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APN Praises Obama's First 100 Days Mideast Policy Actions; Urges Other Jewish Groups to Do the Same

President Obama...set the tone for the coming four years - making clear that the United States has entered a new era
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 28, 2009
CONTACT:  Ori Nir - (202) 728-1893
 
Washington, D.C. - Americans for Peace Now (APN) today issued a review of Mideast-related actions by President Barack Obama in his first hundred days in office, finding that the Obama administration is off to a strong and promising start.
 
APN calls on other leading Jewish organizations - as we celebrate Israel's 61st Independence Day - to join us in praising President Obama and his staff for their commitment and efforts to bring peace to Israel and its neighbors.
 
APN's review follows up on the "First 100 Days Blueprint" it issued last December, which laid out suggested Mideast-related actions for the Obama Administration to take during its first 100 days in office.
 
APN's analysis finds that "President Obama made use of his first 100 days in office to set the tone for the coming four years - making clear that the United States has entered a new era characterized by serious, committed and credible U.S. engagement and leadership in the Middle East policy arena.  With his actions and those of his senior officials, he has sent a clear message to the region and the world that he truly believes that 'yes, we can' achieve Middle East peace during his term in office, and that he will spare no effort to realize this long-cherished and long-denied goal."

APN's assessment states that "During these first 100 days, President Obama opened a new and hopeful chapter in American foreign policy, re-establishing U.S. engagement and leadership in the Middle East policy arena.  He ended the pattern of neglect, foot-dragging, and erratic, half-hearted engagement that characterized the previous administration's approach and began the difficult but crucial process of restoring our nation's standing worldwide, including leveraging America's recovered credibility toward the kind of robust peace efforts that can finally deliver Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab peace." 
 
APN is America's leading organization advocating for Middle East peace.
 
APN's assessment of President Obama's Mideast policy actions in his first 100 days in office
 
(Full text of APN's Middle East Blueprint for the First 100 Days of the Obama Administration )