Settling In The Basement Of Public Opinion: Friday's Dahaf/Yedioth Ahronoth survey of Israeli opinion found that a majority of 54% believes that settlements in the West Bank should be evacuated, 42% think they should not, and 4% gave no reply. An even larger majority, 68%, said they favor removing illegal outposts from the West Bank.
Q. What are the `big bang' and `little bang' scenarios in Israeli politics? Q. ...broad security/political ramifications for the Sinai-Gaza border arrangement?
Use the APN Action Center to contact President Bush to thank him for his comments in support of the evacuation of settlements, AND to ask him to lead Israel and the Palestinians to a more secure future by calling on both sides to meet their obligations.
Q. ...the strategic and tactical gains and losses of the settlers and the security forces? Q. ...future stages of disengagement on the West Bank?
Settlers Fail The Acid Test: There was a lot of hate up there on the roof. Hate for the soldiers, hate for the police, hate for those who don't agree with them. When they sang Hatikva, I stood below and was ashamed.
According to recent news reports, the Israeli government has approved construction of a new Jewish settlement in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. Is this true?
...over thirty rabbis from Southern California associated with Americans for Peace Now (APN) today publicly gave their blessing to the Israeli government's pullout initiative as necessary and as a first step towards a more secure future for Israel.
This ad appeared in the August 18th issue of the Los Angeles Jewish Journal
APN today expressed its support for the settlement evacuation currently underway in Gaza and the northern West Bank, and urged Israel and the Palestinians to take advantage of the opportunities that this historic move offers them.
Roth answered questions for online visitors on the subject: "Controversial Gaza Pullout Begins - Proponents Say Move Will Aid Peace Process"
Robert O. Freedman, APN Board Member, authored this piece that appeared in the 8/15/05 Sun.
Heading into the actual removal of settlements from Gaza and the northern West Bank, the most recent Peace Index survey conducted by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research at Tel Aviv University found that 57% of Israeli Jews support disengagement
Eden Natan-Zada, the right-wing Israeli settler who attempted to disrupt Israel's disengagement plan by killing Israeli Arabs in Shfaram, was a mirror image of the Palestinian terrorists who more typically carry out such attacks.
Q. How do the religious settlers look at their relative success or failure in stopping the disengagement? Q. Why are the French, the Russians, and the Spaniards proposing international conferences to discuss an Israeli-Palestinian peace process after disengagement?
Q. How do the religious settlers look at their relative success or failure in stopping the disengagement? Q. Why are the French, the Russians, and the Spaniards proposing international conferences to discuss an Israeli-Palestinian peace process after disengagement?
David Pine, APN West Coast Regional Director, and Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, emeritus of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, co-authored this opinion piece
David Pine, APN West Coast Regional Director, and Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, emeritus of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, co-authored this opinion piece
Eden Natan-Zada, the right-wing Israeli settler who attempted to disrupt Israel's disengagement plan by killing Israeli Arabs in Shfaram, was a mirror image of the Palestinian terrorists who more typically carry out such attacks.
Not to be lost, certainly on Leonard Fein, is Israel's severe income gap and its centrality to the upcoming election. Share your thoughts online...
Jo-Ann Mort, APN Board Member, is the author of this piece that appeared online in the American Prospect
FOUR VIEWS OF SHFARAM: Leading Israeli analysts weighed in on last week's terrorist attack by a right-wing Israeli settler against Israeli Arabs in the town of Shfaram.
Q. ...intel failures re: recent killing of Palestinian Israelis by an IDF soldier? Q. How will Binyamin Netanyahu's resignation affect disengagement and its immediate aftermath?
Beginning in the 1970s with the birth and emboldening of the settlement movement, Israel has gradually created a new transportation grid in the West Bank.
Urge your representative to oppose efforts to undermine the President's ability to assist the Middle East peace process.
See a summary and all the meeting details from APN's trip which included meetings with Prime Minister Sharon's top aide, PA President Abbas, US Ambassador Kurtzer, and many more
Help spread the message of support for Israel's settlement evacuation by adding a "Blue Ribbon" to your e-mails!
Americans for Peace Now launches a unique campaign to show solidarity with Israel's settlement evacuation initiative.
I. New Bills and Resolutions II. House ForOps Disengagement Hearing
A Minyan For The Muslim Quarter: The Local Planning and Construction Committee in Jerusalem last week approved plans to build a new Jewish neighborhood inside the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City.
Q. How do you explain the Sharon-Chirac "honeymoon"? Q. What is the prognosis for disarming Hizballah, as France, the US (and UN) demand?
