Join us and our fellow organizations TODAY for a briefing call in advance of the Israeli Supreme
Court’s consideration of the case of Lara Alqasem. We are calling on the Israeli government to admit Alqasem
into Israel to pursue her studies at Hebrew University.
Alqasem has become the latest symbol of the fight for an open Israeli society. She is fighting the government’s decision to expel her for her past political affiliation with a student organization that supports boycotts against Israel.
For more background on Lara’s case, click here to read APN’s press release calling on the Israeli government to let her stay.
Click here to join the briefing call on Facebook Live TODAY at 3pm. Speakers will be Leora Bechor, Alqasem's attorney, and MK Tamar Zandberg, leader of the Meretz party.
Thanks for your support,
Americans for Peace Now
This briefing call is co-sponsored by Americans for Peace Now, J Street, Ameinu, National Council of Jewish Women, New Israel Fund, Partners for a Progressive Israel, Reconstructing Judaism, and T’ruah.
Dr. Debra Shushan, APN Policy and Government Relations Director,
was recently in the Philadelphia area where she was the featured speaker at a J Street Philadelphia / J Street U
event at Haverford College and guest at parlor parties. In her September 30 talk at Haverford entitled "Off the
Table: Israeli-Palestinian Peace in the Trump-Netanyahu Era," she surveyed recent developments that threaten
prospects for peace - from the rise of illiberal democracy in the US and Israel, to President Trump's
efforts to take key issues off the negotiating table - as well as the work that APN and Shalom Achshav in Israel
are doing to push back against this tide.
Please join us on October 24, 2018 at 6 pm at the Decatur House
Click on the image above to donate to The Sara Fund
Throughout her professional life, Debra DeLee has been working to secure a better future for
others. She started her career as a fourth-grade teacher in the 1970s, dedicated to her students and the
imperative of quality public education. Working her way through the ranks of the National Education
Association (NEA), DeLee became the NEA's Political Director and chief lobbyist in Washington. As NEA
Director of Government Relations and Director of its political action committee she worked to ensure fair
working conditions for teachers and quality public education for students. Prior to joining Americans for
Peace Now in April 1997, DeLee was selected by President Clinton to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the
1996 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which she designed, developed, and managed for the
president. Preceding the convention, DeLee served as Executive Director and Vice Chair of the Democratic
National Committee (DNC), and in 1994 was appointed DNC Chair. As the President and CEO of Americans for
Peace Now for over 21 years, DeLee has worked tirelessly to promote American support for peace in the Middle
East and support for the Israeli peace movement — Shalom Achshav — working to secure a better future for
Israel and her neighbors.
Professor Shibley Telhami Briefing Call, Thursday, July 19, 2 pm
(Eastern)
Professor Shibley Telhami, an expert on Palestinian politics and on U.S. Middle East policy
joined us on a briefing call on Thursday July 19th, 2018.
APN hosted a briefing call on Thursday, May 17th with Jerusalem expert Daniel
Seidemann.
Join the New Israel Fund, the Foundation for Middle East
Peace, Americans for Peace Now, and J Street DC Metro for:
