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.
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Vice News: "Trump’s latest tweet could hand the election to Netanyahu in Israel" (March 22, 2019)“Making such a radical change in U.S. policy basically days before Israeli national elections, which are a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu, very much smells like an attempt to influence the elections,” said Ori Nir, a spokesman for the liberal pro-Israel group Americans for Peace Now. Read >> |
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USA Today: "President Trump says U.S. should recognize Israel's sovereignty over disputed Golan Heights" (March 21, 2019)"Trump's Twitter recognition of Israel's Golan Heights annexation does nothing to bolster Israeli security," Ori Nir, communications director at Americans for Peace Now..."It does, however, hinder its prospects to reach peace with the Palestinians and the Arab world. That is bad for Israeli and US national security." Read >> |
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BBC World News TV: "APN's Debra Shushan interviewed on Trump Recognizing Israeli Golan Heights Annexation" (March 21, 2019)Watch >> |
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Ha'aretz: "Teens Suspected of Temple Mount Arson Say They Wanted to Harm Israeli Police Officer Who Provoked Worshipers" (March 14, 2019)Peace Now activists meanwhile demonstrated at the entrance to the Temple Mount against the Jewish tour groups. “We are witnesses to the cynical attempt of politicians from the right to use the Temple Mount as a political tool to attack and ignite a religious war here,” said Shaked Morag, the group's executive director. Read >> |
Produced by the Foundation for Middle East Peace in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Legislative Round-Up was conceived
APN Director of Policy and Government Relations was interviewed by BBC TV on the issue of President Trump's recognition of Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights. (APN's statement opposing this action)
Americans for Peace Now (APN) strongly condemns President
Trump’s Twitter declaration that “it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over
the Golan Heights.” We resolutely oppose a change in US policy – consistent across consecutive administrations,
Republican and Democratic – that would recognize Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights.
Such a revolutionary policy shift would hurt prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, and harm Israel’s chances for peace with Arab states. This step, as a result, would negatively impact Israel’s national security. It would also severely harm America’s moral standing and national security interests.
Watch the short video message from Lior Ashkenazi, one of Israel's most well-known and decorated actors, who is the central figure and narrator of Peace Now's short film being promoted during election season.
Go HERE for more and to contribute to APN's "Put Peace on the Agenda" campaign in support of Peace Now's goal to have one million Israelis see the film and go to the voting booth on April 9th with the issues that impact their future in mind.
This is a special episode of PeaceCast. For the first time, APN
recorded before a live audience in Washington DC. We partnered with one of Israel’s most popular English
language podcasts, the Tel Aviv Review.
We recorded it on March 7th 2019 at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The event was organized in partnership with J Street.
We hosted two journalists, Israeli journalist Amir Tibon of Haaretz and Palestinian journalist Said Arikat of al-Quds. Haaretz is published in Tel Aviv and al-Quds is published in Ramallah, in the West Bank. Amir and Said are the Washington correspondents of their newspapers. The idea of this conversation was to explore how Said and Amir both cover the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from Washington.
This episode is released simultaneously on PeaceCast and on the Tel Aviv Review.
This year’s Purim Shpiel award for laughable, destructive diplomacy goes to Donald Trump and his trio
of Middle East “peace” envoys.
