NEW ITEMS 

RECORDING: "Annex and Dispossess: Peace Now's Hagit Ofran on her New Report"

VIDEO and AUDIO RECORDINGS - July 10 Webinar with Peter Beinart - "My Case for Equality" (July 10, 2020)

APN with Progressive Israel Network partners in support of Van Hollen amendment to prevent US funding for illegal annexation (July 10, 2020)

APN Senators to Join Van Hollen Amendment (July 9, 2020)

ACTION ALERT: "Say No To Your Tax Dollars Paying For Illegal Annexation" (July 8, 2020)

Peace Now New Report - Annex and Dispossess: Use of the Absentees’ Property Law (July 7, 2020)

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GO TO List of Editorials on Annexation

APN STATMENTS +

APN with Progressive Israel Network partners in support of Van Hollen amendment to prevent US funding for illegal annexation (July 10, 2020)

APN Urges Senators to Join Van Hollen Amendment (July 9, 2020)

APN and Shalom Achshav Joint Letter to STOP ANNEXATION

Jordan Valley Annexation Report (June 30, 2020)

APN with Progressive Israel Network send anti-annexation letter to Gantz, Ashkenazi (June 17, 2020)

APN Letter to Vice President Joe Biden - Declare now that as President you won’t recognize Israel’s unilateral annexation of West Bank territory (June 4, 2020)

Reflections from a Jerusalemite on the 53-Year Anniversary of the 1967 War (June 4, 2020)

APN's Hadar Susskind in Ha'aretz: "The Real Reason for ‘Mainstream’ Jewish America’s Appalling Silence on Annexation"

Seven Reasons for Opposing West Bank Annexation (March 28, 2020)

APN Joins in J-Link's International Effort Against Israeli Annexation (May 20, 2020)

APN Joins Progressive Israel Network's Statement on Annexation (May 18, 2020)

APN Alarmed at Netanyahu-Gantz Annexation Agreement (April 4, 2020)

Forward: "American Jews: You are desperately needed in the fight against annexation" by APN's Ori Nir and Daoud Kuttab (May 6, 2020)

Peace Now - Annexation is Bad for Israel – Advisement for the Unity Government to be Formed (April 1, 2020)

Peace Now and Partners to Gantz and Peretz: "Stop Annexation Plans in the Next Government" (March 30, 2020)

APN Joins Peace Now's Call: No to Annexation as Israeli Government Policy (March 30, 2020)

AUDIO featuring PERSPECTIVES FROM ISRAEL, JORDAN, PALESTINE and EUROPE

"Annex and Dispossess: Peace Now's Hagit Ofran on her New Report"

VIDEO and AUDIO RECORDINGS - July 10 Webinar with Peter Beinart - "My Case for Equality" (July 10, 2020)

AUDIO: "West Bank Annexation - Opposition in Israel and the U.S" with Lara Friedman and Danny Seidemann (July 2, 2020)

"West Bank Annexation: The Impact on US-Israel Relations" Webinar with Amb. Daniel Shapiro (June 29, 2020)

"West Bank Annexation: Palestinian Public Opinion and Public Policy"  Webinar with Dr. Khalil Shikaki (June 26, 2020)

"West Bank Annexation: A View from the Knesset" - June 11 Briefing Call with MK Merav Michaeli (June 11, 2020)

"Annexation: The Palestinian Leadership's Perspective" with Saeb Erekat (May 22, 2020)

Briefing Call - Annexation: A View from Europe with John Lyndon (May 15, 2020)

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Briefing Call - "West Bank Annexation: A View from Jordan" with Dr. Marwan Muasher (May 7, 2020)

"Israel's 'Emergency' Government – The Specter of Annexation and More" Briefing Call with Yossi Alpher: (April 30, 2020)

"From Settlements to Annexation" - APN Briefing Call with Peace Now's Shaqued Morag and Brian Reeves (April 13, 2020)

HARD QUESTIONS, TOUGH ANSWERS WITH YOSSI ALPHER

The July 1 annexation non-event (July 2, 2020)

Annexation: the security aspect (June 8, 2020)

Morality (June 1, 2020)

Israel’s new government: scandalous by any definition (May 18, 2020)

