Progressive Israel Network Opposes Netanyahu’s Annexation Pledge
Responding to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement of his intent to extend Israeli sovereignty over large parts of the West Bank, the Progressive Israel Network released the following statement:
Americans for Peace Now calls on the Trump administration, Congress, and fellow American Jewish organizations to act to prevent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from carrying out his declared intention to annex wide swaths of the occupied West Bank immediately after next week’s Israeli elections.
Such a step would be an existential threat to Israel’s security and wellbeing. Particularly if endorsed by the United States, it would likely destroy future efforts for a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace, upon which Israel’s future as a democracy and a Jewish national home relies.
Barbara Green is a long-time activist and volunteer with Americans for Peace Now
I groaned when asked to write a peace parsha for Rosh Hashana
this year. It gets harder each time. The reasons for optimism fade almost daily. With a critical
election looming in Israel and an American president who calls Jewish Democrats disloyal, it's tempting to just
walk away from the Israel issue and our longstanding struggle for an end to the Occupation and the creation of a
Palestinian state. Every once in a while, I remember the feeling of euphoria after the signing of the Oslo
Accords on the White House lawn in 1993. We used to make a gesture -- thumb and forefinger a scant
millimeter apart -- and say to ourselves, "Peace is this close. It can never go back to the way it
was." Didn't really happen that way, right?
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.
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.
Dear friend,
Amid reports that Trump is considering publishing his political plan before
Israel’s general election, I met, together with several other representatives of the Israeli Peace Camp,
with US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. I thought you would be interested in the content of this
meeting.
At the meeting, we expressed our dismay regarding the US government's actions in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Specifically, we argued that unilateral moves by the Trump administration are further undermining trust between Israelis and Palestinians and may spark a new round of violence, the price of which will be paid by Israelis and Palestinians on the ground.
We reminded the Ambassador that most Israelis continuously and unwaveringly support the two-states solution. We reiterated that these Israeli citizens favor a solution guaranteeing peace and security over the Greater Israel one-state vision, which would spell an end to a democratic Israel, and would run afoul of the shared values at the core of the special relationship between our two countries.
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 is outraged by President Trump's statement suggesting that the vast majority of American Jews are disloyal, and strongly condemns it. This outrageous, anti-Jewish slur fans the flames of Jew hatred in the US and puts American Jews in danger.
Trump's comment also poisons US-Israel relations, attempting to shatter bipartisan US support for Israel's security and wellbeing, for Trump's own political gain.
Check out these excerpts featuring Debra Shushan, APN Director of Policy and Government Relations, on CGTN's "The Heat" from August 19, 2019, on the topic: "Israel Denies Entry to Two Members of US Congress."
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.
