APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday December 05, 2013
Quote of the day:
"I want a homeland that does not require the occupation of another people in order to maintain itself."
--Former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin slams the prime minister for putting Iranian nukes ahead of the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict.**
Peace Now to hold its 3rd "Conference of the Left"
Friday, December 13, Tel Aviv
Hundreds of activists and politicians will gather to discuss and strategize ways to promote peace.
A highlight from last year was the amazing speech of APN Board Member Mandy Patinkin, visiting Israel to film HBO's Homeland. Watch excerpts .
Briefing Call - Monday, December 9th, 11:30 am Eastern Time with Akiva Eldar
Dial-in Number: 951-797-1058; Participant Access Code: 147414#
Akiva will discuss the current state of Israeli-Palestinian relations, the peace process,
Israeli politics, Israeli-American relations and the aftermath of the interim agreement to freeze Iran's nuclear
program.
"Israel and Palestine: What's Next?"
with Akiva Eldar, Senior political columnist, Al-Monitor's Israel Pulse
Live in Washington, D.C. - Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Sponsored by Americans for Peace Now, The Foundation for Middle East Peace, Middle East Institute, and Churches
for Middle East Peace
SEIU Building, Conference Room #1406, 1800 Mass. Ave, NW
To RSVP, email info@fmep.org or call (202) 835-3650
APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday December 04, 2013
Quote of the day:
"The country seems to me to be divided between those who want to settle the West Bank and those who
seek peace."
--Former governor of Bank of Israel Stanley Fisher makes rare public criticism of Israel.**
Lara Friedman / Americans for Peace Now (December 3, 2013)
Analysis of settlement data obtained from the Israel's Ministry of Defence, offering a comprehensive understanding
of what was and is being promoted in the settlements by the Minister of Defence. Read More >
APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday December 03, 2013
Quote of the day:
"We inform Hamas in a timely manner, that we will be in such and such area, and Hamas spreads out its
people on the other side to maintain the peace."
--Channel 10 reveals conversation in which Gaza Division commander Gen. Miki Eisenstein reveals on coordination
between Hamas and Israel.**
This week, Alpher discusses whether Salafist Islamist terrorists in the West Bank is another sign of escalation toward a third intifada, if Netanyahu is inciting Congress and American Jewish leaders against Obama in the wake of the Geneva agreement with Iran, and what's behind the sharp protests by Druze and Bedouin--minorities who generally serve in the IDF.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday December 02, 2013
Quote of the day:
"Everyone understood that this is something historic: The president of the Jewish State is sitting in his
office in Jerusalem with an Israeli flag, and they're sitting in the Persian Gulf talking about security, war on
terror and peace."
--Said by someone involved in the summit of Muslim countries, where Israeli President Shimon Peres was the opening
speaker by video.**
APN's daily news review from Israel
Sunday December 01, 2013
Quote of the day:
"We are troubled by anyone who is not Jewish: Arabs, migrants and even Druze who serve in the army.
Therefore we agree to the short line for Jews only and to ignore the obstacle course reserved for the others....We
are so concerned with protecting ourselves, we are losing our humanity."
--Yedioth's legal affairs reporter and former judge Boaz Okun on Israel's refusal to allow Druze soldiers enter
Israel's nuclear research center as part of a military training exercise.**