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.
Americans for Peace Now welcomes President Biden’s State of the Union announcement that the US will build a
temporary seaport outside the Gaza Strip to facilitate the delivery of emergency humanitarian aid.
While welcoming the dramatic move, APN also urges the Biden administration to pressure Prime Minister
Netanyahu to immediately allow vastly greater aid deliveries through the ground crossings between Israel and
Gaza.
While humanitarian aid is essential to save lives now, ultimately, there is only one way to end this crisis. The war must come to an end.
APN’s President and CEO Hadar Susskind said: “As I sit in Jerusalem having met this week with Israeli
political leaders, kibbutz members from the Gaza envelope, families of hostages, American diplomats and Palestinian
leaders, it is overwhelmingly clear that there is only one way out of this crisis. Return the hostages. Send aid to
Gaza. End the war, and begin once again traveling down the long road to peace.”
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.
Today is the first day of Americans for Peace Now’s 2024 tour to Israel and the West Bank, an exciting day for APN -- and for me personally.
It is a special day for me because this year’s tour comes with an especially heavy sense of responsibility and anxiety. It is also special because this will be my last APN tour before my retirement, less than a month from now.
I have been organizing APN’s tours to Israel and the West Bank for almost fifteen years. Conceptualizing and planning them have always required a great deal of thought. Executing them involves creativity and flexibility, occasional frustration, but also tremendous gratification. It’s one thing to tell people about Israel and its conflict with the Palestinians. It’s another thing to show it to participants and witness “aha moments” as they visit the region and talk with Israelis and Palestinians.
Earlier this month, President Biden issued a landmark National Security Memorandum (NSM -20) requiring that all countries receiving US security assistance provide the US with credible and reliable written assurances that they will comply with international humanitarian law and other applicable international law prior to receiving US assistance. Now, as Israel is preparing to invade Rafah, the United States must ensure that the consequences of violating the principles set out in NSM-20 are clear and enforced.
Rafah has served as the least dangerous place of refuge in Gaza for the over one million displaced Palestinians seeking a modicum of safety. Conditions in northern and central Gaza are dire, leaving refugees with no other viable alternatives for shelter and safety.
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.
Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, a scholar and writer, is an international political and strategic consultant. She has advised and conducted research on nine national campaigns in Israel over the past twenty years, and has provided research and advising for elections, referendums, and civil society campaigns in fifteen different countries.
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
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Letters
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Massive Supplemental Aid for Israel Takes Center Stage
4. Hearings &
Markups
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Selected Media & Press releases/Statements
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.
Americans for Peace Now (APN) strongly condemns the recent demolitions in the Palestinian village of al
Walaja, near Jerusalem, where three homes were destroyed today, following the demolition of two homes last
week.
The demolitions follow repeated failure by Israeli authorities to fulfill their responsibility to prepare a
master plan for al-Walaja, which would allow residents to legally live and build in their village. Additionally,
the government has refused to accept a master plan that the residents of Walaja paid for and prepared with a
professional planner. In fact, Israeli authorities seem committed to blocking growth at al-Walaja and demolishing
existing structures because of a planned road that will serve adjacent settlements.