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Settler Violence/Terror

Under the guise of "Price Tag", some Israeli settlers and supporters threaten and attack Palestinians, Mosques, Israeli Security Forces, and Israeli peace activists. Read More...

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Jerusalem

No one can deny the Jewish connection to Jerusalem, which is and forever will be Israel’s capital. Likewise, no one can deny the deep Palestinian connections to Jerusalem, which they view as the only possible capital of a future Palestinian state. Read More...

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Peace Partners: Egypt and Jordan

In 1978, Israel and Egypt signed the Camp David Accords, ensuring stability and security on Israel’s southern border for more than a quarter of a century and opening the way for diplomatic, security, and economic cooperation. Read More...

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Settlements

Israeli politicians today, from across the political spectrum, acknowledge that most settlements – Israeli civilian neighborhoods built on land occupied by Israel in 1967 – will have to be removed as part of any final peace agreement. Read More...

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APN Surpasses 30,000 'Likes' on Facebook; Remains #1 American Jewish Organization

APN made online history this week. Our active Facebook page now has over 30,000 fans, more than any US Jewish organization. We use our Facebook page to feature activities, news and views, and to encourage open discussion on the issues. Americans for Peace Now has been leading the pack in providing a fresh voice on Facebook about Israel for over two years. If you have not done so yet, join our Facebook page and be a part of APN's online conversation.

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Two additional price tag attacks in recent days

In the last two days, two more price tag attacks were made against a monastery, a Jewish-Arab bilingual school and the offices of Peace Now in Jerusalem.

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Settlements in Focus: What's All the Fuss over Migron?
Q: There is a lot of talk in the Israeli media these days about the outpost of Migron, and Peace Now has launched a major campaign around the issue, with the publication of its document "The Migron File" More...

Peace Parsha: Becoming Truly Free

Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg is the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek ("house of peace/pursuers of justice!") in Chester, CT. She serves as co-chair of Rabbis for Human Rights-North America and is a member of the Rabbinic Cabinet of JStreet. She is also an alumna of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.

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Peace Now: Migron Aerial Photos and Legal Docs Revealed

January 25, 2012

Peace Now today released the 'Migron File' - a comprehensive dossier containing all the facts and figures, aerial photos and copies of legal documents related to the illegal outpost of Migron (which the Netanyahu government is working frantically to find a way to legalize).

The "Migron File" can be viewed online or downloaded here.

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Settlements Not an Obstacle to Peace? Get Serious. (Huffington Post)

January 12, 2012

Today, Peace Now released a new report entitled "Torpedoing the Two State Solution -- The Strategy of the Netanyahu Government," detailing a number of trends in settlement expansion that directly, and it seems, deliberately, undermine the viability of the two-state solution.


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Peace Now's Settlement Watch report: 2011 a record year for West Bank settlement construction

January 10, 2012

A new report by Peace Now's Settlement Watch project shows that 2011 was a record year in West Bank settlement construction. Worse, the past years highlighted dangerous trends on the ground in the West Bank, which may end up torpedoing a two-state solution: an Israeli government intention to legalize illegal outposts and thus transform them into full-fledged settlements, and building in sensitive locations such as E-1, Efrat, and Givat Hamatos, which would deny contiguity for a future Palestinian state.

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APN Welcomes Resignation of Editor who Suggested that Israel Kill Obama

January 23, 2012

Washington, DC - Americans for Peace now (APN) welcomes the resignation of Andrew Adler, the owner and managing editor of the Atlanta Jewish Times. Adler resigned under pressure, following a column he wrote, suggesting an Israeli assassination of President Obama.

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APN Condemns Palestinian Mufti's Offensive Comments

January 23, 2012

Washington, DC - Americans for Peace Now (APN) strongly condemns the belligerent anti-Jewish comments made by the Palestinian Authority's Mufti of Jerusalem at a public event in the West Bank earlier this month.

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APN Concerned about Attacks on CAP

January 20, 2012

Washington, DC -- In the context of recent attacks in the media accusing the Center for American Progress and its staff of anti-Semitism, APN's President and CEO Debra DeLee today issued the following statement:

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Ha'aretz: Shin Bet chief: Iran trying to hit Israeli targets in response to attacks on nuclear scientists

February 3, 2012

Iran is trying to strike Israeli targets around the world in a bid to stop the assassinations of its nuclear scientists, the head of the Shin Bet security service, Yoram Cohen, said Thursday.

Lecturing at a closed forum in Tel Aviv, Cohen said that Iran believes Israel is behind the attacks on its nuclear experts, which have killed four scientists since November 2010. "It doesn't matter if it's true or not that Israel took out the nuclear scientists," Cohen said. "A major, serious country like Iran cannot let this go on. They want to deter Israel and extract a price so that decision makers in Israel think twice before they order an attack on an Iranian scientist."

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Israel Hayom: Settlers agree to new, possibly unenforceable, Migron evacuation deal

January 25, 2012

Under new proposal from Likud MK Danny Danon, illegal outpost of Migron will be relocated while current structures remain intact to serve as farmhouses • Compromise complies with High Court ruling to evacuate outpost, but it may not be legal.

Settler leaders on Monday agreed to a compromise regarding the evacuation of the illegal outpost of Migron. The High Court of Justice ruled over the summer that the outpost, home to some 50 families, was built on privately owned Palestinian land and ordered its evacuation by the end of March.

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The American Prospect: "Love Till It Hurts"

January 18, 2012

If there's anything that can produce more anxiety than watching the Republicans pick a presidential candidate, it's watching the process from Israel.

Yes, I know that the Republican candidates--well, except for Ron Paul--all love Israel. Newt Gingrich is still in the race because of the cash his super PAC got from casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, whose other political investments include financing an Israeli newspaper that exists to promote Benjamin Netanyahu. Rick Santorum has just been endorsed by the high council of theocons, who are sure they understand Israel's importance better than the Jews do.

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