Americans for Peace Now

Remembering Leonard ‘Leibel’ Fein, ‘a great man in Israel’

Above all, liberal scholar and activist Leonard Fein was a learned and feeling Jew steeped in the values and teachings of the tradition, Rabbi David Ellenson writes.

By David Ellenson August 18, 2014 4:25 pm

U.S. warming to Palestinian unity draws Israeli ire

Israeli officials reacted with dismay to the Obama administration’s announcement that it would work with the new Palestinian unity government backed by Hamas.

June 3, 2014 1:51 pm

Dermer: Israel ‘deeply disappointed’ by U.S. stance on Palestinian unity

In tough language rare for an Israeli diplomat in Washington, Israeli ambassador Ron Dermer said Israel was “deeply disappointed” in the State Department’s decision to continue dealing with the Palestinian Authority now that it has Hamas support.

June 2, 2014 8:56 pm