Produced by the Foundation for Middle East Peace in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Legislative Round-Up was conceived
- Bills, Resolutions, & Letters
- Hearings
- On the Record
This episode features a conversation with Menachem Klein, a
professor of Middle Eastern studies at Bar Ilan University, who specializes in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He is the author of several books on the topic. His new books is Arafat and Abbas: Portraits of
Leadership in a State Postponed.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday October 17, 2019
NOTE: News Nosh will be on Sukkot holiday from Sunday through Tuesday, October 20-22.
NOTE: News Nosh will be on Sukkot holiday from Sunday through Tuesday, October 20-22.
Quote of the day:
“To me it doesn’t matter if it’s a Muslim, a Christian or a Jew, the issue is to save someone’s
life."
--Naif Abu-Arar, mayor of the Bedouin Israeli village of Arara and eldest brother of 17-year-old Issa, who was killed in a car accident. Abu-Arar decided to donate his youngest brother’s heart, despite opposition from family and religious figures. A Jewish man became the recipient. ”It's as if my brother is still alive, but in a different way,” said Abu-Arar.*
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--Naif Abu-Arar, mayor of the Bedouin Israeli village of Arara and eldest brother of 17-year-old Issa, who was killed in a car accident. Abu-Arar decided to donate his youngest brother’s heart, despite opposition from family and religious figures. A Jewish man became the recipient. ”It's as if my brother is still alive, but in a different way,” said Abu-Arar.*
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday October 16, 2019
Conversation of the day:
Audio from video recordings of three Israeli Border Police officers sent to stand near a mosque for hours in
the E. Jerusalem village of Issawiyah, during which time they sometimes were seen raising their weapons as if
purportedly aiming it a resident seen in the background. A large number of pedestrians and vehicles passed the
policemen, but none approached them.
First police officer: “This is really provoking them for nothing.”
Second police officer is heard agreeing.
Later the first policemen said: “Why do this on purpose?”
The second one replied: “Our policy is screwed up from the outset.”
The first policeman then comments: “Let them live. You’re provoking them here for nothing.”
Several minutes later the first policeman addressed a third: “I have a question for you. Isn’t what we’re doing here causing more problems?”
The third policeman replied: “That’s the goal.”*
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First police officer: “This is really provoking them for nothing.”
Second police officer is heard agreeing.
Later the first policemen said: “Why do this on purpose?”
The second one replied: “Our policy is screwed up from the outset.”
The first policeman then comments: “Let them live. You’re provoking them here for nothing.”
Several minutes later the first policeman addressed a third: “I have a question for you. Isn’t what we’re doing here causing more problems?”
The third policeman replied: “That’s the goal.”*
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday October 10, 2019
NOTE: News Nosh will be on Sukkot holiday from Sunday through Tuesday, October 13-15. The Nosh will be back on Wednesday.
NOTE: News Nosh will be on Sukkot holiday from Sunday through Tuesday, October 13-15. The Nosh will be back on Wednesday.
Quote of the day:
"One’s heart bleeds over the vast sums, sweat and ideological fervor squandered on the settlement
project. But Israel has successfully faced greater challenges. If we were able to absorb 30,000 people each
month at the height of the Russian immigration of the 1990s, we can certainly resettle five times that many
Israelis over an extended period – in exchange for peace."
--Former general, Chuck Freilich, writes about his recent visit to West Bank settlements and his conversation with settlers.*
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--Former general, Chuck Freilich, writes about his recent visit to West Bank settlements and his conversation with settlers.*
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Yuli Tamir is one of the founders of Israel’s peace movement, Peace Now. She is a former minister in the Israeli government and a former Knesset member. She is a professor of philosophy and now the President of the Shenkar College near Tel Aviv.
Yuli Tamir is one of the founders of Israel’s peace movement, Peace Now. She is a former minister
in the Israeli government and a former Knesset member. She is a professor of philosophy and now the President of
the Shenkar College near Tel Aviv.
Yossi Alpher is an independent security analyst. He is the former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, a former senior official with the Mossad, and a former IDF intelligence officer. Views and positions expressed here are those of the writer, and do not necessarily represent APN's views and policy positions.
APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday October 7, 2019
NOTE: News Nosh will be off during Yom Kippur, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and back on Thursday.
NOTE: News Nosh will be off during Yom Kippur, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and back on Thursday.
You Must Be Kidding:
"It's not only a matter of funding. It's a question of priorities. The police need to decide if their
top priority is to investigate the prime minister's cigars or these matters [violence against
women]."
--Communications Minister David Amsalem (Likud) suggested that police should not deal with the Prime Minister's corruption cases because they couldn't deal with the violence against women at the same time.**
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--Communications Minister David Amsalem (Likud) suggested that police should not deal with the Prime Minister's corruption cases because they couldn't deal with the violence against women at the same time.**
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Sunday October 6, 2019
Quote of the Day #1:
"I'm afraid of being a victim, but no less, I'm afraid of being a simple witness. And so, and because
my life has turned into a nightmare, I'm on strike today and will probably have to go a bit wild and join some
sort of road blocking act, hoping that our raging protest will have a place in some news release, which
Minister of Public Security, Gilad Erdan, will happen to hear. When you hear the same news broadcast about Arab
rioters blocking roads, please remember the justified protest of Ethiopian immigrants in the summer, remember
that then there was not a single victim, and we demand similar treatment."
--Amjad Shavita, managing co-director of Sikkuy - The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality, wrote in an Op-Ed, why he no longer walks his daughter to kindergarten.*
You Must Be Kidding:
“We are in luck that the Arabs boycotted the opening ceremony of the 22nd Knesset. They would have shot into the air to express happiness/sadness/their protest/ because that's their habit, and then, of course, blame the police."
--Far-right-wing, racist religious settler Transportation Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, wrote on Twitter, after the Arab MKs boycotted the ceremony as a gesture of protest against the violent crime in Arab society, which they call on the government to eliminate.*
Quote of the Day #2:
“I’m surprised the racist [Smotrich] didn't take our seats and claim God told him they are his."
--Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List, responded, noting Smotrich’s Messianic settler ideology.*
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--Amjad Shavita, managing co-director of Sikkuy - The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality, wrote in an Op-Ed, why he no longer walks his daughter to kindergarten.*
You Must Be Kidding:
“We are in luck that the Arabs boycotted the opening ceremony of the 22nd Knesset. They would have shot into the air to express happiness/sadness/their protest/ because that's their habit, and then, of course, blame the police."
--Far-right-wing, racist religious settler Transportation Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, wrote on Twitter, after the Arab MKs boycotted the ceremony as a gesture of protest against the violent crime in Arab society, which they call on the government to eliminate.*
Quote of the Day #2:
“I’m surprised the racist [Smotrich] didn't take our seats and claim God told him they are his."
--Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List, responded, noting Smotrich’s Messianic settler ideology.*
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