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June 2007 Archives

APN Legislative Round-Up - June 29, 2007

I. FY08 ForOps - Senate Full Committee Mark-Up; II. Other Bills and Resolutions; III. Lugar on the Record

Questions are on the significance of today's Sharm al-Sheikh summit, Hamas rule in Gaza/Israel re-occupation, and the lack of Israel-Syria negotiations.

APN Legislative Round-Up - June 22, 2007

I. FY08 ForOps -- Additional Bill and Report Text; II. FY08 ForOps on the House Floor; III. AIPAC and the ForOps bill; IV. Other Bills and Resolutions; V. New Aid Formula, More Aid For Israel

Dispatch from Jerusalem - Thursday, June 21

APN Spokesman Ori Nir reports on meetings with Palestinian leaders and poll results of Palestinians about the current crisis...

Dispatch from Jerusalem - Wednesday, June 20

APN Spokesman Ori Nir reports on a tour of West Bank Settlement construction and meetings with Knesset members and others...

Dispatch from Jerusalem - Tuesday, June 19

APN's Board of Directors, accompanied by members of the Executive Staff, will be on a fact finding mission to Israel, starting on June 17th. Watch this space for ongoing updates. Read Previous Dispatches:Sunday, June 17 Friday, June 15 By Ori Nir APN Spokesman Jerusalem, 19 June - The first full day of meetings on the annual mission of APN's Board to Israel, exposed the complexities and challenges that the new situation on the split Palestinian front ...

Arnold Hiatt Letter

Stride Rite Foundation Chairman discusses how "it may be a sign of the times: The situation in the Middle East has become so desperate that possibilities are now being discovered in what were once seen as dead ends."

Dispatch from Jerusalem - Sunday, June 17

APN's Board of Directors, accompanied by members of the Executive Staff, will be on a fact finding mission to Israel, starting on June 17th. Watch this space for ongoing updates. Read Other Dispatches:Tuesday, June 21 Friday, June 15 By Ori Nir APN Spokesman Jerusalem, June 17 -- It took less than 24 hours for Israel's political and military leadership to conclude that Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip is not the end of the road for political engagement ...

Daniel Levy is Senior Fellow and Director of the Prospects for Peace Initiative at The Century Foundation and Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Initiative at the New America Foundation.

Alpher responds to a series of questions related to the Gaza/Palestinian Crisis

Dispatch from Jerusalem - Friday, June 22

APN Spokesman Ori Nir reports on the concluding meetings of the fact-finding mission...

APN Legislative Round-Up - June 15, 2007

I. FY08 ForOps Process Begins; II. Weiner Opposes Palestinian Aid, Again; III. APN on the Current Crisis in Gaza

Friday, June 15, 2007

APN's Board of Directors and members of the Executive Staff are on a fact finding mission to Israel -- look for ongoing updates

APN urges the Palestinians, Israel, and the international community to urgently act to stop the bloodshed and stabilize the situation.

APN urged President Bush to use his June 19 meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to articulate specific steps that the U.S. will undertake to help curtail the spiraling chaos in Gaza and to make clear that the White House supports peace talks between Israel and Syria.

Q's this week on peace/war issues with Syria & impact of Turk/Iraqi Kurdistan border buildup and possible incursion.

APN Legislative Round-Up - June 8, 2007

I. Bills and Resolutions; II. H. Con. Res. 152 Redux (JRS Resolution); III. APN on H. Con. Res. 152; IV. APN on S. Res. 224 (Feinstein resolution); V. On the Record on H. Con. Res. 152; VI. On the Record on S. Res. 224

Back U.S. Leadership to Achieve Israeli-Palestinian Peace Senate Co-Sponsors Needed Yesterday Senator Feinstein (D-CA) and seven of her colleagues introduced S. Res. 224. This resolution signals strong support for U.S. engagement to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace. Take ...

The resolution reaffirms the Senate's commitment to a "true and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the establishment of 2 states, the State of Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security, with recognized borders."

Say that you stand with the majority of American Jews and Arab Americans who think that it is time for a change of course.

See video and read about the demonstration in protest of continued settlement activity.

Listen to the call featuring the IDF Major General (ret.) and military intelligence officer

June 4, 2007 - Vol. 8, Issue 30

OLMERT'S JULY SURPRISE?; ADDING NUANCE ON IRAN; A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS; HAIL TO THE CHIEF;

Q. What is likely to be on their agenda for the Bush-Olmert Meeting? Q. Is Sderot collapsing as a functioning town under the Qassam attacks?

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War, a day of negotiations on the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were held

Jewish Community Poll Highlights

June 4, 2007 Washington, D.C.-The Arab American Institute (AAI) and Americans for Peace Now (APN) today released the results of their joint survey of Arab Americans and Jewish Americans gauging support within both communities for Arab-Israeli peace. The survey was carried out by Zogby International. 501 Jewish Americans were polled from May 22- 23, 2007 while 501 Arab Americans were surveyed from May 22- 26, 2007. The margin of error for both samples is +/- 4.5%. ...

The Arab American Institute (AAI) and Americans for Peace Now (APN) today released the results of their joint survey of Arab Americans and Jewish Americans gauging support within both communities for Arab-Israeli peace.