Prof. Menachem Brinker, a co-founder of Israel’s Peace Now
movement, an Israel Prize laureate in Hebrew Literature and a member of the Israeli Academy of Sciences and
Humanities, died Thursday in Jerusalem at 81, after a long struggle with cancer.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday August 12, 2016
While News Nosh's Israel editor is on vacation, we are publishing an abbreviated version produced in Washington and therefore it may be sent later in the day.
While News Nosh's Israel editor is on vacation, we are publishing an abbreviated version produced in Washington and therefore it may be sent later in the day.
Quote of the day:
"I ask you: Who cares more about Palestinians? Israel, that facilitates the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, every single day? Or Hamas, which robs Palestinian children of that very same aid?... I'm going to say something now that some of you will not believe. But I'm going to say it anyway because it's true. I, the prime minister of Israel, care more about Palestinians than their own leaders do."
"I ask you: Who cares more about Palestinians? Israel, that facilitates the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, every single day? Or Hamas, which robs Palestinian children of that very same aid?... I'm going to say something now that some of you will not believe. But I'm going to say it anyway because it's true. I, the prime minister of Israel, care more about Palestinians than their own leaders do."
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
APN/Peace Now in the News: August 1-12, 2016
AFP (featured in Al-Arabiya): August 12
NGO says Israel seeking settlement move to Palestinian land, Hagit Ofran, Director of Peace Now's Settlement
Watch, says "the civil administration has opened a process where it is announcing that it intends to make use of
these properties which are near Amona."
Jerusalem Post - August 11
Israel starts to seize 'abandoned' Palestinian property for Amona relocation, Peace Now says, "This is the
crossing of a red line and a reversal of previous policies, including Likud government policies, according to which
private lands cannot be used for the purpose of settlement."
Jerusalem Post - August 1
Far-right claim that many Arabs willing to sell Jerusalem homes to Israelis refuted, Anat Ben Nun, Peace Now's
Director of Development and External Relations, says "when homes get sold, it is often done through a 'straw
man,' who works together with Israeli settler organizations. The few that sell do so for financial reasons, as they
are offered very high sums of money for their properties and face harsh social consequences."
Washington, DC – Americans for Peace Now (APN) joins its Israeli sister organization, Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) in strongly condemning the Israeli government’s decision to take over West Bank Palestinian absentee land east of the Palestinian city of Ramallah, apparently in order to relocate Israeli settlers who have been evacuated from the illegal outpost of Amona.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday August 11, 2016
While News Nosh's Israel editor is on vacation, we are publishing an abbreviated version produced in Washington and therefore it may be sent later in the day.
While News Nosh's Israel editor is on vacation, we are publishing an abbreviated version produced in Washington and therefore it may be sent later in the day.
Quote of the day:
"All Israeli citizens are paying for the expropriation of land for a small number of settlers, who move into Palestinian areas which none of the world recognizes as Israeli territory.”
"All Israeli citizens are paying for the expropriation of land for a small number of settlers, who move into Palestinian areas which none of the world recognizes as Israeli territory.”
- Jerusalem Councilwoman Laura Wharton
News from Peace Now's (Israel) Settlement Watch:
This morning an ad was published in Al-Quds Newspaper on behalf of the Custodian's Office which is responsible for
government and abandoned property announcing the takeover of absentees' land near the illegal outpost of Amona. It
can be assumed that the takeover's purpose is to allow the relocation of the settlers of Amona from the land they
are currently occupying to a nearby plot. Those who claim ownership of the land can submit their objections within
the next 30 days.
Earlier this month, this relocation idea was raised by the regularization committee, a committee established by the government to find a solution for the illegal outposts issue. On August 7, 2016, the Attorney General, Avichai Mandelblit, stated that he will consider the option of moving Amona to a nearby absentees' property despite "weighty legal issues."
Earlier this month, this relocation idea was raised by the regularization committee, a committee established by the government to find a solution for the illegal outposts issue. On August 7, 2016, the Attorney General, Avichai Mandelblit, stated that he will consider the option of moving Amona to a nearby absentees' property despite "weighty legal issues."
APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday August 10, 2016
While News Nosh's Israel editor is on vacation, we are publishing an abbreviated version produced in Washington and therefore it may be sent later in the day.
While News Nosh's Israel editor is on vacation, we are publishing an abbreviated version produced in Washington and therefore it may be sent later in the day.
Quote of the day:
"[The Strategic Affairs Ministry] is confusing Israel's right to exist with rejection of its right to occupy
territories that don't belong to it. She's confusing the reasons that turned Israel into a 'pariah state' with
the symptoms of a serious disease."
- Haaretz writer, Zvi Bar'el, in response to the Strategic Affairs Ministry's goal
to reverse the world's perception of Israel as a pariah state by 2025
to reverse the world's perception of Israel as a pariah state by 2025
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"Amona
must stay in place, thrive and flourish. The cabinet must make sure that a
vibrant community does not become a desolate place just because of
formalities."
Project Syndicate: "Israel's Government Hawks and Military
Doves"
Newsweek: "Why New Israeli Settlements Set Back the Day of
Peace"
The seventh in APN's series of security validators is from Secretary of State John Kerry.
Secretary Kerry is an American diplomat and Democratic Party politician who is the 68th and current United States
Secretary of State. He previously served in the United States Senate, where he chaired the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations.
A 1966 graduate of Yale University, he enlisted in the Naval Reserve that year, and during 1968–1969 served an
abbreviated four-month tour of duty in South Vietnam as officer-in-charge (OIC) of a Swift Boat. For that service,
he was awarded combat medals that include the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, and three Purple Heart
Medals.
After receiving his J.D. from Boston College Law School, Kerry worked in Massachusetts as an Assistant District
Attorney. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1983 to 1985 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in
1984.
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday August 9, 2016
While News Nosh's Israel editor is on vacation, we are publishing an abbreviated version produced in Washington and therefore it may be sent later in the day.
While News Nosh's Israel editor is on vacation, we are publishing an abbreviated version produced in Washington and therefore it may be sent later in the day.
Quote of the day:
"My bill suggests that no criminal investigation be launched against a prime minister for any offense carrying
less than a six-month [prison] sentence. Naturally, prime ministers have to be held accountable for such
actions as well, so the bill also suggests that the statute of limitations exclude any such offense, so that
once a prime minister's term comes to an end, an investigation could be launched."
- MK David Amsalem on his new bill to ban certain legal probes into the PM's conduct