Debra DeLee, CEO of Americans for Peace Now (APN), warned that Israel could get "bogged down in an open-ended mission
in Gaza."
Continue reading NY Jewish Week: "Gaza War Surges As Questions Mount".
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"...APN defended Israel's right to strike Hamas installations in Gaza, but said that such actions would be
counterproductive and damage Israel's security in the long run."
Continue reading JTA: "Dovish groups criticize Gaza attack".
Said Americans for Peace Now president Debra DeLee, "Any real resolution to this crisis will require Israel and Hamas
to engage, directly or indirectly, to achieve a ceasefire and to further engage in a post-ceasefire political process."
Continue reading The Nation: "Obama Should Engage Now for Middle East Peace".
"The ongoing battles will endanger the lives of the residents of the Gaza vicinity. The current round will end in a
ceasefire agreement and it is better to sign it now," the Peace Now statement said.
Continue reading Ynet: "Peace Now: Cease fire immediately".
Israeli watchdog groups like Peace Now and Yesh Din have tracked sales of Palestinian land in recent years...
Continue reading Associated Press: "West Bank land deal leads to California".
"For the Middle East, a region where peace initiatives rise and fall but hardly ever resurface, the current comeback of
the Arab League's peace initiative is a big deal."
Hagit Ofran of Peace Now said she believed...that under Barak's watch, settlers had been allowed to attack
Palestinians, including in Hebron over the last few months, with fairly few consequences.
Continue reading Jerusalem Post: "Barak: Lawless settlers punished lightly".
Jewish groups, including the left-wing Meretz Party, the Kibbutz Movement and Peace Now, and local regional councils
have called on Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter to cancel the march.
Continue reading JTA: "'Jewish pride' march postponed".
Article includes mention of Peace Now's legal fight to disqualify for Knesset Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpe on the grounds of
racism
Continue reading Forward: "Hebron Rioters Inspired by Radical Settler Leaders".
Ori Nir, a spokesman for the dovish Americans for Peace Now, a conference member, expressed hope that its leadership
would eventually weigh in on the issue. "It's not too late," he said.
Continue reading Forward: "Presidents Conference Silent on Hebron".
A letter to the President-Elect from APN's Chair and the President & CEO with a call to action
"For Israel to remain a viable Jewish, democratic state requires a territorial compromise," explained (APN Spokesman)
Mr. Nir.
Continue reading Baltimore Jewish Times: "Baltimore Zionism Seeks New Meaning".
"...a number of groups including Meretz, the Kibbutz Movement, Peace Now, and the Megiddo and Menashe regional councils
have called for the cancellation of the rightist rally in the city."
Continue reading Ynet: "Umm al-Fahm invites Jews ahead of rightist rally".
Dovish pro-Israel groups, including Americans for Peace Now, Ameinu and J Street, also backed the evacuation, as did
the Reform movement's Religious Action Center.
Continue reading JTA: "Jewish groups back Israel on Hebron".
Article mentions threat to kill members of Peace Now
"It is time to evacuate the settlers from Hebron," Peace Now said.
Continue reading AFP: "Israel works to defuse Hebron settler standoff".
"A party that does not respect the law should not be allowed to become a parliament member," said (Peace Now's Yariv)
Oppenheimer.
Continue reading Jerusalem Post: "New right-wing party aims to promote Greater Israel".
by Daniel Seidemann, Jerusalem Attorney & Founder of Ir Amin, and Lara Friedman, APN Director of Policy & Gov't
Relations
Continue reading Washington Jewish Week: "Real tolerance needed in Jerusalem".
A far-right settler rabbi on Wednesday asserted that Peace Now Secretary General Yariv Oppenheimer deserves to be
jailed on charges of treason.
Continue reading Ha'aretz: "Settler rabbi: Peace Now chief should be jailed for treason".
An attorney for the landowners and Peace Now, who both petitioned the High Court on the matter, said the temporary
ruling paves the way for an eviction order.
Continue reading Ha'aretz: "Barak: Hebron house will be vacated by force, if needed".
Peace Now harshly criticized the compromise, saying the settlers and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, whose ministry
arranged the deal, were merely "buying time."
Continue reading Israeli & Int'l Articles on Compromise on Illegal Migron Outpost.
Written by Lara Friedman, APN Director of Policy & Gov't, and Hagit Ofran, Director of Peace Now's Settlement Watch
Continue reading Ha'aretz: "A mockery, not a compromise".
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