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Americans for Peace Now: September 10, 2019
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"I don't know. No one knows."
Yossi Alpher, Israeli security expert, in Hard Questions, Tough Answers [ [link removed] ], in response to the question who will win Israel's election on September 17.
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Issue Briefs
Hard Questions, Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher [ [link removed] ]
September 9, 2019 - Israel's Elections: Troublesome Last-Minute Questions [ [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 PM Netanyahu trying, just days before elections, to pass a law allowing party activists to take photographs at all polling stations all day long during election day, September 17?
A. ...Netanyahu's initiative is a transparent attempt, taking a leaf from President Trump, to delegitimize in advance an election that Netanyahu fears he will lose...
Q. Could President Trump meet with Iranian President Rowhani, thereby undercutting Netanyahu's effort to ensure a tight economic boycott of Iran and hurting his election image?
A. There are many indications that the US and Iran are moving in the direction of reopening negotiations...
Q. There are indications that Netanyahu is pursuing some sort of US-Israel security pact or security commitment by Trump as a last-minute election boost. Anything wrong with that idea?
A. ...the security establishments in both countries are wary of such an undertaking...
Q. What's the meaning of the resignation of Jason Greenblatt, Trump's chief Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiator?
A. It appears to reinforce the sense that there really is no "deal of the century"...
Q. Finally, the most troublesome question of all: who will win the election on September 17?
A. I don't know. No one knows...
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Congressman Adam Schiff joins in APN's honoring of Lois and Richard Gunther in Los Angeles
On Sunday, September 8, APN's held a very successful Award Luncheon in Los Angeles. A large and diverse crowd was there to honor the Gunthers and hear from Congressman Adam Schiff, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, who spoke in response to questions from former Congressman Mel Levine.
Pictures and video coming soon!
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Rosh Hashana: A Holiday of Hope
Barbara Green, long-time APN supporter and volunteer, reflects upon Rosh Hashana at a time with a critical election looming in Israel and an American president who calls Jewish Democrats disloyal.
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Recommended Reading
Using the 1929 Massacre to Justify Occupation *Brian Reeves, Director of External Relations at Peace Now *
Israeli settlers in Hebron enjoyed the company of a special visitor this year for the 90th anniversary of the 1929 Hebron massacre: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who used the occasion to boast his pro-settlement credentials.
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In Case You Missed It...
PeaceCast #91: Special Episode - APN's Debra Shushan and Ori Nir are the interviewees on the Bill Press Podcast
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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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