CGTN's Elaine Reyes spoke with Debra Shushan, the director of Policy and Government Relations at Americans for Peace Now, about the upcoming Israel election.
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.
Alarmed by Prime Minister Netanyahu's repeated statements of intent to annex Israeli West Bank settlements if elected for another term, Americans for Peace Now calls on all stakeholders to unequivocally reject Netanyahu's pledge and underscore its disastrous repercussions.
Americans for Peace Now (APN) joins its Israeli sister organization Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) in asserting that by vowing to annex the settlements, Netanyahu is threatening Israel's future as a democracy and a Jewish state. West Bank annexation will severely threaten Israel's national security. It is also a detrimental to US national security interests.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday April 8, 2019
Quote of the day:
"The political bloc that built the country and held the reins of power for decades is now decimated by
the country's shift in political proclivity; but politicians would do well to understand that the shift could
easily reverse itself too."
--Yedioth commentator Sever Plocker.*
--Yedioth commentator Sever Plocker.*
APN's daily news review from Israel
Sunday April 7, 2019
You Must Be Kidding:
Ex-Israeli soldier Elor Azaria who extrajudicially killed an unarmed already shot and incapacitated Palestinian
assailant is crowdfunding to publish his tell-all book. And if you donate $220, you could get a private tour of the
scene of the execution with his dad.**
This episode was recorded at a live event that Americans for Peace Now co-sponsored with the New Israel Fund at our joint office in Washington on April 3rd, just six days before the Israeli elections.
Our guest was Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, one of Israel’s leading public opinion analysts.
The discussion was moderated by Naomi Paiss, the former Vice President of Public Affairs at the New Israel Fund for over a decade, and a longtime public affairs and communications professional.
Please send feedback, ideas, and questions to onir@peacenow.org.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday April 4, 2019
Quote of the day:
"In a true democracy, a man pursued by the law does not impose elections on 9 million people as a means
to avoid a trial. In a normal democracy, we don’t hold an election over corruption. You are tried for
corruption, not elected...When nothing is on the agenda in the election except for Netanyahu’s future, it is
clear that what came before Tuesday will be what comes after it. But it will be even more flawed, more extreme,
crazier. This is not a 'crucial' election, it is only crucial for Netanyahu."
--Yossi Klein writes in Haaretz Op-Ed today.*
You Must Be Kidding:
Hundreds of Israeli settlers raid Palestinian village with the protection of Israeli forces who prevented Palestinians from going in or out while the settlers toured the streets, did juggling and performed religious rituals at graves they believe belong to ancient Jews.**
--Yossi Klein writes in Haaretz Op-Ed today.*
You Must Be Kidding:
Hundreds of Israeli settlers raid Palestinian village with the protection of Israeli forces who prevented Palestinians from going in or out while the settlers toured the streets, did juggling and performed religious rituals at graves they believe belong to ancient Jews.**
APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday April 3, 2019
Breaking News:
Israeli settler shot and killed a young Palestinian man at a West Bank military checkpoint - conflicting versions of settler and Palestinian witnesses
Israeli settler shot and killed a young Palestinian man at a West Bank military checkpoint - conflicting versions of settler and Palestinian witnesses
On April 10th, APN hosted
a briefing call with strategic affairs expert Yossi Alpher, who analyzed the results of the Israeli
elections and discussed their possible impact and the challenges we now face.
Alpher, an independent security analyst, is the former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, a former senior official with Israel’s Mossad, and a former IDF intelligence officer. He is the author of Hard Questions Tough Answers, APN’s weekly analysis of Israeli and Middle Eastern strategic affairs.