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Israel Policy Forum Announces its Next Chapter with Middle East Progress

By Israel Policy Forum
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 4:52pm

Dear Friends and Supporters of Israel Policy Forum:

On behalf of Israel Policy Forum (IPF), including our President Peter Joseph and Chair Larry Zicklin, I am pleased to inform you that IPF is embarking on its next chapter. 

2010 Must Be Showtime for Mideast Peace

By David Halperin
Assistant Director, IPF - NY
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 1:27pm

As 2009 draws to a close, we are bombarded by the annual litany of commentary features recapping the year in Hollywood movies to the year in international conflict, and everything in between.

When it comes to the Middle East peace process, current conventional wisdom suggests the 2009 recap might go something like this: 

US-Iran Negotiations: Simulation Exercise at INSS

By Institute for National Security Studies
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 10:45am

Ephraim Asculai, Emily B. Landau, and Tamar Malz-Ginzburg

INSS Insight No. 154, December 29, 2009

Despite the tendency to denote any simulation exercise on security issues a "war game," the recent simulation designed and held at INSS did not focus on the option of a military attack. Rather, it developed the scenario of a bilateral US-Iranian negotiation over Iran's nuclear program.

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U.S. Diplomatic Leadership

To advance the interests of the United States, including the security of the State of Israel and the stability of the Middle East, the United States must demonstrate diplomatic leadership in the region at the highest level.

The United States must be a catalyst for establishing peace and security.  History teaches us that without US leadership at the highest level, Arabs and Israelis will not make the compromises needed to secure agreements.

Washington must play the role of "honest broker."  While the commitment of the United States to Israel's security as a Jewish and democratic state must never be in doubt, the U.S. cannot succeed as mediator or otherwise unless both Israelis and Arabs view us as fair.

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