will be
a Zionist or extremist country here.”
--Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, the head of Hatnuah.**
--Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, the head of Hatnuah.**
Thousands of Israelis turned out Saturday night for a large rally in Jerusalem, organized by
Peace Now, to protest the “Jewish State” bill and other anti-democratic initiatives of the Israeli government.
The rally was held opposite the Prime Minister’s residence. The keynote speakers were former Shin Bet director
Carmi Gillon, former minister of education Yossi Sarid, and Israel’s leading rapper, Shaanan Streett, the
soloist of popular hip-hop band Hadag Nachash.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday December 2, 2014
Quote of the day:
"The writing on the walls isn't just 'Death to Jews' or 'Death to Arabs.' The writing is an attempt to
harm the fabric of our lives here and to dilute the joint values of Israeli society. Judges are not enough - we
also need leadership that knows how to read the writing and to stop the deterioration."
--Justice Minister Tzipi Livni speaks before the swearing-in of new Israeli judges.**
--Justice Minister Tzipi Livni speaks before the swearing-in of new Israeli judges.**
This week, Alpher discusses the "peace plans" for the Palestinian conflict of the right-wing stalwarts in Netanyahu's coalition, Bennett and Lieberman; where does this leave us in terms of Israeli politics and the peace process; the Egyptian President Sisi's peace plan; and what does the acquittal of deposed president Mubarak of all charges and Sisi's announcement that he will not pursue further prosecution say about the "Arab Spring" that began in 2011.
In an event sponsored by J Street U, Ori Nir (Director of Communications and Public Engagement, APN) and Ghaith al-Omari (Executive Director, American Task Force on Palestine) spoke at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD on Tuesday, December 1, 2014. See below for highlights.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday December 1, 2014
Quote of the day:
"In a place where nation-state laws are passed, books will be burned."
--Graffiti neatly spray-painted on the wall of a Tel-Aviv synagogue a day after the Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem was set on fire.**
--Graffiti neatly spray-painted on the wall of a Tel-Aviv synagogue a day after the Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem was set on fire.**
APN's daily news review from Israel
Sunday November 30, 2014
Quote of the day:
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.**