News Nosh 04.26.16

by APN 04/26/16
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday April 26, 2016


Note: During the Passover Holiday, News Nosh will be published in a truncated version through Thursday, April 28th.

 
Quote of the day:
"No doubt, defining the Jewish terror squads as illegal organizations following the Duma affair was a watershed moment."
--Alex Fishman, Op-ed Titled "What happens when you let the Shin Bet do its work" in YNET, 4.23.16.
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News Nosh 04.25.16

by APN 04/25/16
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday April 25, 2016


Note: During the Passover Holiday, News Nosh will be published in a truncated version through Thursday, April 28th.

 
Quote of the day:
"I have expressed my mind critically to the Israeli Prime Minister many times that ... these settlement activities are counterproductive,"
--Angela Merkel at a press conference (with Palestinian President Abbas) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 19, 2016.
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April 25, 2016 - Gaza

by APN 04/25/16
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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.

This week, Alpher discusses the Israeli calculations regarding the means and benefits of responding with force to new Hamas tunnel-digging; if Israel’s deterrence has failed and Hamas continues to attack by diverse means, if there are additional reasons for the Netanyahu government to avoid retaliation; if there are people in Israel advocating re-conquering and reoccupying the Strip; and if recent sporadic rocket fire from Gaza was not attributed to Hamas, who’s in charge there?

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Peace Now Settlement Watch: Blue Line Team's Work Results in a State Land Declaration of 115 Dunams

by APN 04/21/16
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News from Peace Now's (Israel) Settlement Watch:

Earlier this week the Palestinian Media reported on a new expropriation order in the lands of the village of Al-Zawiya. This order was published based on the State's most recent publication procedure of the Blue Line Team's work. 

While the original declaration in this area included 1,264 dumans, the current order, following the work of the Blue Line Team, adds another 115 dunams that are now declared as state lands. The order also deducts 213 dumans that are no longer considered as state lands, and yet 30 of the 213 dunams have already been expropriated for the purpose of the "Cross Samariah" highway.
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Neri Zilber in The Daily Beast: Israel’s Secret Weapon Against Terror

by APN 04/21/16
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Despite Monday’s bus bombing, terror incidents have waned. Is the $100 million a year the U.S. spends on the Palestinian Authority Security Forces paying off?

GUSH ETZION, West Bank — On a recent cold foggy day at the entrance to Bethlehem, Israel Defense Forces Lt. Col. Yoel Pinto pulled his military jeep to the side of the road to point out an overpass where, on occasion, young Palestinians rain down rocks on Israeli cars below.

Pinto, a battalion commander whose infantry unit was responsible for this north-west sector of Gush Etzion, a restive part of the southern West Bank, seemed preternaturally calm despite being at the doorstep of a major Palestinian city—which was likely the point.

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News Nosh 04.21.16

by APN 04/21/16
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday April 21, 2016


Note: During the Passover Holiday, News Nosh will be off on Friday April 22nd and Friday April 29th and will be published in a truncated version from Sunday through Thursday, April 24-28th.

 
Quote of the day:
"One day in the future, when we are rescued from these terrible days, they will ask: So how was the holiday of freedom of 2016? What will we say?"
--Yedioth commentator Igal Sarna takes a look at the last year ahead of Passover, the holiday of Jewish freedom from slavery.**
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News Nosh 04.20.16

by APN 04/20/16
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday April 20, 2016

Note: During the Passover Holiday, News Nosh will be off on Friday April 22nd and Friday April 29th and will be published in a truncated version from Sunday through Thursday, April 24-28th.
 
Quote of the day:
"A publisher of children's educational materials had forced its triumphalist and intolerant fantasy of Jerusalem into our homes and the minds of our children."
 --After his daughter received a Passover Hagada from kindergarten that had a photo of the Old City with the Dome of the Rock removed, Rabbi Leon A. Morris writes that his family moved to Israel to give his children a stronger Jewish identity, but now he’s scared that here, their Jewish and Israeli identity won't allow space to see and to respect Muslims and Christians. 
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News Nosh 04.19.16

by APN 04/19/16
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday April 19, 2016

Note: During the Passover Holiday, News Nosh will be off on Friday the 22nd and Friday the 29th and will be published in a truncated version from Sunday through Thursday, April 24-28th.
 
Quote of the day:
"We extend our hearty greetings to you for the holiday of freedom. May the Palestinian people also win freedom, and that we will establish our state next to the State of Israel and peace would prevail in our region.”
--PLO sent Passover greetings to Jewish Israelis Sunday.*
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APN Condemns Terrorist Attack on Jerusalem Bus

by APN 04/18/16
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Washington, DC – Americans for Peace Now (APN) unequivocally condemns today's bombing of a bus in Jerusalem, in which 21 people have reportedly been wounded, two of them severely.

APN stands with our brothers and sisters in Israel. We reiterate that attacks such as this are completely unjustifiable, and they are antithetical to the pursuit of a just, peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Haggadah Insert: The fifth cup - full redemption

by APN 04/18/16
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Each year at the Seder, Jews read this line in the Passover Haggadah, "In every generation, a person is obligated to see themselves as if they had left Egypt." I love this concept, because it evokes both empathy for what our forefathers and mothers have suffered, and – more importantly – a lesson for us, for our present and future. The lesson is that change is possible, that we are masters of our fate, and that with determination and courage we can accomplish liberation. In our generation, liberating Israelis and Palestinians from the yoke of the occupation, which is subjugating both societies, is imperative. And it is within our reach.

This year, you can add flavor to your seder by sharing this thoughtful reflection by Rabbi Michael Feshbach. Rabbi Feshbach has graciously contributed our 16th haggadah insert. In it, he asks us to reflect upon what Elijah's cup - the symbol of full redemption - means.

Since 2001, Americans for Peace Now has asked rabbis from the extended APN family to contribute reflections on the haggada: that story which has for centuries been understood as the archetype of liberation. Many of us have made these reflections a permanent part of our seder - we hope you will, too.You can find them here.

May we all enjoy a sweet and liberating Passover,

Debra DeLee
President and CEO,
Americans for Peace Now

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Submitted by Rabbi Michael L. Feshbach (2016)
To be recited as we prepare to open the door for Elijah.

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