The New York Times (2012)
Overview of Jerusalem as it pertains to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Residents, experts, and notable figures
are interviewed. (8:08) Read More >
Hagit Ofran is Director of the Israeli Peace Now movement;s Settlement Watch Project. (7/19/11) There is a
sense of outrage within the Israeli public following the passing of "the boycott law" in the Knesset last week. The law
allows any individual or institution who faces possible damage as a result of any person's call for boycott settlement
products to sue that person. Evidence of actual damage will not be required. Organizations calling for such boycott
could lose their legal standing as non profit organization.
Americans for Peace Now (2011)
APN's honest assessment of the "defensibility" of borders based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed upon land
swaps. PDF >
Zogby International / Arab American Institute Foundation (July 2011)
Finds that President Obama is seen overwhelmingly as failing to meet the expectations of Arabs set during his 2009
Cairo speech speech, and the vast majority of those surveyed disagree with U.S policies. In five out of the six
countries surveyed, the U.S. was viewed less favorably than Turkey, China, France--or Iran. The countries surveyed
viewed "U.S. interference in the Arab world" as the greatest obstacle to peace and stability in the Middle East,
second only to the continued Palestinian occupation. Read More >
Daniel Levy / The Harvard International Review (June 2011)
Examination of the history of the conflict as it relates to borders. Questions of how and to what extent are
borders an integral aspect of the conflict, and how central the border issue should be to peace efforts, are also
addressed. Read More
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60 Minutes (2011)
Lesley Stahl reports from under the city of Jerusalem from a controversial archeological dig that has become a
flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (13:40) Watch >
The following article was published today by the
http://www.jewishjournal.com/%20opinion/article/what_obama_should_tell_israeli_netanyahu_when_they_meet_in_the_white_house_/
(link has expired) Los Angeles Jewish Journal
May 18, 2011
What Obama should tell Israeli Netanyahu when they meet in the White House Friday
by Ori Nir, Spokesperson, Americans for Peace Now
(...) Anyway, Bibi, in the past several weeks I've been working with my staff on Mideast policy speeches. So, the Middle East has been on my mind. And I've actually reached conclusions and made decisions. Now, please, hear me out. You know that this is coming from a friend and ally.
May 18, 2011
What Obama should tell Israeli Netanyahu when they meet in the White House Friday
by Ori Nir, Spokesperson, Americans for Peace Now
(...) Anyway, Bibi, in the past several weeks I've been working with my staff on Mideast policy speeches. So, the Middle East has been on my mind. And I've actually reached conclusions and made decisions. Now, please, hear me out. You know that this is coming from a friend and ally.
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly (2011)
Violence in Jerusalem is no surprise, says author James Carroll, "because that's the human story. The great thing
about Jerusalem is it's a place where the human story gets transcended." (14:38) Watch >
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The following article was published in Foreign
Policy's Middle East Channel:
By Ori Nir, APN Spokesman
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Israel's Independence Day is a good time to revel in what such a small country has achieved in such a short time and under such trying circumstances. But it is also a time to resolve to do more.
By Ori Nir, APN Spokesman
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Israel's Independence Day is a good time to revel in what such a small country has achieved in such a short time and under such trying circumstances. But it is also a time to resolve to do more.