APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday March 31, 2014
Quote of the day:
"For many Israelis, the “recognition-plus" [of recognition of Israel as a Jewish state] demand has taken
root not because they are looking for an excuse not to make peace, but, at least in part, because it taps into
their longing to not simply be tolerated in the Middle East, but to be embraced, in the region and the world,
as a legitimate, indigenous nation, consistent with Israel’s founding Zionist narrative of the return of the
Jews to their historic homeland."
--APN's Lara Friedman explains the mindset behind the Israeli and Palestinian narratives and suggests how to unravel the apparent Gordian knot of the demand for recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.*
--APN's Lara Friedman explains the mindset behind the Israeli and Palestinian narratives and suggests how to unravel the apparent Gordian knot of the demand for recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.*
You don’t have to love everything that the U.S. Secretary of State will present in his
'framework’ paper - but there is too much at stake not to support a chance for peace.