Israel Policy Forum

Israel’s public position—that the outcome of the election is meaningless, and that we must not fall into wishful thinking and reformist facades, but rather should put Iran to tough tests—leaves [Israel] alone in the face of the world’s cautious

The Israel Policy Forum strongly endorses Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech to the American Jewish Committee (AJC) this week, in which he called on the American Jewish community “to be part of the great constituency for peace.”

"The incredulity gap poses a serious hurdle for Secretary Kerry. If the people do not believe a two-state solution is plausible, they will not actively push for it. And as President Obama made clear, without strong stakeholder engagement,

"It’s still too soon to declare that the West Bank is now on the verge of imminent collapse, or that the reforms Fayyad instituted will certainly or quickly come undone."