Americans for Peace Now: APN Publications: November 2011 Archives

APN Legislative Round-up: November 12-30, 2011

By Lara Friedman on November 30, 2011 12:11 PM

1. Bills, Resolutions and Letters
2. Iran, Israel in FY12 Defense Authorization Bill (S. 1867)
3. Odds and Ends

Due to a combination of visitors, travel, and holidays, the Round-Up is once again off schedule (and will not be coming out this Friday). We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

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Hard Questions and Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher- November 28, 2011

By APN on November 28, 2011 12:40 PM

In light of recent developments in Egypt, Alpher assesses the wisdom of the Netanyahu government's decision to instruct Israeli diplomats to lobby for maintaining the status of Egypt's military rulers.

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Hard Questions and Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher- November 21, 2011

By APN on November 21, 2011 11:30 AM

Alpher gives an update on the status of anti-democratic Knesset efforts to stifle civil society in Israel, and expounds on the rising influence of the Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox communities in the IDF.

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Hard Questions and Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher- November 14, 2011

By APN on November 14, 2011 10:35 AM

Alpher tackles many regional developments, including new Knesset legislation that targets human rights and peace groups, the departure of Dennis Ross, and Syria's ouster from the Arab League.

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APN Legislative Round-Up for the week ending November 11, 2011

By Lara Friedman on November 11, 2011 11:40 AM

1. Bills, Resolutions and Letters
2. Syria Hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
3. Some additional aid to the Palestinians released by Ros-Lehtinen
4. Odds and Ends

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Why We Have Taken a Stand with the US Supreme Court

By Debra Delee on November 7, 2011 2:33 PM

By Debra DeLee

Originally published in Haaretz

An important case, Zivotofsky v. Clinton, is about to come before the U.S. Supreme Court. It relates to U.S. policy on Jerusalem, but isn't really about Jerusalem. Rather, it is about longstanding efforts by the U.S. Congress to wrest foreign policy-making authority away from the executive branch. How this case is decided will have far-reaching ramifications for America's policy, far beyond Jerusalem.

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Hard Questions and Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher- November 7, 2011

By APN on November 7, 2011 10:12 AM

Q. The wave of publicity over a potential Israeli attack against Iran appears to have become almost hysterical. Can you put it into proportion?

Q. Last week, the state of Palestine was awarded full membership by UNESCO. Israel and the US have responded by "punishing" the PA. Can you put this issue, too, into proportion?

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APN Legislative Round-Up for the week ending November 4, 2011

By Lara Friedman on November 4, 2011 1:54 PM

1. Bills, Resolutions and Letters
2. HFAC Mark-Up Further Ratchets Up the Pressure on Iran
3. UNESCO, UNESCO, UNESCO
4. Odds and Ends

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