APN's Press Briefing with Jerusalem Expert Danny Seidemann

January 31, 2012 APN hosted a press briefing in Washington, D.C. with Jerusalem expert Daniel Seidemann. Danny, who co-directs the Israeli nonprofit Terrestrial Jerusalem, demonstrated how current Israeli government planning for settlement construction in East Jerusalem would make a two-state solution virtually impossible by the end of 2013.

AUDIO: APN Interview with B'Tselem's Michaeli on killing of Mustafa Tamimi

December 12, 2011 Sarit Michaeli of B'Tselem, the Israeli information center on human rights in the Occupied Territories, explains why the death of a Palestinian demonstrator in the West Bank, who was shot by an Israeli soldier at close range with a tear gas canister, is both unusual and alarmingly routine. (photo: Haim Scwarczenberg)

APN Interview with Mossi Raz

November 21, 2011 November 21, 2011 Radio All for Peace was ordered to cease broadcasting by the Israeli ministry of communications, the latest target of the Israeli government's campaign to silence dissent. Mossi Raz, a former Knesset member (Meretz) and former Secretary General of Peace Now, jointly owns the radio station. Raz talks to APN about the attempt to silence a radio station that strives to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace.

APN Briefing Call with Peace Now's Hagit Ofran

November 15, 2011 Hagit Ofran talks about recent attacks on Peace Now, as well as about government- and Knesset-led attempts to silence Peace Now and other components of Israel's civil society.

AUDIO: Listen to APN Briefing Call with Jerusalem Expert Daniel Seidemann

October 25, 2011 Seidemann explores the threat that planned new settlements in East Jerusalem pose for the two-state solution. He is an Israeli attorney and the founder and director of the NGO 'Terrestrial Jerusalem', known as the preeminent expert on geopolitical Jerusalem,

"Troubled Triangle: The US, Turkey, and Israel in the New Middle East"

October 18, 2011 APN's Lara Friedman joins with William B. Quandt, Gönül Tol, Ellen Laipson for a Middle East Institute panel to discuss critical and fluid Middle East foreign policy issues. [ audio link no longer works: http://www.mei.edu/portals/0/events/audio/20111018-Troubled-Triangle_The-US-Turkey-and-Israel-in-the-New-Middle-East.mp3 ]

Quo Vadis Palestine? APN Briefing Call with Riyad Mansour

September 14, 2011 What kind of UN recognition are the Palestinians seeking? What are they expecting to achieve? Are they aware of the possible repercussion? To answer these questions, APN hosted a briefing call with Ambassador Riyad Mansour, the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations. Ambassador Mansour took questions from APN Board members and major supporters.

Interview with APN Intern Aaron Mann

September 6, 2011 Mann, a graduate student who participated in a Birthright trip to Israel, interned with APN from January to August 2011, and on his last day spoke with APN's Ori Nir, Lara Friedman, and Stacey Frank about his rich experience. (Mann also wrote the essay "From Birthright to APN")

APN's Lara Friedman on KCRW's (NPR) "To The Point"

August 15, 2011 Lara participates in the discussion on the social and economic protests in Israel as the Palestinians ready their case for the UN.

Play audio by going HERE, selecting "listen" and choosing the tab in the timeline that begins with "Israel"

APN's Lara Friedman on Voice of America's "Encounter"

August 14, 2011 Panelists Friedman and David Makovsky spoke about the implications of the Palestinians seeking statehood at the United Nations and a potential confrontation with Washington, Israel, and others.

Go HERE to listen; scroll down to "Topic: Showdown at the UN: Unilateral Palestinian Declaration?"

APN Interview with James Besser

June 23, 2011 The New York Jewish Week's Washington correspondent last week published his last column after 24 years of exploring the intersection between the organized Jewish community and Washington politics.

APN Briefing call with James Carroll

June 1, 2011 On Jerusalem Day, APN hosted celebrated author James Carroll for a discussion about what Jerusalem means to Israelis and to Palestinians, about the role that it plays in the conflict, and about the relationship between the celestial and the terrestrial Jerusalem.

APN Briefing call with Akiva Eldar

May 27, 2011 Haaretz's chief political columnist addresses the political scene following Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit to Washington and President Obama's Mideast policy speeches.

APN Briefing call with Robert Wexler

May 24, 2011 The key Washington insider, former congressman from Florida, who is currently the President of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Wexler examines the week's events, focusing on the speeches of President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Briefing Call with Professor Nathan Brown on Palestinian "unity" and Hamas

May 6, 2011 Nathan J. Brown is an expert on Islamist movements, Palestinian politics, and Arab law and constitutionalism. He is a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and has authored four well-received books on Arab politics.

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