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Americans for Peace Now: February 6, 2020
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The Trump vision "is not a peace plan, and I am not sure that it is even a basis for a peace plan."
Amos Yadlin, Israeli General (res.) and former Chief of IDF Military Intelligence.
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APN Mourns the Passing of Gene Reynolds
A stalwart APN supporter, leader, and recipient of its Yitzhak Rabin Peace Award, passed away on February 4.
Gene's professional career began as a child actor, and was most noteworthy for his many years as a TV director and creator of the iconic programs MASH and Lou Grant, among others. Gene was a humble, endearing and generous man, with unwavering principles for peace and justice.
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Issue Briefs
Hard Questions, Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher [ [link removed] ]
Yossi Alpher is an independent security analyst. Views and positions expressed here are those of the writer, and do not necessarily represent APN's views and policy positions.
February 3, 2020, - The Trump Plan: the Immediate Aftermath [ [link removed] ]
Q. How would you characterize international, Arab and Israeli reaction to the Trump "deal of the century" for Israelis and Palestinians that the US president presented last Tuesday in Washington?
A. ... once the plan was studied and analyzed, the reaction on nearly all fronts took a negative turn...
Q. Start with the Israelis, who are supposed to be the plan's main beneficiaries.
A. The Trump plan assigned to Israeli sovereignty all West Bank settlements and awarded it all of Greater Jerusalem...
Q. The Arab response?
A. The Arab response to the Trump plan followed a similar increasingly souring trajectory...
Q. The rest of the world?
A. The rest of the world seems universally either indifferent or condemnatory, particularly after witnessing the Arab League response...
Q. And the US response to all this?
A. The Trump administration is backing away too...
Q. The bottom line?
A. First, it looks likely that any further action on the 'deal of the century' will wait until after Israel's elections. At that point, depending on the outcome, all bets are off...
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Government Relations [ [link removed] ]
APN Legislative Round-Up: January 31, 2020 [ [link removed] ]
Produced by the Foundation for Middle East Peace [ [link removed] ] in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Legislative Round-Up was conceived
* Bills, Resolutions, and Letters
* Hearings
* On the Record...In Support of Trump's Greater Israel plan
* On the Record...Neutral/Positive-Leaning on Trump's Greater Israel plan
* On the Record...Opposing Trump's Greater Israel plan
* On the Record...Using Israel/Trump Plan in Impeachment Debate
* On the Record...Re: Holocaust Remembrance & Israel
* On the Record...Re: No War with Iran/Repeal AUMF
* On the Record... Re: Miscellaneous Matters
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Action Alert
PETITION - Tell Netanyahu: "Trump's Vision and West Bank Annexation Threaten Israel and Peace"
President Trump's vision is not a "peace plan" but rather a scheme, co-authored by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, which, among other transgressions, allows for annexation of all Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the entire Jordan Valley.
TELL PRIME MINISTER NETAYAHU: Trump's Vision and West Bank Annexation Threaten Israel and Peace [ [link removed] ]
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APN Resource Page on Trump's "Peace" Plan [ [link removed] ] - APN and Peace Now items, recommended reading, and more
Items from Peace Now
* The Trump Plan – A Plan for Annexation, Not for Peace [ [link removed] ]
* Data on Annexation and Populated Land Swaps under the Trump Plan [ [link removed] ]
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Thousands Demonstrate at Peace Now's Rally Last Saturday in Tel Aviv: Yes to Peace, No to Annexation
Peace Now and its allies held a large demonstration in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Febuary 1st to reject Trump's Peace Sham and expose it for the trap that it is. APN, through your support, provided some of the much-needed funds for them to prepare and produce this event, and all in just a few days!
DONATE NOW [ [link removed] ] to help cover some of the remaining expenses.
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APN Audio
PeaceCast Episode #106: Annexation as Poison Pill
Hear Joel Singer, the Israeli legal architect of the Oslo Agreements, and expert on annexation and what it means for Israel and prospects for peace.
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Subscribe to APN's PeaceCast at iTunes [ [link removed] ] or Google Play [ [link removed] ]
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Briefing Call
RECORDING: APN Briefing Call on Trump's "Peace Plan"
Listen to veteran Israeli political analyst Akiva Eldar on the Trump administration's so-called "Deal of the Century." from the January 30th briefing call.
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VOTE NOW for the World Zionist Congress
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Help determine the future of the Jewish state and the Jewish people and vote for the new HATIKVAH: Progressive Israel Slate, which APN and 10 other organizations have formed.
Go HERE [ [link removed] ] for more information on HATIKVAH and to vote.
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PeaceCast episode featuring Hadar Susskind, Campaign Director for Hatikvah: Progressive Israel Slate
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