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January 21, 2012
The views shared on The Mideast Peace Pulse are those of the author(s) and not those of Israel Policy Forum.
Who We Are
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
- Peter A. Joseph
President - Lawrence Zicklin
Chair - David Avital
- Harold Handler
- Geoffrey H. Lewis
- Harriet Mouchly Weiss
- James E. Walker, III
- Michael D. Young
U.S. Advisory Council
- Steven L. Spiegel, National Scholar
- Amb. Samuel W. Lewis
Senior Policy Advisor - Marshall J. Breger
- Rachel Bronson
- Tom Dine
- Aaron David Miller
- Michael Nacht
- Amb. Robert H. Pelletreau, Jr.
- Amb. Edward S. Walker, Jr.
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


