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Peace Now in the Press: September 2010 Archives

The leaders of Hamas in Gaza and Damascus could not have expected a better gift from the Israeli government.
Details of APN's App and online mapping project spread across the globe during its first week of AppMediaCollage2e 186x140.jpgrelease. Media coverage included major news outlets like CNN, U.S. and international newspapers/blogs, technology, business, and activism magazines/blogs/websites, Jewish community newspapers and national blogs, and on Israel Radio and NPR.

See the links to these items, starting with the Video Screencast from Kung Fu Jew!

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Detailed coverage in the United States "newspaper of record" about Peace Now's aerial tour of West Bank Settlements, conducted on September 20, 2010, for Members of the Knesset, journalists and other guests.


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On Left: An Israeli Settlement seen from the air; On right from top to bottom: Airplane used in the tour; Journalists on the plane; Peace Now's Yariv Oppenheimer addressing the passengers

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By OR SCHWARTZ

Americans for Peace now releases app which provides a "comprehensive settlements database, integrated with high-tech mapping technologies."

Americans for Peace Now has released a new interactive mapping application for Apple iPhone and iPad devices which will provide a real-time view of events on the ground in the West Bank, according to a press release by the organization.

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Peace Now releases 'Facts on the Ground' application in which the settlements are marked in blue, the outposts in red, and clicking on a place name displays demographic statistics.

By Natasha Mozgovaya and Haaretz Staff

Articles on Planned Settlement Construction

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AFP: "Thousands of Israeli settler homes planned"

AP: "Israeli FM pushes for new settlement construction"

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New report indicates an overall of 13,000 previously authorized West Bank housing units, construction sites could be built after the Sept. 26 freeze expiration date.

By Chaim Levinson

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Ha'aretz: "MKs, settler leaders fume as PM hints at freeze extension"

Ma'ariv: "Settlers to Netanyahu: Continuation of the Freeze Will Mean an End to Your Term"


New York Times: "A West Bank Enclave Is on Edge"

By ISABEL KERSHNER

ARIEL, West Bank -- When a group of Israeli artists recently refused to perform in the new theater at this large Jewish settlement, local residents reacted with a mixture of hurt and defiance.

By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER  

Rightist ZOA head: If PM talks about giving away parts of J'lem, or if freeze partially continues, we and other groups will speak out.


WASHINGTON - Israeli officials are indicating that they anticipate a backlash from the American Jewish Right over the government's overtures to the Palestinians, and are appealing for support from US Jewry.

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Go HERE to listen to the 4-minute report from Morning Edition on September 7, 2010.

(Transcript) STEVE INSKEEP, host:The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that started last week are quickly running up against a challenge. A deadline is approaching for Israels government to make a decision. And that decision could prompt Palestinians to walk out of the talks. 
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