Americans for Peace Now
Americans for Peace Now: September 4, 2019

"You can't tell young Israelis that it's just and correct to live here when your daily business is oppressing Palestinians in Azzoun or Salfeet or anywhere else in Judea and Samaria. It doesn't work. We don't grasp it, but it corrupts our soul and it ruins our young generation."

Yair Golan, ex IDF Deputy Chief and candidate in the Democratic Union party, on the geekonomy podcast.


Issue Briefs

Hard Questions, Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher

September 3, 2019 - Netanyahu Tries to Change the Election Agenda while the US/Iran/Levant Factor Escalates

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. PM Netanyahu appears to have emerged unscathed from Hezbollah's response to the recent Israeli attack in the heart of Beirut. Does this boost his security profile and does the security effect boost his electability?

A. Netanyahu's problem regarding security issues is that he is running against three former IDF chiefs of staff...

Q. Start from the last item (Netanyahu's attack of the media) What's new here?

A. ...this constitutes an unprecedented attack by a sitting prime minister on freedom of speech in Israel...

Q. And the other distractions? What is notable?

A. The Likud is understandably concerned about fringe right-wing lists...

Q. Returning to the security issues to Israel's north, couldn't US opposition to alleged Israeli anti-Iran operations in both Lebanon and Iraq cloud Netanyahu's relationship with Trump?

A. They could...and/or they could force Israel to desist from some of its preventive attacks against Iranian proxy forces...

Q. Yet not only Netanyahu but the Israeli security community as well is alarmed by the Pentagon's discomfort over Israeli attacks in Iraq.

A. Indeed...

Q. Bottom line?

A. Elections in two weeks. Anything can happen.

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APN Audio

PeaceCast #91: Special Episode - APN's Debra Shushan and Ori Nir are the interviewees on the Bill Press Podcaast

In a PeaceCast co-production with the popular "Bill Press Pod", the APN experts were the guests on the episode titled "Criticism of Israel is Not Antisemitism with Americans for Peace Now."

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APN Events

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APN Award Luncheon Honoring The Gunthers; Congressman Adam Schiff, Special Guest

Sunday, September 8, 2019 - Los Angeles

Final chance to make reservations and/or support APN and their honoring of the Gunthers with a tribute contribution.

At the event, the Gunther will receive the Arthur P. Stern Leadership Award and Congressman Adam Schiff, Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, will discuss relevant issues in conversation with former Congressman Mel Levine.

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Settlement Watch

Settlers Squat in Abu Rajab House in Hebron

Peace Now: "A handful of settlers should not run an entire state and drag us to create another settlement in the heart of Hebron... It is expected of a responsible government not to submit to the dictates of a small and extreme minority, and to follow a clear policy that takes into account security considerations, the law, and a future Israeli-Palestinian agreement.

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