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Peace Now Reports on Tenders for Settlement Construction in E1 Peace Now reported Monday on new tenders for the construction of 3401 new housing units in the E1 area. This move continues the rapid pace of construction in the area just east of Jerusalem. The development of E1 has always been a hot button issue. It endangers the future of a two-state solution by bisecting the West Bank and by preventing Palestinian urban development. As Peace Now notes, the Israeli government's move is reckless and "intended to create irreversible facts on the ground leading to a one-state reality." |
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What’s Really Happening in the West Bank NJN will be hosting a webinar featuring Hagit Ofran, Israel’s leading expert on settlements and the Israeli government’s policies in the Occupied Territories. As co-director of Peace Now’s Settlement Watch program, Hagit has spent decades documenting settlement expansion and tracking the legal and political mechanisms driving de facto annexation. The webinar will take place on January 15th at 2 PM (Eastern US Time). |
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Get Congress to Act on Settlements As news about more and more settlement expansion keeps coming, we have the chance to get Congress to speak out. Senator Welch and Representative Khanna are looking for additional members of Congress to join a letter urging Secretary of State Rubio to push back more forcefully against Israeli government actions in the West Bank. The letter includes calls for the administration to oppose settlement construction in E-1, to oppose the pro-annexation Knesset bills, and to reinstate the Biden-era sanctions against violent settlers. |
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NJN Event in Washington, DC |
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Israel at a Crossroads: A Conversation on Security and Peace New Jewish Narrative, New Israel Fund, and J-Street are hosting an evening with Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Nimrod Sheffer, one of Israel’s most respected military strategists. Accompanied by DC journalist Natan Guttman, Sheffer will offer a clear-eyed assessment of Israel’s legitimate security needs and the realities it must confront. At the same time, he will present a hopeful, pragmatic vision for a future of peace. The event takes place on Wednesday, January 21st, at Temple Sinai, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Attendance is free, but registration is required. |
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Responding to Settler Violence, Peace Now to Lead Solidarity Tour of the West Bank Peace Now will be leading a solidarity tour of the West Bank this Friday, January 9. Hagit Ofran from Peace Now’s Settlement Watch Team will be leading the tour, alongside organizers from Looking the Occupation in the Eye. We encourage anyone in the region to attend. |
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