Who wants annexation? (May 11, 2020)

Annexation in the time of corona (May 4, 2020)

In a coalition from hell, will annexation happen? (April 27, 2020)

If You Were Running a Strategic Think Tank Right Now (April 20, 2020) 

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EXTERNAL RECOMMENDED READINGS and RESOURCES

Newspaper Articles:

• The Hill: “Stopping Israel's annexation is a US national security interest” (June 1, 2020)
• New York Times - Annexing the West Bank Is a Brazen Violation of International Law (May 31, 2020)
• Haaretz - This Will Be the Heavy Price of Annexation for the Israelis (May 24, 2020)
• Washington Post - Trump has powerful reasons to restrain Netanyahu’s new government. He should do so (May 14, 2020)
• Haaretz - Stop the Annexation (May 12, 2020)

Statements:

• US Senators opposition to annexation, including Sanders, Warren and Kaine (May 31, 2020)
• UN Middle East Peace envoy opposition to annexation (May 20, 2020)
• Haaretz - Palestinian President Abbas Declares End to Agreements With Israel, U.S. (May 20, 2020)
• European Union opposition to annexation (May 18, 2020)

Journals and reports:

• The Washington Institute: "Wrestling with Annexation: The Elusive Search for a Policy Rationale" by Robert Satloff (June, 2020)
• Brookings Institute - With Israel’s annexation plans looming, an hour of decision for Jordan’s Hashemites (June 1, 2020)
• The Economist - How fast will Israel’s new government proceed with annexation? (May 21, 2020)
• Middle East Institute - Israeli annexation “is a game-changer for us”: Prime Minister  Mohammed Shtayyeh on the annexation threat, economic crisis, and COVID-19 in Palestine (May 14, 2020)
• Foreign Policy – Netanyahu’s annexation plan is a threat to Israel’s national security (April 23, 2020)

Other NGOs/advocacy groups:

• J Street – Annexation Memo
• Commanders for Israeli Security – Ramifications of West Bank Annexation: Security and Beyond

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EDITORIALS ON ANNEXATION

Critical from liberal/centrist standpoint:

• Washington Post - Annexing West Bank territory was once a taboo for Israel. No longer
• The Guardian - Israel's annexation of the West Bank will be yet another tragedy for Palestinians
• Times of Israel - A plea to Gantz, Ashkenazi: Israel and its friends need you to block annexation
• Times of Israel - How to cancel annexation? Make a win-win deal that’s better
• New York Times - Annexing the West Bank Is a Brazen Violation of International Law-
• Boston Globe - Annexation threatens the future of both Israelis and Palestinians
• Washington Post - Israel’s annexation of Palestinian land will be the result of U.S. policy, not a betrayal of it
• Washington Post - Trump has powerful reasons to restrain Netanyahu’s new government. He should do so
• Washington Post - Trump now has the power to forever alter Israel’s character 
• LA Times - Another resurrection story for the unsinkable Bibi Netanyahu
• The Guardian - Under the cover of Coronavirus, the world’s bad guys are wreaking havoc 
• Houston Chronicle from Bloomberg - The world won't endorse israel's annexation plan 
• Philadelphia enquirer - White House support for Israeli annexation plans will harm Jewish state
• The New York Jewish Week - Congress Must Take a Stand Against Annexation
• Washington Jewish Week and Baltimore Jewish Times – Annexation is a mistake
• Jewish Journal - The Debate About Israeli Annexation is Disingenuous
• The Forward - If Israel proceeds with annexation, American Jews will socially distance - from Israel

Critical from conservative standpoint:

• YNET - Annexation must wait 
• New York Times – Annexing the West Bank would hurt Israel
• Washington Times - Israel: Politics, prosecution and annexation

Pro:

• The Jewish Star - Annexation vs. Sovereignty: Words matter
• Boston Globe - Israeli annexation may give Palestinians the push they need
• The Jewish Star - Let’s put this simply: Annexation won’t hurt

Very pro:

• Jewish News Syndicate - Annexation’ of territory? 
• The Jewish Voice - Liberal Jewish Opposition to Israel’s Sovereignty is Cowardly
• The American Israelite from Jewish News Syndicate - Israel’s daunting decision on drawing permanent borders