Read details and link to a video of this expert panel discussion on the Annapolis Summit
November 2007 Archives
More than 200 people attended APN's policy briefing on Capitol Hill "Digesting Annapolis: What Happened, What It Means, and What Happens Next?"
Recording of the Thursday, Nov. 29th Briefing Call reviewing the developments that took place and offering insights.
Recording of the Thursday, Nov. 29th Briefing Call reviewing the developments that took place and offering insights.
Ori speaks about APN's call for organized Jewish community to support Annapolis (his segment begins two minutes into the program)
The New York CBS affiliate aired a segment on the pro-peace rally in Annapolis
Alpher reviews the Annapolis Conference results and what it means for the parties and the peace process
Alpher reviews the Annapolis Conference results and what it means for the parties and the peace process
APN President & CEO Debra DeLee: "The fact that the sides managed to come together to achieve this statement, in the eleventh hour and despite the very serious gaps between them, is itself an encouraging sign."
The Foreign Relations Committee Chairman "Welcomes Israelis and Palestinians Setting Goal for Peace Agreement"
APN's "Push for Peace, Now" campaign culminates this week in a range of activities supportive of the Annapolis conference.
The final issue of the Countdown! Tomorrow, dozens of world leaders will gather to kick off a new Israeli-Palestinian negotiating process.
TRAVEL IN PEACE; ANNAPOLIS PRESSURES TERRORISTS; THE TIME IS NOW; HEDGING BETS
Pundits and analysts seem to be competing over who can be more dismissive of the Annapolis conference.
135 Members of Congress signed onto a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice drafted by Congressmen Gary Ackerman (D-NY) and Charles Boustany (R-LA).
"This proclamation demonstrates the depth of American support for negotiations to achieve Arab-Israeli peace and the widespread recognition of the importance of this issue to American interests," said Debra DeLee
So, it's official. The Annapolis international conference will be held on November 27 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
"Being pro-Israel is being pro-peace. It is being APN."
Oppenheimer speaks to Peace Now's opposition to Ariel College (located in a West Bank settlement) unilaterally "elevating" itself to a university.
A couple of families were recently evacuated from stores illegally inhabited in the central market of Hebron...
Gunness: "Further economic sanctions on Gaza Strip would radicalize its population."
Former Baltimore Sun Middle East and Diplomatic correspondent is author of new book: "The Lost Years: Bush, Sharon, and Failure in the Middle East."
The Ackerman-Boustany letter warmly endorses the Annapolis process and urges additional measures to enhance the chances of success of this current push for peace.
SETTLEMENT FREEZE; FATAH VS. HAMAS; PALESTINIAN PUBLIC OPINION; WAITING FOR DAMASCUS
Q's re: possibility of a major military offensive into Gaza following Annapolis, and the re-launching of Israel-Syria peace negotiations.
I. New Bills and Resolutions; II. Pro-Peace Letter a Huge Success in the House; III. Ackerman-Boustany Letter -- List of Signers
We can finally start counting down from ten. In ten days, the international conference on Israeli-Palestinian peace will be held in Annapolis, Maryland.
A front page story in yesterday's Ha'aretz reveals the impact of Peace Now's Settlement Watch project.
The new deadline for your Representative to sign onto this letter is Friday, Nov. 16. Take Action NOW!
Nashville is the location for the annual massive gathering of leaders and activists from across the U.S.
I. Defense Approps Israel Funding Redux; II. Ackerman on Lebanon
SKEPTICAL, BUT SUPPORTIVE; TIME FOR PEACE, NOW; CALLING U.S. JEWS; SETTLEMENT EXPANSION CONTINUES;
Q. What does the decision to start with Phase I of the Road Map mean for the prospects of the process? Q. ...post-Annapolis phase?
New report documents continued building and new "tricks" to expand settlements
With only several days left to finalize preparations, Israeli, Palestinian and American diplomats this week shifted gears on the bumpy road to Annapolis.
from Dan Fleshler's Blog: "The reason why APN exists is to ensure that the hardliners whom Weiss glibly calls 'court Jews' are NOT the only voices."
"They keep expanding and the settlement problem gets bigger and bigger," said Yaariv Oppenheimer, Peace Now's general director.
Nissenbaum covers the Middle East as Jerusalem bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers.
Rothem covered where negotiations have taken things and what is likely for the upcoming peace meeting in Annapolis
The memorial rally for slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin also served to kick-off the "It's Time to Choose" Campaign
Q's re: Israel's legal and moral responsibility for the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and Egypt's role in smuggling into Gaza
How much progress have the parties made toward agreement on such a text? Well, progress is in the eyes of the beholder.
New campaign kicked off Nov. 3rd -- "don't squander the current opportunity to take a significant step towards ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."