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Views and positions expressed here are those of the writer, and do not necessarily represent APN's views and policy positions
APN is part of the exciting new partnership with
the HATIKVAH: Progressive Israel Slate, running in the upcoming World Zionist Congress
elections. For the first time 11 groups have come together with an amazing list of Rabbis, activists and other
leaders, to form the HATIKVAH slate. APN is thrilled to have Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Aviva
Meyer from its board of directors on this incredible list of Jewish leaders.
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VOTING HAS NOW ENDED
Go to https://www.hatikvahslate.net/ and sign up and vote! The WZC
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Jerusalem Post: "Construction permits, investment in settlements dramatically up " (December 4, 2019)According to Peace Now, the number of plans for housing units in Judea and Samaria as a whole that have received initial or final approval since the beginning of the Trump administration has risen threefold over the figures for the latter years of the Obama administration. Read >> |
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Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 4th to Arielle Hollies at arielleholliesjstreet.org
Yael Patir is J Street's Israel Director. Prior to
joining J Street in 2012, she served as Director of the Civil Leadership Department at the Shimon Peres Center
for Peace where she oversaw cross-border peace-building programs that engaged a wide range of civil society
figures, including Palestinian and Israeli young political leaders. Yael also helped establish the
Palestinian-Israeli Peace NGO Forum, a network of some 100 Palestinian and Israeli peace and dialogue
organizations, and has served as the Israeli Director since the Forum’s inception in January 2006.
Dr. Nisreen Shehada is one of the founders of
Standing Together, a joint Jewish-Arab grassroots movement fighting to transform Israeli politics. Standing
Together organizes Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel around campaigns for peace, equality, and social
justice, in order to build power and transform Israeli society. Dr. Shehada has a PhD in chemical engineering
and nanotechnology, works at a large high-tech company and lives in Haifa.
Michal Gera Margaliot is the Executive Director of
Israel's Women's Network. For the last decade Michal has been on the frontlines promoting women’s rights in
Israel. In her current role, Michael oversees IWN's work to fight for equal pay for women and greater women's
representation in leadership positions across all sectors of Israeli society. Prior to becoming the managing
director of the IWN, Michal served as a parliamentary advisor and chief of staff of MK Merav Michaeli.
Between Benjamin Netanyahu’s peace-rejectionism and his government’s moves towards annexation, the extreme right settlers’ acts of violence and vandalism, and the Trump administration’s anti-peace policies, the beginning of the past year felt like the worst of times.
Some fear a collapse of the possibility of a two-state solution entirely.
But now, at last, there is some good news to share.
Yossi Alpher is an independent security analyst. He is the former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, a former senior official with the Mossad, and a former IDF intelligence officer. Views and positions expressed here are those of the writer, and do not necessarily represent APN's views and policy positions.
