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Americans for Peace Now: October 24, 2019
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A government that will "strive for peace."
Benny Gantz, head of the Blue White party, about his intentions in forming the next Israeli government after given the mandate to do so from Israeli President Rivlin, subsequent to Benjamin Netanyahu's unsuccessful attempt.
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Issue Briefs
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 23, 2019 - Annual Book Review Edition [ [link removed] ]
Q. It's a little late (or early) to recommend holiday reading, but go ahead. This could be a welcome break from what look like unpleasant and disappointing Israeli coalition negotiations. Perhaps you'll start with an "oldie", a well-established work that you think is worth revisiting for its relevance at this juncture?
A. Like George Orwell's 1984, Barbara Tuchman's The March of Folly, which coincidentally was first published in 1984, is particularly timely in these days of Trump and Netanyahu...
Q. Did all of Israel's recent anniversaries--a century to the Balfour Declaration, 70 years to the founding of the state, 50 years to the Six-Day War--generate any sort of comprehensive reevaluation?
A. Israel in a Turbulent Region: Security and Foreign Policy, edited by Tore T. Petersen (Routledge, 2019), was conceived precisely with those anniversaries in mind.
Q. A biography?
A. Arik: the life of Ariel Sharon by David Landau...
Q. More on the Palestinian issue, please...
A. The Israeli Settlement Enterprise in East Jerusalem, 1967-2017, is by Daniel Seidemann of Terrestrial Jerusalem... In Jerusalem: Three Generations of an Israeli Family and a Palestinian Family, by Lis Harris
Q. To conclude, anything new by you?
A. Routledge just published my Winners and Losers in the 'Arab Spring': Profiles in Chaos. It's my take, written over the past three years and updated to early 2019, on the role of outside actors in the revolutionary chaos that has characterized the Middle East since 2011...
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Government Relations [ [link removed] ]
APN Legislative Round-Up: October 18, 2019 [ [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
* On the Record
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APN Events - Washington, D.C.
Israel's Fateful Choice: Annexation or Peace, A Discussion with Israel's Peace Movement
Tomorrow, Friday, October 25, 1:30-3:00 pm, 2200 Rayburn House Office Building, 45 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC
APN will hold this briefing on Capitol Hill featuring Israeli visitors Shaqued Morag, Peace Now Executive Director, and Brian Reeves, Peace Now Director of Development and External Relations. The program will be moderated by Dr. Debra Shushan, APN Director of Policy and Government Relations
Email Debra Shushan [ mailto:
[email protected] ] with questions.
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APN Activities at the J Street National Conference
Saturday evening, October 26 to Tuesday, October 29.
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APN is a participating organization and will be involved in the following activities:
* APN panel on Sunday morning, October 27 at 10:30 AM entitled Annexation 101. It will feature Shaqued Morag, Executive Director of Peace Now in Israel, Lior Amihai, Executive Director of Yesh Din, and Osama Qawasma, adviser to PLO President Mahmoud Abbas, moderated by Debra Shushan, APN's Director of Policy and Government Relations.
* APN informational table with publications, treats, and the opportunity to meet APN staffmembers and activists.
* The panel "Scorched Earth: The Trump Legacy on Israel/Palestine" on Sunday, October 27 from 12-1:15 PM, will be moderated by APN's Debra Shushan.
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APN Audio
[ [link removed] ] PeaceCast #94: Arafat and Abbas: Portraits of Leadership
This episode features a conversation with Menachem Klein, professor of Middle Eastern studies at Bar Ilan University. He is the author of several books with his new book: Arafat and Abbas: Portraits of Leadership in a State Postponed.
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