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Americans for Peace Now: December 17, 2020
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"We have great hope for the Biden administration. We are certain that its foreign policy team will work with us to dismantle the chokehold on peace and help begin to build a stronger and better Israel."
Hagit Ofran, Peace Now Settlement Watch Director, in her message [ [link removed] ] on the current moment following four years of the Trump Administration, hope that the Biden Administration brings, and the important Peace Now-APN partnership.
Go HERE [ [link removed] ] to read Hagit's full message, and we encourage you to support Peace Now and our partnership with a tax-deductible donation [ [link removed] ].
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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.
New realities: Netanyahu losing Likud friends while Trump buys Israel another Arab friend (December 14, 2020) [ [link removed] ]
Q. Assessing that elections are near, Gideon Saar resigned last week from the Likud and the Knesset and is forming a right-wing party with the goal of replacing Netanyahu. Is this realistic?
A. ...A right-center coalition without Netanyahu would be conceivable...
Q. How will Saar's dramatic move affect the prospect of new elections?
A. ...the net effect could be to persuade Netanyahu to make the concessions needed to keep Gantz in the coalition...
Q. How does all this energetic activity on the political right affect the overall political scene in Israel?
A. Saar's momentous move threatens to seriously fragment the Likud...
Q. Meanwhile, with American leverage, favors and arms, Israel has registered a diplomatic breakthrough with yet another Arab country, Morocco. How significant is this for the larger picture of US-Israel, Arab-Israel and Palestinian-Israeli relations?
A. Something truly paradoxical is going on...
Q. Is Saudi Arabia next?
A. ...it appears the Saudis will hold off as long as Salman is alive...
Q. Trump's normalization transactions with Arab states, devoid as they are of any trace of morality or ideals in international relations, appear to be moving hand-in-hand with the outgoing US president's drive to withdraw the US military from the region. Where does this leave Israel?
A. Good question, one that it is too early to answer...
Q. Israel as the region's policeman? Is this indeed the future?
A. With the Israeli right-religious mainstream dominating politics...
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Government Relations [ [link removed] ]
APN Legislative Round-Up: December 11, 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
Webinar: Europe and the Middle East between Trump and Biden, with Dr. Anders Persson
Tuesday, December 22, 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Dr. Anders Persson, Swedish political scientist specializing in the European Union's relations with Israel and the Palestinians, will discuss the impact of the US presidential transition on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the European perspective, including an assessment of the EU's future engagement with the Biden administration on this issue.
Dr. Persson is the author of a newly-published book: EU Diplomacy and the Israeli–Arab Conflict, 1967–2019. His recent articles on the EU's interaction with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were published in Haaretz, the Jerusalem Post, and the Times of Israel, among other publications.
This webinar is a part of our series on the impact of the US presidential transition on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
REGISTER HERE > [ [link removed] ]
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APN in Action
APN's Hadar Susskind Featured Among American-Jewish Leaders in the Forward
APN President and CEO Hadar Susskind was featured in the Forward's 15 American-Jewish Leaders on how to bridge the divide between Israel and the Diaspora. His quote ends with:
"To bridge the divide between Israel and American Jews, Israeli leaders must recommit to the long neglected 'democratic' nature of Israel, showing that it is as important as the 'Jewish' character."
Go HERE [ [link removed] ] to read his full quote, and
HERE [ [link removed] ] for the entire article
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Settlement Watch
US News: "After 60 Years, East Jerusalem Palestinians Face Eviction Under Israeli Settler Rulings"
For Nabil al-Kurd, being forced out of the East Jerusalem home he has lived in since the 1950s would be a fate worse than death... Many of the Palestinians facing eviction were refugees like Kurd or their descendants, who came to the area more than half a century ago, Peace Now said.
Go HERE [ [link removed] ] for the article which includes a video with members of the al-Kurd family and Peace Now's Hagit Ofran.
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APN Mourns the Death of Rachel (Rochale) Maayan
Rochale was the legendary office manager of Israel's Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) movement. She was a deeply committed peace activist and a wonderful person with a big heart, a big laugh, and a positive and welcoming presence whenever we from APN would visit Israel. She will always be remembered.
See pictures here: [ [link removed] ]
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Shop for Holiday Gifts and Donate to APN
With Amazon Smile, a percentage of what you spend shopping will be donated to APN at no extra cost to you.
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Your donation now in 2020 will help solidify and expand the possibilities for APN in the coming year. As APN's financial obligations continue, including, among others, our support of our Peace Now colleagues in Israel, please consider making a donation now. Thank you.
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