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APN Calls on Obama Administration to Support Palestinian UN Initiative

"...developments on the ground are every day eroding the very possibility of achieving the two-state solution and emboldening extremists on both sides..."

(WASHINGTON DC) - Americans for Peace Now today called on the Obama Administration and the international community to support the Palestinians' bid to upgrade their status at the UN to that of non-member observer state.

This position is consistent with APN's longstanding support for peace and a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...

Let Us Never Hesitate to Recognize and Salute Israel`s Best

"I refuse to take part in the war crimes committed by my country. Violence will not bring any kind of solution, and I shall not commit violence, come what may." - Omer Goldman, age 19, Tel Aviv

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Omer Goldman Granot is the daughter of Naftali Granot, the former deputy to Mossad’s chief Meir Dagan.

She never fails to disappoint the apartheid war machine, nor does she fail to gain our most serious respect.

Colombia: Death Threats Against Human Rights Defender Martha Díaz

This chilling level of intimidation and threat is particularly revolting as these are family members of murder victims. Colombia has its work cut out...

(SALEM) - Colombia must take proactive steps to protect its population of human rights defenders.

A prominent activist named Martha Diaz recently had her life threatened and she is not the only one.

LOVE AND TERROR IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 3rd Ed., by Dr. Frank Romano

Let’s make it a BETTER WORLD together. JOIN ME! Warm regards, Frank Romano

(JERUSALEM) - “LOVE AND TERROR in the MIDDLE EAST” dramatically captures the author’s efforts to promote understanding and cooperation in the region between Jews, Muslims and Christians.

It details Romano’s arduous journeys between Israel and the West Bank...

Prof. Mearsheimer: Iran and US should Work toward Reconciliation

John J. Mearsheimer has written extensively on the international relations and security issues and published five books.

(TEHRAN Iran Review) - Prof. Mearsheimer took part in an exclusive interview with Iran Review and answered a number of questions.

Mearsheimer addresses Iran’s nuclear program, Iran-U.S. relations, Western media propaganda against Iran and Obama’s Middle East policy.

Thomas L. Friedman: President Is Busy

If Israelis want to escape that fate, it is very important that they understand that we’re not your grandfather’s America anymore.

(WASHINGTON DC) - I've long been a bigtime fan of Thomas L. Friedman and his new article on Israel reminds me why.

Never before has the need for logic and good sense been more critical, this writer explains how changes in this world and the U.S. in particular, have led us to a new day in our understanding of the conflict in the Holy Land.

The White Minority of Post-America, The Obama Phenomenon and The Indigenous World Court

The Post-America world of minorities is a fitting backdrop for the larger picture of the world's indigenous people.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - On the 5th of November, a day before the Presidential election, Jim McTague, a discerning columnist in Barron's Magazine, wrote a brilliant piece.

The writer predicted a stunning victory by Mitt Romney...

Syrian President`s Interview in Full

Assad: “I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria”

(ROME / MOSCOW RT) - In an exclusive interview with Russia Today, President Bashar Assad said that the conflict in Syria is not a civil war, but proxy terrorism by Syrians and foreign fighters.

He also accused the Turkish PM of eyeing Syria with imperial ambitions.

Voters to Obama: Move Now on Palestine

The voters wanted Obama to have a second term.

(CHICAGO) - Joy and relief are evident on the faces of the Obama family, shown here arriving back in Washington, the day after the election. Obama’s victory over Mitt Romney November 6, was also a moment of deep satisfaction for that segment of the American voting public that longed for a happy ending to what has been a bitter, contentious presidential campaign.

The “dark moon” that rose after Obama’s dismal first debate performance, was finally blown away.

Will the Palestine Authority Seek Non-Member Status in the United Nations?

At most non-member status would be symbolic but it might calm the Palestinian populace.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - In September 2011, President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, formally requested full United Nations membership for his as yet undefined country.

The initiative developed during a two-year impasse in negotiations with Israel that followed the latter's refusal to freeze its settlement activities in the West Bank.