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.
from Aviva Meyer, APN Interim CEO and Board Vice Chair:
A few months ago I was watching Fareed Zakaria's show GPS on CNN when I heard him mention the
name, Michael Walzer. Okay, when I say "watching" the show I had it on while I was
trying to do a myriad of other things. But upon hearing the name Walzer I stopped what I was doing and paid
attention. You see, both Michael and I serve on the board of Americans for Peace Now, where I am also the
interim CEO. Fareed was paying homage to Michael's new book, "A Foreign Policy for the Left".
KEEP YOUR PLAN TO YOURSELF!
Jared Kushner, appointed by his father-in-law President
Donald Trump to come up with what Trump called “the Ultimate Deal” for Israeli-Palestinian peace, has signaled
that his “peace plan” does not aim to achieve a two-state solution. Kushner recently
indicated that because past attempts to achieve a two-state solution failed, his plan focuses on “new and
different ways to reach peace.” Kushner’s colleague, Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, said the plan is an
effort to “think outside the box.”
SIGN THE PETITION: TELL JARED NO!
A peace initiative that falls short of a two-state solution is not thinking outside the box. Rather, it is boxing Israelis and Palestinians into a state of endless conflict. It is a plan that condemns Israel to becoming either a non-democratic apartheid-like state or a binational state that will lose its character as the homeland of the Jewish people. A plan like this is neither pro-peace nor pro-Israel. Instead of creating a political horizon for Israelis and Palestinians, it blocks realization of Palestinian aspirations for self-determination in a sovereign state.
Americans for Peace Now (APN) mourns the passing of Franklin Fisher z"l, who was twice the chair
of its Board of Directors (1985-1989; 2006-2009) and a leading advocate for Jewish and progressive causes in the
United States and in Israel.
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.
Americans for Peace Now (APN) mourns the passing of Franklin Fisher z"l, who was twice the chair
of its Board of Directors (1985-1989; 2006-2009) and a leading advocate for Jewish and progressive causes in the
United States and in Israel.
