Washington, DC; Americans for Peace Now (APN) is deeply dismayed at the tragic results of Israel's interception of the international Gaza aid flotilla today and calls on Israel to thoroughly investigate the operation and to reassess its policy toward the Gaza Strip.

Washington, DC - Americans for Peace Now (APN) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulating her on the re-launching of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and urging the Obama administration to stay "patient, tough and resolute" as it brokers the talks between the parties. The administration, APN wrote to Secretary Clinton, must be "ready to bring real pressure to bear on the parties if they fail to act in good faith."

Washington, DC -- APN welcomes the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and the involvement of Arab governments in the process that led to it.