Israeli elections

This week, Alpher discusses why the new Knesset elections have been set so soon; who Netanyahu's rivals on the right are; whether the left-center is incapable of mounting a challenge; what is happening with Yesh Atid; what will happen to the Arab parties, with a new threshold law that requires a party to gain a minimum of four mandates; and whether the bombings of Damascus airport and a second site at Dimas near Damascus that Syria accused Israel of on Sunday have any connection to Israel's elections.

The Forward - November 23, 2014
APN's Lara Friedman: The Terror Rocking Jerusalem Is Not About God
http://m.forward.com/blogs/forward-thinking/209741/the-terror-rocking-jerusalem-is-not-about-god/

Haaretz - November 24, 2014
Ori Nir's op-ed: The sickness in both Israeli and Palestinian societies
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.628206

New York Times - November 25, 2014
APN Ori Nir's article quoted by NYT's Thomas Friedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/opinion/thomas-friedman-news-drumsticks.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

Ynet - November 29, 2014
Large turnout for Peace Now demonstration in Jerusalem
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4597563,00.html

Jerusalem Post - November 29, 2014
Anger and defiance at Peace Now demonstration in opposition to "Jewish State" bill
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Hundreds-protest-Jewish-state-bill-at-PMs-residence-in-Jerusalem-383184

Times of Israel - November 30, 2014
Thousands turn out for Peace Now Jerusalem demonstration against "Jewish State" bill
http://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-rally-in-jerusalem-against-jewish-state-bill/

Haaretz - November 30, 2014
At demonstration organized by Peace Now, over 1,000 protest Jewish nation-state bill outside PM's residence
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.629272

Jewish Currents - November 30, 2014
Profile of APN Board Member Mandy Patinkin mentions his 2012 Peace Now speech
http://jewishcurrents.org/november-30-mandy-patinkin-33925

The Forward (JTA story) - December 2, 2014
APN among Jewish groups opposing "Jewish State" bill
http://forward.com/articles/210210/american-groups-line-up-against-israel-jewish-stat/

Diamondback (UMD campus newspaper) - December 3, 2014
APN's Ori Nir and ATFP's Ghaith al-Omari speak at UMD
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/article_90bf0c0a-7a75-11e4-9475-57f757453e6e.html

Watch "After Gaza: Getting Back to the Peace Process,"  moderated by APN's Director of Policy and Government Relations, Lara Friedman. The panel  features  Shlomo Ben-Ami, Amb. Daniel Kurtzer, Khalil Shikaki, and Khaled Elgindy at MEI's 68th Annual Conference, "Navigating the Storm: The Middle East in 2015."

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Three days after the Peace Now demonstration outside the Prime Minister’s home in Jerusalem, which featured a call for toppling and replacing Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the government did in fact collapse. The Knesset is in the process of dissolving itself and its members have already agreed on a date for early elections.