Legislative Round-Up- November 8, 2024

Produced by the Foundation for Middle East Peace. Views and positions expressed here are those of the writer, and do not necessarily represent APN's views and policy positions.

1. Bills, Resolutions
2. Letters
3. Hearings
4. Israel/Palestine in 2024 Elex/Politics
5. Selected Media & Press releases/Statements

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What Do We Do Now? (Hadar Susskind, November 11 2024)

What do we do now? That is the question I have been asked more than any other over these past few days. This coming Thursday we will come together for a webinar discussion to talk about what the Trump administration will hold for Israel-Palestine peacebuilding work. Our Director of Government Relations, Madeleine Cereghino, will join me, and we’ll dig into policy-- looking at possible executive actions, legislation, appointments, and more. We’ll talk about the UN and about whether Trump might actually pressure Netanyahu in some way. There is much to say and more to be done as we re-calibrate our efforts and refocus our energies to address the new political reality.

But that’s not what people have been asking me this week. This week the questions have been more along the lines of “how do we keep going”, “is there any point in this now”, and “is there any hope for peace”?

My answer to all three questions is the same: There is no other option. There is no other choice. There is no choice but to keep going, to keep working, to keep struggling for peace. There is no option besides keeping our heads high and our view on our north star, justice. And there is always hope. There is always a path to a better future. Our job, particularly in times of discord and disappointment, is to be the keepers of that hopeful future. I say this not because I believe it to be close at hand or easily achieved. But exactly because it may not be, and thus it is essential that we use our voices, our bodies, our being, to protect and nurture that hope and that better future.

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Statement- Unity and Diversity: Stand Together Rally

The following statement was issued by Ameinu, Americans for Peace Now, Habonim Dror North America, J Street, New Israel Fund, New York Jewish Agenda, Partners for Progressive Israel, and T’ruah.

Last week our organizations sent a letter to the heads of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and Jewish Federations of North America expressing our unease regarding the upcoming Stand Together event taking place on November 10, in Washington, DC. We appreciated that the executives of these organizations took the time to meet with us and hear our concerns directly as to why we, unfortunately, cannot comfortably participate in this event. At a time of such divisiveness in our public discourse, it was incredibly important that we were able to discuss our differences with civility while also acknowledging our shared commitment to the Jewish people.

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Post-Election Conversation with APN

We will host a conversation about what a second Trump administration may hold for Israel-Palestine peacebuilding work. We will cover how it may affect our overall agenda, as well as how the US-Israel relationship could shift with Trump back in the White House.
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Statement on 2024 Election Results

November 6, 2024- Americans for Peace Now remains deeply committed to our values, our country’s democracy, and the struggle for peace and justice for Israelis and Palestinians alike, and we will fight for them. Whatever challenges may arise, we will push the incoming Congress and the Trump administration to respect our democracy, and we will never surrender in our struggle to make our world a better place.

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Statement on the Firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

November 5, 2024- Earlier today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for the second time, fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Netanyahu has replaced Gallant with Israel Katz, the current Foreign Minister, and said that Gideon Sa'ar would replace Mr. Katz as Foreign Minister.

APN President and CEO Hadar Susskind said: “On a day when the corruption of his administration is the talk of Israel, Netanyahu has fired his Defense Minister. Gallant, who deserves his large share of the blame for his role in the war, is at least qualified to serve as Defense Minister. He will be replaced by Israel Katz, a longtime Likud party minion who was a feckless Foreign Minister and has no qualifications to serve as Defense Minister.

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Legislative Round-Up- November 1, 2024

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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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Statement on the Knesset’s Passage of Legislation Banning UNRWA

October 29- Americans for Peace Now strongly condemns the passage of two bills in the Knesset yesterday to bar the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from operating within Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.

In the months following the horrific attacks on October 7, troubling allegations about the involvement of a handful of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employees came to light. UNRWA and the UN responded swiftly to the accusations by immediately terminating the employees allegedly involved, ordering an independent outside review of the agency’s neutrality practices, and directing a review of the allegations by the UN’s highest investigative body, the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS).

We remain deeply troubled by the affiliation of individual UNRWA employees with Hamas, but we cannot allow the actions of a handful of people, however heinous, to overshadow the critical role UNRWA plays in Gaza’s survival. UNRWA is the primary aid organization in Gaza, and its work there is crucial.

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Legislative Round-Up- October 25, 2024

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