APN Policies and Positions: Believe in Israel. Believe in Peace.
Settlements
Settlements – including settlement expansion and the proliferation of proto-settlements known as “illegal outposts” – are a political, security, and economic liability for Israel, and an existential threat to Israel as a Jewish, democratic state. Read More...
▼ infoJerusalem
APN supports a negotiated solution to competing claims in Jerusalem. We believe that whatever the arrangements, the emergence of a Palestinian capital in Arab areas of Jerusalem would not undermine Israel's claim to Jerusalem as its capital. Rather, it could clear the way – at long last – for international recognition of Jewish Jerusalem as Israel's capital. It would make Israel's capital a more Jewish city, solidify Israel’s sovereignty over it, and allow Israel to shed the burden of ruling over hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who are not and do not desire to be Israeli. Read More...
▼ infoIran
APN believes that the longstanding past U.S. approach to Iran, consisting almost exclusively of sanctions and saber-rattling, has failed. APN strongly supports the Obama Administration’s efforts to replace this approach with a serious, results-oriented Iran policy, comprising sanctions and meaningful incentives and founded on direct, determined US and multilateral diplomacy, without preconditions. Read More...
▼ infoA New Chapter In The Middle East
Americans for Peace Now supports President Obama in carrying out his mandate in the Middle East, and will do everything possible to work with him to realize the long-cherished and long-denied goal of peace, security, and stability for Israel and all inhabitants of the region. Read More...
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AIPAC doesn't speak for me
Last week the Obama administration did just that.
Arabs and Jews refuse to be enemies
I'm proud to be one of the thousands of Israelis and Palestinians who joined the demonstration on Saturday night in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. The crowd, mobilized by a broad range of groups (including the Israeli Peace Now movement), is united in our opposition to settler groups who are evicting Palestinian families and moving into their homes there.
Stop the Violence - Stop the Hate
Israel is going through a dark time, marked by increased settler violence, intensified incitement against pro-peace leaders and causes in Israel, and vicious demonization of pro-peace, pro-democracy forces. Enough is enough. Stand for peace. Condemn the use of violence by settlers.
Needed: A Rational Approach to Iran
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Articles on Violations of Settlement Freeze
According to Defense Ministry figures, construction continues in dozens of settlements in violation of building moratorium. Peace Now: 'Begin was right - freeze means nothing'
Jerusalem Post: "29 settlements defy freeze order"
Ynet: "Defense Ministry: Building in 29 settlements despite freeze"
BBC News: "Israeli settlers 'still building'"
JTA: "Many settlements violating building freeze, Israel says"
Ha'aretz: "Defense Ministry reveals West Bank settlement freeze abuses"
Forward: "Congressional Letter To End Gaza Blockade Splits Activists"
By Nathan Guttman
Published February 03, 2010, issue of February 12, 2010.
Washington -- A congressional letter calling on the United States to press for the lifting of the blockades imposed by Israel and Egypt on Gaza has sparked controversy within the Jewish community.
Picture: Reps. Jim McDermott (left) and Keith Ellison sponsored effort to ease blockade on movement of civilian goods.
IPS: "U.S.: Obama Losing Control of Iran Policy"
In a statement Friday, Debra DeLee, president of Americans for Peace Now, urged that the bill be modified when members of the House and Senate meet to reconcile their respective versions of the legislation.by Ali Gharib
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (IPS) - In a surprisingly swift move on Thursday night that could have wide-ranging implications, the U.S. Senate passed a bill containing broad unilateral sanctions to punish foreign companies that export gasoline to Iran or help expand its domestic refinery capabilities.
APN Denounces New Israeli Settlement Plans in East Jerusalem
APN denounces in the sharpest terms Israel's announcement today of plans for new settlement construction in East
Jerusalem. Speaking from Jerusalem, where he is part of an APN leadership delegation to Israel, APN spokesman
Ori Nir commented:
APN Welcomes Indirect Israeli-Palestinian Talks
Washington, DC -- APN welcomes today's announcement that Special Envoy George Mitchell will be brokering indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. APN welcomes the involvement of Arab governments in the process that lead to today's announcement.New Campaign Against Violence and Intolerance in Israel
Buildings for Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem: More to Come
By Jo-Ann Mort, March 11, 2010
Behind the Settlements by Daniel Kurtzer
Haaretz editorial: Badge of Terror
- 3/17 11:09p A right-wing Web site has posted a list with personal details of organizers of left-wing protests. Commentators on... http://bit.ly/d8cjZC
- 3/18 9:25a CSM: US must keep up pressure on Israel for sake of America's vital national interest and Israel's too - http://2m4r.sl.pt (via @Ibishblog)
- Ending the "business-as-usual" settlements era in East Jerusalem?
- 3/18 8:50a #SheikhJarrah's peaceful protests | Seth Freedman | "A magnet for ISRד alienated by rock-throwing" | Comment is free | http://bit.ly/bFUQpD
- 3/16 12:07p The Banality of Occupation - restrictions on the Temple Mount. watch it on my blog: http://bit.ly/cIw5nM
- 3/18 5:39a Israel's settlement policies are hurting its standing among American public- http://bit.ly/di6qbc
- AIPAC doesn't speak for me
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