from Reuters, YNET, Ma'ariv, Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post. and Bloomberg. Others were published in JTA, The Guardian,
Financial Times, and more.
Peace Now in the Press: September 2008 Archives
The construction of settlements has nearly doubled since 2007, despite Israel's pledge to freeze such activities, the
Israeli watchdog Peace Now said last month.
Continue reading The Age (Australia): "Israel, Palestinians peace deal urged".
Tzaly Reshef, a founder of Peace Now: `You should have come to this conclusion long ago.' And he says, `You are
right.'"
Continue reading New York Times: "Israel's Demi-Greek Tragedy".
Statistics released by Peace Now in August showed a 550 percent increase in the number of housing tenders published for
West Bank settlements in the first eight months of 2008
Continue reading Jerusalem Post: "'Tough words on settlements a show'".
OpEd by Tzali Reshef, a key founder and former secretary general of Peace Now
Continue reading Yedioth Ahronoth: "Stop Them With Full Force".
APN praised the legislation's new provision stressing diplomacy, but opposed the measure because it was rushed through
the House with little debate and no opportunity for amendments.
Continue reading Jerusalem Post: "Iran sanctions bill clears US House".
The positive side of the assassination attempt does not end here, for it turns out that Peace Now is undergoing a
renaissance.
Continue reading Ha'aretz: "A positive column for the holiday" by Yossi Sarid.
The (Peace Now) report says that more than 1,000 buildings are going up in the West Bank, including 2,600 housing
units.
Continue reading Guilfordian (NC): "Israel Expanding settlements in East Jerusalem".
Includes - Ha'aretz Editorial: "From denunciations to deeds"; YNET: "Everyone is a target"; Jerusalem Post: "Sternhell:
Attack is a risk to democracy";
"...the authorities found fliers near (Professor Sternhell's) home offering nearly $300,000 to anyone who kills a
member of Peace Now"
Continue reading New York Times: "Radical Settlers Take On Israel".
Read details and follow links on attack against Professor Sternhell and the "Bounty" on killing members of Peace Now
Continue reading Peace Now NEWSFLASH: TERRORISTS TARGET PEACE NOW.
Israel Radio said leaflets were left at the scene offering a one million shekel ($294,000) reward to anyone killing a
member of Israel's Peace Now movement
Continue reading Reuters: "Israeli anti-settlement academic wounded in attack".
Peace Now Secretary-General Yariv Oppenheimer said the "radical right" posed an existential threat to Israeli
democracy.
Continue reading YNET: "Livni: Bomb attack against Professor Sternhell 'intolerable'".
Police sources told Israel Radio on Thursday that signs increasingly point to extreme right-wing elements who may have
been responsible...
Five former Secretaries of State -- Albright, Christopher, Powell, Baker, and Kissinger -- recently endorsed a position
long articulated by APN.
Continue reading APN offers alternative to Bush's Iran policy.
The U.S. does not have to like Iran's president to engage in real diplomacy with his country...in order to safeguard
vital U.S. national security interests...
APN President & CEO Debra DeLee: "Addressing the challenge of Iran requires a smart strategy -- combining carrots
and sticks, diplomacy and sanctions -- and strong U.S. participation and leadership,"
Continue reading JTA: "Americans for Peace Now: Engage with Iran".
According to Peace Now general secretary Yariv Oppenheimer, "There is a fear among Israeli soldiers and in the army to
confront settlers. They know that settlers can bring more people and more clashes."
Continue reading Forward: "After `Pogrom,' Israel Debates Who Controls Settler Violence".
"The settlers are not missing any opportunity to hurt Palestinians and threaten human life," Peace Now General
Secretary Yariv Oppenheimer said.
Yariv Oppenheimer, director-general of Peace Now, which advocates a halt to settlements: "We're not expecting anything
dramatic to happen in the peace process for the next few months.''
Though it was sponsored for years by the dovish Peace Now and Knesset members in the Labor Party, the compensation plan
now has advocates like Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
Continue reading NY Jewish Week: "How Much For That West Bank Home?".
...the minister without portfolio Ami Ayalon and Israel's Peace Now movement, lent their support to the compensation
plan.
Continue reading AFP: "Israeli govt to debate compensation plan for West Bank settlers".
...Dror Etkes, who at the time headed a Peace Now unit that followed settlement activity...began to suspect that the
matter involved illegal construction
Continue reading Ha'aretz: "State admits outpost built on private Arab land".
"On Tuesday morning, over coffee, Israel's English-language newspapers informed (Sec. Rice) of Peace Now's latest
report, which documented the sharp increase in Israeli West Bank settlement activity."
Continue reading Ha'aretz: "They tried to make us go to rehab" by APN Spokesman Ori Nir.
About 2,600 homes are under construction in the settlements, according to the Israeli group Peace Now.
Continue reading The National: "Growth in the land of contradictions".
Editorial based on Peace Now Report: "Our view: Israeli settlement expansion undermines Palestinian state, peace
efforts"
Continue reading Baltimoresun.com: "Parallel construction".
"(Rabbi) Rozen wrote that, according to halacha (Jewish law) the punishment of such tale-bearing was death."
Continue reading YNET: "Rabbi accuses Peace Now of grave sin".
LINK TO VIDEO (in English) which includes coverage of Peace Now's tour of Silwan in East Jerusalem
Continue reading PEACE TUBE: France24 - "Political tourism in Jerusalem".
It is difficult to get over the feeling that arises when we see the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to
their homes in a unilateral move by Israel, while Gilad Schalit is still being held in the heart of Gaza, isolated from
the world and from his family.
The talks coincided with the release of a report by Peace Now claiming that settlement construction in the West Bank
had nearly doubled in the first half of this year, compared with the same period a year ago.
Continue reading NY Jewish Week: "Peace Process: Running In Place".
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