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 the Temple Mount crisis; where we start analyzing this; the Israeli mistakes; the Arab response; where Washington is in all this; and how the Temple Mount crisis might end.

Times of Israel: July 17, 2017
"Settlers of Netiv Ha’avot outpost fight looming destruction," Peace Now's Hagit Ofran: Palestinian landowners will file more petitions to reclaim their land from illegal outpost Derekh Haavot.

US News (Reuters story): July 17, 2017
"Israeli 'Counter-Terrorism Boot Camp' a Tourist Attraction in Occupied West Bank," Peace Now criticizes West Bank settlement-based "counter-terrorism boot camp" for tourists.

Alarmed at the flare-up of violence on and around Jerusalem’s Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif, and extremely concerned about a further deterioration, Americans for Peace Now (APN) is calling on the Trump administration to offer its services to help establish security arrangements in this sensitive spot, which would be accepted and respected by all.

Join us for a timely briefing call tomorrow, Thursday, July 20th, at 11:00 AM, with Debbie Gild-Hayo of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) to discuss current anti-democratic legislation in Israel.

Attorney Debbie Gild-Hayo is the Policy Advocacy Director of ACRI, overseeing the organization’s policy advocacy work in Knesset committees and before leading decision makers and government officials in Israel.

ACRI publishes a Legislative Roundup reviewing controversial Knesset legislation and occasional reports on anti-democratic initiatives in the Knesset. See here.

To join the call, dial 1-951-797-1058 and enter the conference code: 147414. A recording will be available shortly after we conclude the call.

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