Americans for Peace Now: Action Alerts Archives

Tell Chabad to Condemn Settler Violence!

By Rabbi Alana Suskin on January 17, 2012 1:34 PM | No Comments

On January 4th the national headquarters of Chabad Lubovitch issued a statement condemning the widely publicized attack by ultra-Orthodox Jews on an 8-year-old girl in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh last month. That attack triggered outrage in Israel, among friends of Israel in the United States and beyond. Chabad's statement said: "Violent behaviors of individuals or groups who abuse, intimidate and insult others are a flagrant offense to Torah and tzniut (modesty), in both letter and spirit, and deserve to be unequivocally condemned."

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ACTION ALERT: Don't play politics with Israel!

By Rabbi Alana Suskin on December 16, 2011 12:44 PM | No Comments

The issue of Israel has a legitimate place in the debate and discourse of a US election. As part of a serious discussion, we expect to see how each candidate would advance Israel-Palestinian peace. In order to promote such a debate, APN has launched its "Elections 2012: Responsibility over Rhetoric" campaign.

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An anti-democratic onslaught

By Ori Nir on November 17, 2011 3:59 PM | No Comments

Peace Now is again under attack.

Today's attackers are not rightwing terrorists but rather members of the Israeli Knesset, the very people entrusted with protecting Israeli democracy

The latest in an onslaught of anti-democratic bills presented to the Knesset is directed chiefly at Peace Now's litigation efforts regarding West Bank settlement construction. The bill, made public yesterday, would disallow petitions against the Israeli government to Israel's High Court by "public petitioners" such as Peace Now, unless they petition alongside a private individual who is harmed by government policies.

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Terrorism Won't Win

November 9, 2011 12:09 PM | No Comments

Take action now. This is not about right or left; it is about right or wrong.

The terrorism of radical settlers and their supporters is clearly escalating. Recent months have seen repeated attacks by these Jewish terrorists against peace activists, Palestinians, the IDF and police, and against a mosque and a Muslim and a Christian cemetery inside Israel.

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Tell Congress to act rationally on UN and the Palestinians

November 3, 2011 10:47 AM | No Comments

Earlier this week, members of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization), voted to admit the PLO as "the state of Palestine," with full member-state status in that organization.

This action triggers an existing U.S. law, first passed in 1991 and then strengthened in 1994, that compels the U.S. to cut off all funding to UNESCO. With the Palestinians reportedly poised to seek membership in as many as 16 other UN member organizations, this law could mean the U.S. effective withdrawal from a wide range of international bodies.

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Support peace, not punishment

By Lara Friedman on September 21, 2011 3:38 PM | No Comments

A drama is unfolding at the UN over the recognition of Palestine as an independent state.

Like you, we are watching the situation closely. Earlier today, President Obama spoke at the United Nations General Assembly. Unfortunately, his words offered very little in terms of hope, vision, or leadership in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will address the UN General Assembly.

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Boycotting Settlements

By Lara Friedman on July 13, 2011 11:40 AM | 3 Comments

Monday will go down in history as the day that the Israeli Knesset voted to suspend democracy in Israel. Monday was the day when the Knesset effectively outlawed peaceful protest against Israeli government policies, including settlements.

The passage of this law is a travesty of democracy.

Support Peace Now and the people of Israel by "liking" Peace Now's new Facebook campaign page challenging the boycott law.

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Don't let Glenn Beck set Jerusalem on fire!

By Noam Shelef on June 17, 2011 11:01 AM | 11 Comments

Shock jock Glenn Beck is planning to hold a rally in Jerusalem in August.

He's calling the event "Restoring Courage." But the location he's chosen shows that what he really wants to do is foster conflict. He's decided to hold the event in East Jerusalem, just outside the Old City, one of the most politically sensitive locations in the world.

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Tell Congress to get past blame

By Noam Shelef on May 23, 2011 11:23 AM | 7 Comments

Today, Tuesday, May 24, AIPAC supporters will be on the Hill lobbying Congress to support resolutions - H. Res. 268 and S. Res. 185 - taking the Palestinians to task for seeking UN recognition and for trying to put together a new government that can govern both Gaza and the West Bank.

These resolutions will no doubt be sold as the "pro-Israel" thing for Congress to do. But, rather than promote Israel's interests or peace, the resolutions seem to be primarily about casting blame. That's no way to support Israel.

We need your help to tell Congress not to score political points at the expense of Israeli-Palestinian peace.

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Presidential leadership needed

By Noam Shelef on May 13, 2011 4:00 PM | No Comments

The White House just announced that George Mitchell is stepping down from his role as President Barack Obama's special Mideast peace envoy.

The news follows reports of a dispute within the administration over how aggressively President Obama should push for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Mitchell was said to be pressing for a more hands-on approach. No doubt, some will say that Mitchell's departure means that the administration is backing off the issue. But this doesn't have to be true. A shake up in the president's Mideast team could open the door for the direct personal engagement of the president himself.

Today, we need your help to show the president that Americans want him to reassert U.S. leadership.

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