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Americans for Peace Now: June 24, 2020
QUOTES
"We should not put up obstacles that will prevent us from implementing our vision of Israel as a nation state of the Jewish people with equal rights for all its citizens."
Tzippi Livni, former Israeli foreign minister, in her Washington Post opinion piece Why Israel's annexation of parts of the West Bank would be a historic mistake [ [link removed] ].
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"The Jewish majority is not entitled to crudely violate the human rights of Palestinians and deny them the right of self determination."
Zev Sternhell, scholar and a founder of Peace Now in Israel who passed away in Jerusalem at the age of 85, in a 2016 opinion piece Yes, Israelis, We Must Air Our Dirty Laundry in Public [ [link removed] ].
Go HERE [ [link removed] ] to read APN's "Zev Sternhell, RIP" - which includes the incident when he was the target of a Jewish-Israeli terrorist because of his activism with Peace Now.
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Issue Briefs
Hard Questions, Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher [ [link removed] ]
June 22, 2020 - Annexation: the crucial Jordan dimension [ [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.
Q. Why is Jordan making such a fuss about Netanyahu's West Bank annexation plans? Israel is not annexing Jordanian land.
A. ...Jordan's King Abdullah II engaged in a Zoom marathon with seven groups of US senators and representatives...
Q. Yet the extent and timing of annexation have not yet even been agreed in Jerusalem. It seems that disagreement within the Netanyahu-Gantz coalition and between Jerusalem and Washington is delaying any decision.
A. King Abdullah can take some credit for the delay...
Q. Let's leave both Jordanian and Palestinian sentiments aside for a moment and play devil's advocate. From Israel's standpoint, what is wrong with a Palestinian "alternative homeland" in Jordan rather than a state in the West Bank?
A. ...the problem here lies in the difference between the way Hashemite Jordan sees itself and the way a Palestinian state implanted in its stead would see itself...
Q. Then why shouldn't Jordan want an Israeli land buffer between it and a West Bank Palestinian entity?
A. Jordan indeed wants an Israeli security presence in the Jordan Valley. But not a sovereign presence...
Q. Jordan gets $1.5 billion in military and economic aid annually from the United States. Abdullah's lobbying regarding Israeli annexation has run into an American demand that Amman extradite a terrorist, Ahlam Aref Ahmad al-Tamimi. Why is this a stumbling block?
A. Tamimi is a Jordanian national...
Q. Bottom line?
A. In terms of Israel's broadest strategic interests, the potential damage to Jordan inflicted by Israeli annexation measures is as crucial as the damage to legitimate Palestinian interests. Instability in Jordan is at least as bad for Israel as instability in the West Bank.
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Government Relations [ [link removed] ]
APN Legislative Round-Up: June 19, 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
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APN Zoom Webinars on West Bank Annexation - Thursday, Friday and Monday!
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Thursday, 12 Noon (Eastern)
"Palestinian and Israeli Diplomats Discuss Annexation" featuring Peace Now Director Shaqued Morag - Co-sponsored with Partners for Progressive Israel and Meretz UK. Register Here >> [ [link removed] ]
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Friday, 12 Noon (Eastern)
"Palestinian Public Opinion and Public Policy" with Dr. Khalil Shikaki Register Here >> [ [link removed] ]
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Monday, June 29, 12 Noon (Eastern)
The Impact on US-Israel Relations - Briefing with Ambassador Daniel Shapiro Register Here >> [ [link removed] ]
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Action Alert
The APN-Peace Now joint anti-annexation letter has been heating up with American and Israeli politicians, well-known activists, celebrities and other public personalities signing on and encouraging others to do the same.
It has also been shared on prominent activist sites, and the total number signed is now at more than 4,500 people and climbing!
SIGN HERE [ [link removed] ]
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APN Audio
Listen to "The Dove" - APN's series of stories from Israeli journalists
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Listen to a collection of stories told by practitioners in the field, highlighting the human and the humanity in this conflict.
Part I - Oren Cohen - Chaufeurring in Gaza [ [link removed] ]
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Part II - Anat Saragusti - Befiending a Bomber-Turned-Peacenik [ [link removed] ]
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Part III - Gideon Levy - Collateral Maria [ [link removed] ]
Go HERE [ [link removed] ] for the menu of all APN PeaceCast podcasts, including these and other episodes of The Dove.
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Settlement Watch
Israeli Ministry of Housing announces devastating settlement plan in East Jerusalem
Peace Now: "Promoting construction in Givat HaMatos is a dangerous step that could ultimately cripple the prospect of peace and a two-state solution... The new government must abolish this disaster..."
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Israeli Cabinet "approved" 700 units for Palestinians last year – in practice only 6 were
After severe international criticism, the Israeli Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (known as the "Cabinet") approved 700 housing units for Palestinians. The Times of Israel reported that in the year since, only one Palestinian building permit has been approved for the Palestinians in Area C.
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Less than $10,000 remains on APN's matching donations grant
[ [link removed] ]To help APN's new President and CEO Hadar Susskind succeed in his and APN's new leadership path, APN's current and past Board Chairs, Jim Klutznick and Luis Lainer, have generously offered to match up to $30,000 in donations.
Go HERE [ [link removed] ] to make a donation that will be matched (write "match" in the comments box)
Go HERE [ [link removed] ] to learn more about Hadar from Jim and Luis, and in his own words.
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