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Please note that IPF's phone number has changed. We can now be reached at 212-354-1812. 

We will not stand for this

Israel Policy Forum is shocked and appalled by the column published in the Atlanta Jewish Times by its owner and publisher Andrew Adler calling for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “to give the go-ahead for U.S.-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States policy includes its helping the Jewish state obl

Amb. Daniel C. Kurtzer on 'Reviving the Peace Process' (TRANSCRIPT)

In an ideal world, if we were writing this up as a scenario we would say let’s put this all on hold, and everyone stays away happily and nothing changes for the worse, and we pick it up perhaps when everyone is stronger. But status quos are not status quos and people know that. They either get better – or more commonly – they actually get worse because they are left neglected. I fear that this status quo, over the next 10 or 11 months if there isn’t some very significant policy activity, will deteriorate into violence.

Who We Are

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HISTORY

Israel Policy Forum (IPF) was founded in 1993, with the encouragement of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, to serve as a strong American base of support for the kind of active and sustained U.S. diplomatic efforts needed to assist the State of Israel in its pursuit of lasting peace and security.   Ever since, IPF’s program, policy and advocacy initiatives have served to mobilize community and policy leaders in favor of constructive efforts to advance Mideast peace and security.  IPF has also provided high-level platforms for key policymakers to address Middle East peacemaking efforts, including President Bill Clinton, who announced the “Clinton Parameters” for Middle East peace at an IPF event in 2001.

PRINCIPLES

IPF is committed to a strong US-Israel relationship and to Israel’s security in the context of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a comprehensive resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflicts.  IPF’s nonpartisan work is driven by the belief that the United States is the only credible and effective mediator capable of helping the parties reach a two-state solution that will safeguard Israel’s security and future as a Jewish and democratic state.  While debate and discussion are helpful, the current divisiveness in the American Jewish community and in Washington on the issues of the US-Israel relationship and our shared pursuit of peace, are not. Community, policy and business leaders must provide the much-needed backing and encouragement for the kind of courageous leadership necessary to overcoming these obstacles. 

WORK 

IPF mobilizes mainstream policy, community and business leaders to advocate for responsible U.S. engagement that advances the shared interests of the United States and the State of Israel.  IPF conducts targeted advocacy meetings in Washington, private and public educational briefings for leaders across the country, and delegations to link American leaders with their counterparts in the region.  IPF connects policymakers and analysts with key members of the media through private briefings and conference calls, and produces insightful commentary, analysis and policy recommendations backed by IPF’s expansive network of influential analysts, former government officials, and community and business leaders.

Executive Committee

Honorary Chairs

  • Jack C. Bendheim
  • Robert K. Lifton
  • Theodore R. Mann
  • Michael W. Sonnenfeldt
  • Judith Stern Peck

U.S. Advisory Council

Israel Advisory Council

  • Roberta Fahn Schoffman
    Jerusalem Representative
  • Amb. Moshe Arad
  • Gen. (Ret.) Shlomo Gazit
  • Dov Lautman
  • Gen. (Ret.) Israela Oron
  • Jacob Perry
  • Gen. (Ret.) Danny Rothschild
  • Talia Sasson
  • Amb. Shimon Shamir
  • Itschak Shrem
  • Gen. (Ret.) Iftach Spector
  • Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg
  • Yoram Yahav
  • David Halperin, Program Director / Policy Analyst