Seraj Assi and Zachary Foster, Middle East experts, in their Ha'aretz essay 
Reuven Rivlin, President of Israel, leveling criticism at the heads of Israeli political parties' divisive rhetoric against the Arab Israeli sector, including Prime Minister Netanyahu who spoke of "Zionist" voters as a way to exclude the majority of the Arab electorate. 
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 Americans for Peace Now: March 18, 2020 |
 "Nothing brings people together in solidarity like a natural disaster, even when that disaster requires more social distancing than gathering together. Let the new plague be our shared enemy."
"In the State of Israel, there are no half-citizens. There are deep disagreements, but no semi-citizens."
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. March 16, 2020, - Israel in the Time of Corona Q. Israel is dealing with two simultaneous crises: battling the corona virus and trying for the third time in a year to form a new government. How do the two crises interact? A. Caretaker Prime Minister Netanyahu is trying to leverage the corona crisis to form some sort of unity government with Blue White, under his ongoing leadership... Q. For example? What are some of those basic issues that have emerged? A. ...For one, the national health system suffers from years of underfunding... Q. Speaking of Arabs and democracy, how are Israel’s neighbors doing with the virus? A. To a large extent, they are following the lead of the Israeli health system... Q. Codependent? Then what about the much-ballyhooed initiative, emanating from the Trump administration, for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank? A. Annexation was on centrist and right-wing candidates’ agenda until Israel’s third round of elections on March 2. Now, annexation is no longer mentioned... Q. Bottom line? A. The weeks ahead will witness escalated corona dangers, attempts to reach some sort of agreement on at least a temporary unity government to deal with them, and little or no talk or action regarding annexation.
APN Legislative Round-Up: March 13, 2020Produced by the Foundation for Middle East Peace in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Legislative Round-Up was conceived
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COVID-19 knows no borders
Left: In Hebron, Palestinian women work in a factory amid precautions against the coronavirus (photo credit: REUTERS/MUSSA QAWASMA); Right: In Jerusalem, an Israeli medic arrives to test a patient with symptoms of COVID-19 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) When the forces of nature remind us how vulnerable we are – how equally vulnerable we are – we are humbled. And humbled before these forces, we demonstrate our shared humanity.
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