 Americans for Peace Now: February 11, 2021 |
Peace Now Executive Director Shaqued Morag, at the Israeli-Palestinian joint demonstration in Silwan Saturday night.
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. Israel's March 23 Elections (February 8, 2021) Q. The parties’ election lists are final as of last Thursday, February 4. Now the real campaigning begins. Does any camp have an obvious advantage?... A. In terms of organization and composition of party lists, Netanyahu and the right enter the electoral final lap with a serious advantage over the fragmented center-left. Q. Why does Netanyahu begin the campaign with an advantage? A. Despite, or alongside, his colossal failure managing the covid pandemic, and despite the fact that his corruption trial began in earnest on February 8, Netanyahu remains head and shoulders above his opponents in terms of political cunning. Q. Wait, where is the Zionist left and center-left? A. Hopelessly fragmented. Q. Yet the main challenge to Netanyahu is from the center-right . . . ? A. And here there are four parties certain to enter the next Knesset. Q. As sitting prime minister, does Netanyahu enjoy electoral advantages or liabilities? A. Both. As prime minister, Netanyahu can in the coming weeks leverage his office for electoral PR gains. Q. What else have we learned about Israeli politics from the period ending February 4, when the electoral party lists were finalized? A. A number of fascinating trends emerged.
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Peace Now Demonstrates Jointly with East Jerusalem Palestinians
PeaceCast Episode #170: Webinar - Israeli Elections with Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin 
Israelis are going to the polls. Again. For the fourth time in two years.
Political analyst and pollster Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin Analyzes Israel's political scene as the March 23rd elections approach.
Dr. Scheindlin is a public opinion expert and an international political and strategic consultant, as well as a scholar and a writer. She has advised and conducted research on seven national campaigns in Israel over the past twenty years, and has provided research and advising for elections, referendums, and civil society campaigns in fifteen different countries.
Statement: ICC Decison is Unavoidable Consequence of Ongoing Occupation The international Criminal Court (ICC) over the weekend ruled that it has jurisdiction over the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip -- territories under Israeli occupation since 1967. This opens the path for the ICC to launch formal investigations against Israel and against Hamas for alleged war crimes.
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APN's Hadar Susskind in the New Statesman: Do We Need the IHRA Definition?
The US’s Jewish community is debating whether the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition should be enforced as government policy. APN's Hadar Susskind weighs in.
Commemorating Emil Grunzweig, 38 Years Later
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Our Israeli Peace Now partners organized a demonstration at the East Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan to protest the dispossession of Palestinian families by extremist Jewish settlers. Peace Now activists demonstrated shoulder-to-shoulder with Silwan’s Palestinian residents, and then marched with them to join the weekly anti-Netanyahu demonstration opposite the Prime Minister’s residence in West Jerusalem’s Balfour Street
How should US anti-Semitism be defined in the Biden era? 
Thirty Eight years ago, on February 10th 1983, Peace Now activist Emil Grunzweig was murdered by an extreme right Jewish terrorist at a Peace Now demonstration in Jerusalem. 
