Peace Now petitioned the High Court of Justice on Tuesday demanding that the IDF remove civilians living in the former
central bus station in Hebron, which has been used as an army base since 1983.
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"On the eve of the (Christians United for Israel conference) event, Americans for Peace Now also asked Lieberman to
take a pass."
Continue reading JTA: "Poll: Jews down on Lieberman, Hagee".
"This is not about exchanging niceties here and there. This is a situation where the state of Syria is telling the
state of Israel that we desire to end this state of war between us..."
Continue reading Ynet, Jpost, & Times (UK) Articles re: Ambassador Moustapha Interview.
The interview was a top item in Israel Army Radio's news report and covered prominently by nearly every mainstream news
organization.
Continue reading Extraordinary APN podcast sparks hope for Syria talks.
"Syria's Ambassador to the U.S., Imad Moustapha, Monday told the American branch of Peace Now that a peace deal with
Israel, Syria and Lebanon was possible."
"Peace Now...said the construction, if approved...as seems likely, would signal the construction of the first new
settlement in more than a decade."
Continue reading The National (UAE): "Israel `chokes' Jordan Valley".
The new round of talks is gearing up a day after Syria's Ambassador to the U.S., Imad Moustapha, told the American
branch of Peace Now that Syria is ready to make peace with Israel.
"The negotiations are a historic opportunity for Israel to make peace, not just with Syria and Lebanon, but with the
whole Arab world,"
Peace Now letter: "building in Maskiot is against the commitment of the government not to establish any new settlements
and not to expand existing ones."
Continue reading Jerusalem Post: "New settlement moves a step closer to legitimacy".
China Central Television: "Israel plans to build new West Bank settlement"
07-26-2008
Israel's Defense Ministry has revived a plan to build a new Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. The plan, which had previously been shelved due to U.S. pressure, has drawn condemnation from Palestinians and Israeli human rights groups.
Israeli officials said a ministry committee approved the construction of 20 housing units in Maskiot, an abandoned military base in the Jordan Valley, for some of the ...
in a June 2007 poll conducted by James Zogby for Americans for Peace Now, 63% of American Jews supported a "settlement
freeze" and 81% support Israel-Syria peace negotiations
Continue reading Guardian (UK): "Who speaks for American Jews?".
Yariv Oppenheimer, head of the Israeli group Peace Now, said pressure on the government from the settler movement often
appeared to outweigh international pressure against expansion.
Americans for Peace Now said it hoped Saturday's meeting was "the beginning of real engagement rather than an isolated
exception."
Instead of a tour, a confrontation ensued between settlers, police and individuals from the tour outside the city,
where police and soldiers were waiting to turn the buses around.
"Israel is struggling to persuade America to help it negotiate peace with an Arab state? Unfortunately, yes."
Among those calling on lawmakers to turn down the proposed resolution is Americans for Peace Now, a dovish Jewish group
that is pushing for a peaceful solution to the standoff with Iran.
The resolution, introduced by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) and Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), initially gathered more than 230
cosigners, but several backed away after Americans for Peace Now and other groups argued that the resolution called for
a virtual naval blockade of Iran.
Continue reading New York Jewish Week: "Hot Rhetoric, Mixed Signals On Iran".
"Everyday, the Annapolis process is becoming more virtual than it was before," said Peace Now executive director Yariv
Oppenheimer.
Continue reading Jerusalem Post: "Ariel gets OK for 27 new factories".
Peace Now, a veteran peace organisation, is inviting people who have never been to the West Bank to take one-day tours
of the settlements, checkpoints, separation barrier, segregated road system (some roads for Israelis, others for
Palestinians) and other paraphernalia that support Israel's presence in the occupied territories.
Continue reading The Economist: "The battle for the territories".
"...the plan has met with severe criticism by Peace Now."
Continue reading Yedioth Ahronoth : "Over 1,800 New Apartments Over the Green Line".
"The blood boils, the stomach clenches at the sight of Efrat Onterman, the baby who in an instant became an orphan on
Wednesday...."
(Peace Now's) Hagit Ofran argues that the barrier was designed not only to protect Israel but also to protect many of
the settlers, who are now included within the barrier's reach.
A first tour to settlements and outposts in the Binyamin region was held over the weekend with 80 participants.
Continue reading Ynet: "Peace Now organizes settlement tours".
"The Defense Minister is giving the settlers everything they ask for and is avoiding any confrontation with them," said
Hagit Ofran, who heads the Peace Now settlement-watch team.
Continue reading Jerusalem Post: "Barak OKs Hebron Yeshiva dorm project".
"Yariv Oppenheimer, the 32-year-old director of Shalom Achshav - Peace Now in Israel, met us for coffee on Emek Refaim
in Jerusalem..."
Continue reading Boston Advocate: "Peace Now".
The petition could establish a troubling precedent because it relies on official West Bank land registries obtained
from the government by Peace Now
Continue reading New York Jewish Week: "All Eyes On Ofra".
Peace Now Secretary General Yariv Oppenheimer said: "In an attempt to cling to every spot, the settlers are breaking
new records and importing settlers from foreign countries.
England's first professor of Israel studies was a founder of the British Friends of Peace Now
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