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Americans for Peace Now: January 30, 2020
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For the evangelicals Christians "the plan is everything we were hoping for...everything."
Mike Evans, American evangelist and a founder of the Christian Zionist movement.
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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.
January 29, 2020, - The Trump Plan [ [link removed] ]
Q. On Tuesday, January 28, President Trump presented his 'deal of the century'. PM Netanyahu was at his side. Historically, how should we characterize this plan?
A. This is the first new publicly presented plan for an Israeli-Palestinian end-of-conflict peace since the Clinton parameters of early 2001...
Q. That's very generous of you. But how would you describe the plan itself?
A. It can be described in a number of ways, none of which, in my view, is positive or complementary.
Q. The plan, as noted, dismisses Palestinian narrative issues like right of return while endorsing Israel's narrative demand for recognition as a Jewish state. Here the plan is unequivocally one-sided. But it offers some intriguing territorial twists. Can you comment?
A. Readers are encouraged to look at the map of final status offered by the plan. Just google "Trump peace plan map"...
Q. Why do you point to the need for, say, Blue-White to discuss the plan with Jordan? After all, Jordan is not on the "map" of the plan.
A. The Hashemite monarchy's biggest fear regarding a plan like this is that, by undercutting Palestinian needs and expectations, it will sow fear and violence until, eventually, West Bankers will flee en masse to Jordan...
Q. Your bottom line?
A. First, the nexus of Trump's plan--his impeachment, Netanyahu's unfolding indictment (he just withdrew his request for parliamentary immunity since it had no chance to be approved), and Israel's March 2 elections--promises lots of surprises in the month ahead...
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Briefing Call
APN Briefing Call on Trump's "Peace Plan"
Hear from veteran Israeli political analyst Akiva Eldar on the Trump administration's so-called "Deal of the Century."
TODAY, Thursday, January 30, 12 noon (Eastern)
Phone 1-951-797-1058 and enter the conference code: 147414
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Reject Trump's Israeli Annexation Vision
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This vision is not a "peace plan" but rather a scheme, co-authored by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, to allow for an immediate annexation of all Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the entire Jordan Valley.
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Support Peace Now's Emergency Rally: Yes to Peace, No to Annexation
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Peace Now and its allies will hold 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.
A rally of this size requires a significant amount of funds, and must be pulled together in just a few days. Help APN provide AT LEAST $10,000 to our Israeli partners for this important effort.
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APN Audio
PeaceCast Episode #105: Trump's Deal - Palestinian Perspective
This episode features a conversation with Daoud Kuttab, a veteran Palestinian journalist who splits his time between the West Bank and Amman, Jordan. He is the Director-General of the Community Media Network in Amman and a regular contributor to leading publications in both English and Arabic.
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APN Events
Non-Violent Resistance and Palestinian Self-Development
Palestinian community organizer and activist Ali Abu Awwad gave a stirring speech at an APN cosponsored event in Washington last Friday.
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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.
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PeaceCast episode featuring Hadar Susskind, Campaign Director for Hatikvah: Progressive Israel Slate
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