Americans for Peace Now is the sister organization of Shalom Achshav, “Israel’s preeminent peace movement.”
APN’s mission is to educate and persuade the American public and its leadership to support and adopt policies that will lead to comprehensive, durable, Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab peace, based on a two-state solution, guaranteeing both peoples’ security, and consistent with U.S. national interests.
They are very left-wing and excessively critical of Israel and the so-called “occupation.”
Their President and CEO Hadar Susskind recently announced that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be joining them for a Rabin Memorial Event.
Gimme an "A". Gimme an "O". Gimme a "C". What's the spell? Well, it doesn't really spell anything, but I'm thrilled that @AOC will be joining @PeaceNowUS as part of our Rabin memorial event on Oct 20. Register today! https://t.co/49HXxwwhKc
— Hadar Susskind (@HadarSusskind) September 24, 2020
Cue whining from Israel-haters and antisemites
Absolutely reprehensible for @AOC to honor Yitzhak Rabin, the war criminal who personally oversaw 1948 Lydda Death March, and during the first intifada ordered Israeli soldiers to break bones of Palestinian children. It shows total contempt for Palestinian lives.
— Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) September 24, 2020
.@AOC shows total contempt for Palestinian lives by honoring Yitzhak Rabin, the unrepentent war criminal who personally oversaw the Lydda Death March and ordered soldiers to break the bones of Palestinian kids demanding freedom from occupation. Just disgusting! https://t.co/qiOIt3sPHR
— Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) September 24, 2020
Here's what @AOC is celebrating. This famous footage from 1988 shows Israeli soldiers using rocks to break the bones of two Palestinian teenagers protesting occupation, on orders of Yitzhak Rabin, who was "defense" minister at the time https://t.co/MtSjADXHkt
— Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) September 24, 2020
.@AOC to honor the author of the Lydda-Ramle ‘48 death march who implemented the “broken bones” policy to crush the First Intifada. In his final speech before Knesset, Rabin vowed to give Palestinians “less than a state” and ensure a “united Jerusalem.” https://t.co/8HRHX5jfcg
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) September 24, 2020
@AOC clearly has not educated herself enough after her dismal PBS interview a few yrs ago. She needs someone on her staff who knows something about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Whoever's giving her advice should be fired. https://t.co/A9kws6IM7W
— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) September 25, 2020
Note that these are the same people who would readily accept Hamas as the palestinian leadership, and who are also fine with deceased arch terrorist Yasser Arafat (not that I am comparing Rabin to them, but you hopefully get my point).
And here’s the thing: Abunimah, Blumenthal, Silverstein, and the rest of the haters vehemently oppose this event for the same reason they vehemently oppose the Abraham Accords.
They do not support peace. They want Israel in pieces. Or even better – no Israel at all.