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Americans for Peace Now: December 18, 2019
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"...when our children will be fluent in both Hebrew and Arabic, it will be easier for them to understand that we are not doomed, but rather meant to live here together. And maybe they will know how to build bridges of trust and of Israeli hope."
Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin, Israeli President, speaking about Jewish-Arab partnership and about the important role of language.
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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.
December 16, 2019 - December 16, 2019 - While We Wait for Knesset Election #3... [ [link removed] ]
Q. A third Knesset election within a year is now a certainty. We have nearly 80 days until March 2 to discuss it. Perhaps we can, for a while, postpone detailed analysis of party mergers and of Netanyahu's campaign tricks and catch up on regional and international issues that you have had to neglect recently.
A. Good idea...
Q. In precisely the spirit of catching up on relevant regional developments, what is the strategic significance of the current and recent mass demonstrations against the governments in Lebanon, Iraq and Iran? What do they mean for Israel and for the US?
A. In all three countries, the protests focus on corruption, poor governance and economic crisis...
Q. Apropos meddling, lately we hear more and more talk about "deep states". Does Israel have a "deep state"? Does the US?
A. The term deep state has been ridiculously distorted of late by President Trump and others from the American and Israeli right wings...
Q. Can you explain how the original deep state worked in Turkey?
A. Here is an example from the Israeli experience...
Q. Finally, how does the outcome of the UK parliamentary elections affect Israel?
A. The outcome deals a blow to Jeremy Corbyn's anti-Semitism. That is good news for all Jews...
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Government Relations [ [link removed] ]
APN Legislative Round-Up: December 13, 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
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Letter from Israel
"Good news from Israel" - Peace Now's Shaqued Morag:
Good news from Israel? Yes. Not enough, just yet, to offset all the bad, but, for the first time in many years, enough to give us a concrete hope for change.
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Recommended Reading
New York Times: "In Era of Hardening Identities, Trump Order on Jews Kindles Questions Old and New"
The president said he wanted to target anti-Semitic speech on campuses, but in the time of new nationalism, nothing is really that simple.
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What's at Stake in President Trump's Executive Order Combating Anti-Semitism
...what does such an order mean for the pro-Israel, pro-peace activities of organizations like Americans for Peace Now (APN) who hold events on college campuses?
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Action Alert
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