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Americans for Peace Now: November 14, 2019
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"Most of the dead so far are terrorists. I do not rejoice at their deaths, nor do mourn them. But 3 of the dead are kids. My thoughts go out to their families. My kids & I are living in rocket range. We are on edge. But we must not lose our empathy."
Sarah Tuttle Singer, Israeli journalist and author and recent guest speaker to the APN Study Tour in Israel, tweeting about the deaths in Gaza from Israeli raids.
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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.
November 11, 2019 - Endless Elections, Endless Wars? [ [link removed] ]
Q. Is Israel really headed for a third round of elections in early 2020?
A. ...the more time passes and the closer we get to the constitutional deadline for forming a coalition (as of Monday, about a month), the more likely this option looks...
Q. On Saturday, Yisrael Beitenu's Avigdor Liberman offered a compromise proposal for forming a coalition. Does it have a chance? What could thwart it?
A. Liberman, still carefully cultivating the role of kingmaker that September's elections awarded him--and that he could well lose in another electoral round--made a new, "balanced" proposal...
Q. In recent years, Netanyahu has disparaged Bennet, who has been particularly critical toward the prime minister and hawkish toward Hamas in Gaza. And in recent weeks and months, Netanyahu has been sounding the alarm over unspecified security threats that, he argues, mandate an emergency unity government. Yet doesn't Bennet's appointment send a message that a military escalation is not anticipated?
A. Ostensibly, it does...
Q. The September attack in Saudi Arabia has caused such concern in Israel?
A. Yes...
Q. Where does Michael Oren enter the picture?
A. ...Writing in The Atlantic to an American audience, he must be presumed to be speaking for Netanyahu...
Q. Doesn't this imply that, at a minimum, the threat of Iran attacking Israel the way it attacked Saudi Arabia is not on the near-term horizon? After all, Israel's military capabilities far outweigh those of "paper tiger" Saudi Arabia. Perhaps Netanyahu has alternative motives...
A. Indeed...
Q. Your bottom line?
A. First, Netanyahu's motives in playing up the Iran threat in the aftermath of the attack on Saudi Arabia may be complex...
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APN's Study Tour in Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank/Palestine
The Study Tour began November 5 concluded yesterday, November 13, and included touring and private visits and meetings in Jordan, Israel and the West Bank/Palestine..
Go HERE [ [link removed] ] to see pictures.
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APN Audio
PeaceCast Episode #98: East Bank, West Bank and Beyond with Ambassador Marwan Muasher
FROM JORDAN - Dr. Marwan Muasher was recorded during APN's Study Tour's visit in Amman. He is currently the Vice President for Studies at the Carinegie Endowment for International Peace, was Jordan's foreign minister, deputy prime minister, information minister, Jordan's ambassador to the United States and its first ambassador to Israel. He was deeply involved in the peace process, and helped compose the Arab Peace Initiative.
LISTEN > [ [link removed] ] (and make sure to read the recording notes)
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NEW APN Briefing Book on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict for Presidential Candidates and Congress
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See APN's incisive rundown on the issues related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and resolution, with recommendations for actions to take by Members of Congress and Presidential candidates..
Go HERE [ [link removed] ] for the online version of the booklet.
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Matching Donation Offer for Distribution of Briefing Books from APN Chair Jim Klutznick
To ensure that this briefing book gets to as many policy makers and shapers as possible, Jim Klutznick has pledged up to $25,000 to match gifts received. Your tax-deductible contribution [ [link removed] ] will automatically be worth twice as much and will allow extensive distribution of the booklet.
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Peace Now visits Palestinian victims of settlers' "Price Tag"
Peace Now joined a delegation of the Tag Meir NGO to show solidarity with Yatma residents in the West Bank after dozens of their cars' tires were slashed and spray-painted with the words "Regards from the Yitzhar Hill" (a nearby illegal Israeli outpost).
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APN Events
A Constituency for Peace Breakfast Program
Los Angeles - Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Meet with and hear from the Alliance for Middle East Peace's Huda Abuarquob, Regional Director from Hebron, and Ken Rachlin, U.S. Director from Washington, discussing their work in Israel/Palestine and internationally in helping to create the conditions for a real transformation to occur.
Co-sponsores: APN, American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat al Salam, J Street, Partners for Progressive Israel.
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American Jews Break Their Silence - American-born IDF soldiers on encountering the Occupation
Washington, D.C. - Thursday Evening, November 21, 2019
Hear from the growing number of American lone soldiers who are breaking their silence - for the first time - about the moral costs of the occupation. Join us for an evening of conversation with brave young American veterans of the IDF returning with urgent questions about Israel's occupation and its future.
APN is one of the co-sponsors for this event sponsored by New Israel Fund, Breaking the Silence, and Temple Sinai in Washington, DC.
More information and RSVP [ [link removed] ]
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Shop and Give
Shop online, Give to APN
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At no cost to you, items bought at Amazon will generate donations to APN. So, when shopping for yourself or for gifts, support APN at the same time!
Go to Amazon Smile [ [link removed] ] and link your account to Americans for Peace Now.
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Giving of Stock to APN
Have Capital Gains? You can use charitable contributions to reduce your capital gains tax liability by donating long-term appreciated assets. To do this with APN, please follow these instructions, and thank you.
Give this information to your stockbroker to initiate a transfer: Brokerage - TD Ameritrade; DTC #: 0188; Account #: 881348597. Questions? Call APN Controller Robert McCulloch at 617-686-2265.
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