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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

Americans for Peace Now

Rep. Andy Levin speaks at a press conference introducing his 'Two-State Solution Act' on Capitol Hill, September 23, 2021. He is flanked by, from left: Hadar Susskind, the president and CEO of Americans for Peace Now; Rep. Alan Lowenthal; Rep. Sara Jacobs; Rep. Peter Welch; and J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)
February 15, 2024, 8:47 pm
Left-wing Zionist groups Americans for Peace Now and Ameinu to merge
Leaders of the two small but well-known organizations say combined resources will strengthen the initiatives each has championed as they worked toward similar goals
By Ron Kampeas
Participants hold up signs at the March for Israel rally organized by the Jewish Federations of North America on November 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington. (Daryl Perry)
January 9, 2024, 7:49 am
Americans for Peace Now becomes first US Zionist group to call for Gaza ceasefire
Left-leaning group calls on Biden to push transition from ‘war to peacekeeping,’ suggesting first crack in broad support for Israel’s offensive among American Zionist organizations
By Ron Kampeas
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a conference in Jerusalem, February 21, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 2, 2023, 3:11 pm
Liberal American Jews urge US to revoke Smotrich’s visa over Huwara remarks
Two groups call for finance minister, set soon for US trip, to be denied entry for saying Palestinian town should be ‘wiped out’; other US Jewish leaders also condemn his comments
By Judah Ari Gross and Jacob Magid
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, walks to the chamber for final votes as the House wraps up its work for the week, at the Capitol in Washington, December 2, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
December 14, 2022, 9:04 pm
Liberal Jewish groups blast McCarthy for pledge to remove Ilhan Omar from committee
Array of movements say claims Minnesota congresswoman is antisemitic, anti-Israeli are false, suggest move meant to divert attention from such sentiments among Republicans
By Ron Kampeas
US Ambassador Tom Nides is interviewed by The Times of Israel at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, on January 7, 2022. (David Azagury/US Embassy)
March 16, 2022, 4:35 am
US envoy looks to bolster West Bank economy with 4G service, tech offerings
Ambassador Tom Nides says he will ‘pound tables’ with Israeli minister to get ball rolling on extending 4G service to all Palestinians, wants PA to have role at Allenby crossing
By Jacob Magid
Amnesty International USA director Paul O'Brien. (Screen capture/YouTube)
March 12, 2022, 5:38 am
Amnesty’s US director: Israel shouldn’t exist ‘as a state for the Jewish people’
Paul O’Brien denies making reported statement; also says he doesn’t believe polls showing vast majority of American Jews back Israel, prompting condemnations and calls to apologize
By JTA and ToI Staff
The inauguration of the Congressional Caucus for the Advancement of Torah Values was attended by (left to right) Reps. Kat Cammack (R-FL); Don Bacon (R-NE); Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter; Henry Cuellar (D-TX); Dan Meuser (R-PA); and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in Washington, DC. (Sruly Saftlas/CNW Group/Dirshu via JTA)
January 27, 2022, 8:32 am
Liberal-leaning Jewish groups slam Congress’s ‘Torah Values Caucus’
Reform, progressives warn in letter to congressmen who launched forum with Orthodox rabbi that their effort is ‘misguided,’ ignores other denominations
By Ron Kampeas
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to reporters at Israel's Nevatim air base Monday, with an Israeli F-35 fighter jet in the background, on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Israel. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)
June 16, 2021, 11:14 pm
Americans for Peace Now urges conditioning of military aid to Israel
Call is the first for an American Jewish group that defines itself as ‘pro-Israel’
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative: IDF soldiers handcuffing and blindfolding a Palestinian during an operation to arrest terror suspects in the West Bank, on December 8, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 22, 2021, 1:16 pm
AIPAC pans bill to block US aid from some Israeli activities in West Bank
Pro-Israel group says Minnesota Democrat’s legislation aiming to prevent funds being used in certain security ops, such as arresting minors, would undermine Israel’s security
By Jacob Magid
Democratic US Representative Betty McCollum of Minnesota, in July 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images via JTA)
April 15, 2021, 3:24 am
J Street, Americans for Peace Now back bill restricting how Israel spends US aid
Dovish groups endorse Minnesota Democrat’s proposal to prevent American funds from being used to detain Palestinian minors, annex territories
By Ron Kampeas
US President Bill Clinton gestures toward Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, and PLO leader Yasser Arafat shaking hands in the East Room of the White House, September 28, 1995. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak looks on behind Arafat. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
October 21, 2020, 7:43 am
Americans for Peace Now remember Rabin the peacemaker, without Ocasio-Cortez
Over 1,700 join Zoom gathering that caused headlines after snub from progressive congresswoman, marking 25 years since assassination
By Jacob Magid
In this May 27, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison answers questions during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn.(John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool)
October 3, 2020, 2:25 am
Keith Ellison to speak at Rabin memorial snubbed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ellison, first Muslim elected to Congress, will join Americans for Peace Now event commemorating 25 years since assassination
By Ron Kampeas
Democratic US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York speaks at a campaign rally for then-Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
September 26, 2020, 2:04 am
Ocasio-Cortez withdraws from Rabin memorial event after backlash
Democratic congresswoman pulls participation from Americans For Peace Now commemoration for assassinated Israeli premier, after pro-Palestinian activists call move ‘disgusting’
By Jacob Magid
Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat of California, talks to reporters in a basement corridor at the Capitol in Washington, January 4, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
August 5, 2020, 9:26 am
Liberal Jewish groups warn against hawkish pick for House Foreign Affairs post
Five organizations, including J Street and Americans for Peace Now, send letter to House panel laying out criteria for who should replace Eliot Engel as chair
By Eric Cortellessa
US Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, with Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Wisconsin Democrat, right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
July 10, 2020, 8:33 am
Progressive pro-Israel groups back Senate amendment to ban US aid on annexation
Eight liberal Zionist organizations, including J Street and Americans for Peace Now, say US taxpayer dollars shouldn’t support Netanyahu’s West Bank plan
By Eric Cortellessa
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