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Americans for Peace Now: October 7, 2020
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"I think that until we face this distortion of the occupation that we, people who are generally moral, have been administering for 53 years, we will be living in a parallel universe."
David Grossman Israeli author and noted pro-peace advocate, in an interview published in Yedioth Ahronoth Seven Days weekend magazine.
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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.
October 5, 2020 - The Second Intifada, 20 years later
Q. The Second Intifada began on Sept. 29, 2000 and petered out nearly five years later. What is its relevance today, after 20 years?
A. The question may seem bizarre these days...
Q. For example...
A. When polled, a large Israeli majority regularly expresses a desire for a peace process but a lack of confidence in Israel's Palestinian partner, the PLO...
Q. Hold on here. Who started the Second Intifada, why, and what was it exactly?
A. The Second Intifada was a violent Palestinian insurrection against Israel, then as now the occupier of territories conquered in 1967 and populated primarily by Palestinians...
Q. What was Yasser Arafat's role?
A. To this day, security community veterans debate whether he knew in advance of Hamas's intention to instigate violence against Israel, or gave the order to launch the Second Intifada...
Q. The Second Intifada quickly became in some ways a confrontation between Arafat and Ariel Sharon. In retrospect, how do you assess their performance?
A. This is a fascinating dimension of the Second Intifada...
Q. Can we say that Israel won the Second Intifada and the Palestinians lost?
A. In the short term, and from a security standpoint, yes...
Q. Your bottom line?
A. ...As Pogo said in a comic-strip back in 1972, "We have met the enemy, and he is us."...
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Government Relations [ [link removed] ]
Legislative Round-Up: October 2, 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
* Bills, Resolutions, and Letters
* Hearings and Markups
* On the Record
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APN Events
New Speakers Announced!
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, American Federation of Teachers President and Rabin Center Public Service Award recipient Randi Weingarten, and Actor and Activist Joshua Malina, will be among those joining host Mandy Patinkin.
APN's Yitzhak Rabin 25-Year Memorial Event
Live-Streamed
October 20, 8 pm (Eastern)
7:00 pm Central / 6:00 pm Mountain / 5:00 pm Pacific
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Action Alert
Urge your Elected Officials to Cosponsor Resolution Honoring Yitzhak Rabin
On October 1, both the House of Representatives and the Senate introduced resolutions which honor the life and legacy of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 25th anniversary of his assassination. Please encourage your Senators and Representative to co-sponsor S. Res 745 and H. Res 1173, or thank them for their leadership if they have already done so.
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APN Events
TOMORROW - Thursday, October 8 at 1 pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific
[ [link removed] ]Special Documentary Screening and Dicsussion
Join the Progressive Israel Network – a coalition of 10 American organizations including APN – for a special screening of the documentary The Settlers' Billionaire Backer that uncovered the source of $100 million in donations to Elad, an Israeli settler organization that operates in East Jerusalem.
There will be a post-film discussion with investigative journalist Uri Blau and BBC News Arabic Senior Producer Rosie Garthwaite.
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