Americans for Peace Now

Hard Questions, Tough Answers (11.27.17) - Clearing up misconceptions: the Netanyahu government’s attitude toward US Jews, the doomed Trump peace plan, important Middle East legalities

by APN 11/27/17

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.

This week, Alpher discusses Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely's disparaging remarks about American Jews; pessimism regarding the likelihood that the Trump administration’s anticipated Israeli-Palestinian peace plan will succeed; and the international legal backdrop to the Netanyahu government's refusal to negotiate with a Palestinian unity government and Russian FM Lavrov's declaration that Iranian forces are in Syria legally.

News Nosh 11.27.17

by APN 11/27/17

APN's daily news review from Israel

Monday November 27, 2017

Quote of the day:

“Tzipi Hotovely and her ilk constantly attack progressive Jews as ‘self-hating’ for protesting Israeli policy against Palestinians, but then have no problem disseminating popular white–nationalist talking points against American Jews.”
—In a Letter to the Editor, Haaretz reader Iftach Shavit compared Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely’s controversial remarks about US Jews living convenient lives and not serving in their military with quotes by a Nazi propagandist character from a Kurt Vonnegut novel.*

APN Sends Condolences to the People of Egypt

by APN 11/24/17

Americans for Peace Now is shocked and deeply saddened by the mass-casualty attack on worshipers at a mosque in Sinai, Egypt. Our condolences to the families and the people of Egypt, and wishes of full recovery to those injured.

PAST ACTION - Tell Trump: Say Two States!

by APN 11/22/17

Update: this action, now closed, ran in November 2017.

President Trump says he wants to broker the “ultimate deal,” a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians. But since taking office in January, he and his aides have failed to offer a framework for negotiations, have failed to assert positions that are vital for securing a peace deal, such as sternly opposing settlement construction, and have refused to endorse the only viable formula for a deal: the two-state solution.

News Nosh 11.22.17

by APN 11/22/17

APN's daily news review from Israel

Wednesday November 22, 2017

You Must Be Kidding:
"I say with sincere regret, I have not yet come across the Palestinian Sadat who will declare his desire to end the conflict, who will recognize the State of Israel inside borders, whatever they may be, and support our right to live in peace and security.”
--In a speech at the Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ignored the numerous statements by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in support for a two-state solution and the Israelis' and Palestinians' rights to live in peace and security.*

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by APN 11/21/17

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APN to Trump: Don't Close Palestinian US Mission

by APN 11/21/17

Alarmed by the prospects of the Trump administration ordering the closure of the Palestinian mission in Washington, Americans for Peace Now (APN) is calling on the administration and Congress to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to keep its office open.

News Nosh 11.21.17

by APN 11/21/17

APN's daily news review from Israel

Tuesday November 21, 2017

Quote of the day:

"These days, when government ministers no longer view morality, reason or the public's needs as determining factors and are motivated solely by the quest for power, the president was wise to draw this line and define a moral bar, one which an enlightened society must strive to meet."
--Peace Now Secretary-General Avi Buskila explains in an Op-Ed in Israel Hayom why President Reuven Rivlin's decision not to pardon the 'Shooting Soldier from Hebron,' Elor Azaria, was wise.*

You Must Be Kidding:
Israel is now seeking to retroactively legalize the expropriation of privately owned Palestinian land in the West Bank settlement of Ofra, even though in 2016 it admitted that the land was expropriated by mistake and it said it would return it. Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit approved the new decision.**

Hard Questions, Tough Answers (11.20.17) - Grand strategies for the Middle East: promises and pitfalls

by APN 11/20/17

This week, Alpher discusses the 40 year anniversary of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel and the launch of the Middle East peace process; additional grand strategies from that era; indications of an emerging US-Israeli-Saudi grand strategy; the publication of protocols from Israeli government deliberations held in the months immediately following the Six-Day War of 1967; and whether we are witnessing the emergence of an Iran-Russia grand strategic axis for controlling at least the northern tier of the Middle East.