Peace Now issued a statement saying "Barak flaunts the rule of law. In the past few years, he has become the settlers'
darling."
Continue reading Jerusalem Post: "State will not evacuate Ofra residents".
Peace Now in the Press: March 2009 Archives
"...along with Jewish supporters from the Hadash and Meretz parties and Peace Now, who were also protesting the march."
Continue reading Ha'aretz: "28 injured, 13 arrested as rightists march in Umm al-Fahm".
"If he is going to be the face of Israel around the world," said Yariv Oppenheimer, director-general of the leftist
lobbying group Peace Now, "then I don't think this is the right thing to do."
The Olmert government, seen as moderate and pragmatic, didn't succeed in reaching or even taking a single step toward a
solution to the conflict in the national arena.
Mr. Netanyahu cannot bring himself to utter the words "two-state solution." Mr. Lieberman is a serial provocateur who
has called for the execution of Arab members of parliament...
"But according to the 'Peace Now' movement, this settlement (Betar Illit) grew by eight per cent in the last year."
According to the Israeli group Peace Now, which closely tracks settlements, the Israeli government is planning to build
more than 73,000 housing units in the West Bank, doubling the settler population there.
Continue reading Philadelphia Inquirer: "Worldview: Decision time on Mideast for Obama".
On March 2 the anti-settlement group Peace Now said Israel's housing ministry has plans that would nearly double the
number of settlers in the territory.
Continue reading AFP: "Two Israeli policemen shot dead in West Bank".
Americans for Peace Now is glad that two Middle East-related amendments to the appropriations bill failed -- and a
third was withdrawn...
Continue reading JTA: "You can't trust those e-mails".
A colloquial Hebrew expression says "not every day is Purim," which can be translated loosely to "you can't fool all
the people all the time."
Such actions "demolish not only brick-and-mortar structures but also the prospects for peace," the group's leaders said
in a letter to the secretary...
"Syria plays a key role with respect to stability in the region and Israel's security," said Debra DeLee, president of
Americans for Peace Now
Continue reading IPS: "U.S.-SYRIA: Washington Ends Its Diplomatic Embargo".
Such sentiments were echoed on the eve of Clinton's visit by the left-wing Israeli movement Peace Now, which issued a
report condemning new settlement plans.
Continue reading Reuters: "Clinton still sees Palestinian state; many don't".
APN's Ori Nir: "There is great concern here, not about the image that this will create for Israel, but about the real
way that this will affect Israel's national security."
Continue reading Ma'ariv: "Who's Afraid of Lieberman".
The (Peace Now settlement) report, clearly issued to coincide with Mrs. Clinton's arrival, said some 6,000 new units
had been approved and another 58,000 were awaiting approval.
Continue reading More Articles re: Peace Now Report / Clinton Visit to Mideast.
See coverage from: JTA, BBC, AFP, Israel Army Radio, Reuters, New York Times, Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post, Guardian,
Xinhua
Continue reading Articles on Peace Now Report Revealing Plans for 73,300 West Bank Homes.
Americans for Peace Now has rallied support for the letter initiated by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Continue reading JTA: "Dovish groups back Feinstein peace letter".
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