The prospects, risks, and rewards of the proposed Israeli-Palestinian peace
September 26, 2007— We must tell all those who may attend that we insist this opportunity not be yet another failure, that we are determined not only to repeat our prayers for peace, but to seek peace — now. More >
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Americans for Peace Now joined forces with a number of pro-Israel, pro-peace organizations to show support for the peace conference by organizing a rally in Annapolis on Tuesday, November 27, 2007.
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(... and let those who didn't sign know we are disappointed)
135 Members of Congress signed onto the Ackerman (D-NY)- Boustany (R-LA) letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calling on the Bush Administration to make the Annapolis conference a success and to work harder to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace.
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Annapolis Countdown - November 26, 2007Annapolis Countdown - November 21, 2007Annapolis Countdown - November 16, 2007NEW ESSAY “Power & Powerlessness” - November 16, 2007Annapolis Countdown - November 9, 2007150,000 Israelis pack Rabin Square at launch of Peace Now campaign - November 8, 2007Peace Now NEWSFLASH: Peace Now launches campaign -- "Olmert, It's Time to Choose." - November 2, 2007Annapolis Countdown - October 31, 2007Annapolis Countdown - October 26, 2007NEW ESSAY "What Are We Waiting For?" - The Annapolis Peace Conference - October 25, 2007Annapolis Countdown - October 19, 2007 Annapolis
Countdown - October 15, 2007APN "Push For Peace, Now" Campaign Statement - September 26, 2007
Past Events Reports
Peace Now in the Press
Philadelphia Inquirer: "Summit sets ambitious goal" - November 28, 2007The Times: "‘Annapolis is a bubble . . . it will burst and we will stay’" - November 28, 2007AP: "First Summit Demonstration Peaceful" - November 27, 2007JTA: "Rightists rally against Annapolis" - November 26, 2007Ha'aretz: "Dovish U.S. Jewish groups plan pro-Annapolis rally on Tuesday" - November 26, 2007Jerusalem Post: "Demonstrators rally to encourage Olmert on his way to Annapolis" - November 25, 2007NY Jewish Week Machers Blog: "In Defense of Annapolis" by Ori Nir, APN Spokesman - November 25, 2007AFP: "Israeli peace demo wishes Olmert well" - November 25, 2007Jerusalem Post: "Demonstrators rally to encourage Olmert on his way to Annapolis" - November 25, 2007Ynet: "Lebanon says yes to Annapolis" - November 24, 2007Ha'aretz: "The Jerusalem fig leaf" by Noam Shelef, APN Director of Strategic Communications - November 23, 2007Jerusalem Post: "US Jewish groups mum ahead of summit" - November 23, 2007NY Jewish Week: "Summit Groundwork Seen As Too Little, Too Late" - November 21, 2007Associated Press (printed in IHT): "Peace conference security could cramp Annapolis' style" - November 21, 2007 NY Jewish Week: "Summit Groundwork Seen As Too Little, Too Late" - November 21, 2007
JTA: "12 Jewish Dems back P.A. funding" - November 20, 2007
AP: "Israel, Palestinians Fail to Bridge Gaps" - November 20, 2007
JTA OP-ED: "Jewish organizations should rally behind Annapolis' push for peace" by APN Spokesman Ori Nir - November 19, 2007 Ha'aretz: "Israel to freeze settlement construction ahead of summit" - November 14, 2007 Guardian (UK): "Israel 'will halt new settlement' before peace summit" - November 14, 2007Ha'aretz: "Ahead of summit, N.Y. Congressman fears for Mideast stability" - November 12, 2007Checkpoint Jerusalem by Dion Nissenbaum: “Peace talks do nothing to stop settlement growth” - November 9, 2007Jerusalem Post: “Pre-parley outpost removal deemed 'unlikely'” - November 7, 2007JTA: “Left, right lobby in advance of Annapolis” - November 6, 2007NY Jewish Week: "Not One Inch on Jerusalem" - November 5, 2007YNET: "Leftist groups urge Olmert to advance talks with PA" - October 31, 2007Montreal Gazette: "Fear of failure needed in Mideast talks: Palestinian moderate" - October 28, 2007Boston Jewish Advocate: "A chance for a resolution" by APN Board Member Sidney Topol - October 26, 2007New York Jewish Week: “Jewish Groups Seek Distance From Peace Summit; Fears of high expectations, possible violence” - October 25, 2007 JTA: "Americans for Peace Now launched a campaign to stress the importance of the upcoming Israeli-Palestinian peace conference" - October 25, 2007
New York Jewish Week:"On New Peace Efforts, A Deafening Silence" by Debra DeLee, APN President & CEO - October 18, 2007
New York Jewish Week: “Ackerman Supports Annapolis Summit” - October 17, 2007
Ma'ariv: "Either Peace or Hamas" by Peace Now's Yariv Oppenheimer (op-ed) - October 9, 2007
JPost Blog: "Expectations at Annapolis" by Peace Now's Yariv Oppenheimer - October 9, 2007
Jerusalem Post: "Beilin urges PM not to miss chance of peace" - October 8, 2007
Press Releases
APN’s “Push for Peace” Campaign Culminates in Annapolis Rally, Mobile Billboard, Capitol Hill Event - November 26, 2007APN Commends Annapolis City Peace Proclamation - November 23, 2007APN Congratulates 135 House Members for Signing Letter Urging Secretary Rice to Invest More in Mideast Peace Process - November 19, 2007APN Applauds Reps. Ackerman and Boustany for Urging Rice to Invest More in Mideast Peace Process; Encourages Others to Join - October 19, 2007In Advance of Annapolis Conference, APN Launches “Push for Peace, Now” Campaign - October 18, 2007APN Applauds Olmert?s Speech; Calls to Act upon Commitment - October 8, 2007APN to Bush: Don?t Squander Peace Parley - September 21, 2007
Recommended Readings
Ynet: “Barak’s destructive role” - November 27, 2007Ha'aretz: "The Jewish Lobby Israel Needs" - November 7, 2007NY Times Editorial: “That Promised Peace Conference” - November 3, 2007L.A. Jewish Journal: "An Orthodox rabbi's plea: consider a divided Jerusalem" - October 26, 2007Ma'ariv: "Annapolis on the Way to Peace" by Shlomo Gazit (Retired Israeli General) - October 15, 2007WHY LIVNI?: PM Olmert selects FM Livni as head of Israeli negotiating team at the Annapolis meeting - October 15, 2007Bitterlemons.org: "AN ISRAELI VIEW: An extraordinary opportunity" by Galia Golan - October 8, 2007Proposed "Peace Conference" News Excerpts in Israeli & Arab Press (9/24-10/1) - October 1, 2007Forward: "Seek Peace Now, Lest the Window Close" by Leonard Fein - September 26, 2007
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