APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday December 3, 2019
Quote of the day:
"For 14 years he is prime minister and now, suddenly, it's urgent for him to complete the
annexation."
--Kahol-Lavan MK Yair Lapid responds to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's request to serve first in a rotation government so, he says, that he can impose Israeli sovereignty over the Beqaa Jordan Valley in the West Bank.*
Front Page:
--Kahol-Lavan MK Yair Lapid responds to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's request to serve first in a rotation government so, he says, that he can impose Israeli sovereignty over the Beqaa Jordan Valley in the West Bank.*
Front Page:
Yael Patir is J Street's Israel Director. Prior to
joining J Street in 2012, she served as Director of the Civil Leadership Department at the Shimon Peres Center
for Peace where she oversaw cross-border peace-building programs that engaged a wide range of civil society
figures, including Palestinian and Israeli young political leaders. Yael also helped establish the
Palestinian-Israeli Peace NGO Forum, a network of some 100 Palestinian and Israeli peace and dialogue
organizations, and has served as the Israeli Director since the Forum’s inception in January 2006.
Dr. Nisreen Shehada is one of the founders of
Standing Together, a joint Jewish-Arab grassroots movement fighting to transform Israeli politics. Standing
Together organizes Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel around campaigns for peace, equality, and social
justice, in order to build power and transform Israeli society. Dr. Shehada has a PhD in chemical engineering
and nanotechnology, works at a large high-tech company and lives in Haifa.
Michal Gera Margaliot is the Executive Director of
Israel's Women's Network. For the last decade Michal has been on the frontlines promoting women’s rights in
Israel. In her current role, Michael oversees IWN's work to fight for equal pay for women and greater women's
representation in leadership positions across all sectors of Israeli society. Prior to becoming the managing
director of the IWN, Michal served as a parliamentary advisor and chief of staff of MK Merav Michaeli.
