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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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Netanyahu declares Israel will act unilaterally if Palestinians declare state

By The Pulse
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 11:41am

In a speech given at the Saban Forum in Jerusalem yesterday, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that if the Palestinians unilaterally declare a state, Israel would also take unilateral acts. Stressing his interest in reaching a final agreement, he said:

There is no substitute for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and any unilateral attempt outside that framework will unravel the existing agreements between us, and could entail unilateral steps by Israel.

How is the latest Israel-U.S. row different from any other?

By David Twersky
Writer on Israel, American Jewry and American politics
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 5:35pm

The debate between the US and Israel over Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem has a long and distinguished pedigree. Over time, it has been managed so that bi-lateral relations almost never reached a boiling point. While there were skirmishes during the Clinton administration - especially when Mr. Netanyahu was Prime Minister, and some tough language from Sec. Rice during the second Bush term, relations were never threatened as they are today. 

Signs Of Hope For Peace; Obama Must Lead

By The Pulse
Monday, August 3, 2009 - 4:02pm

This week's edition of The Economist tackles the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with two articles addressing the current state of negotiations and the role of American diplomacy.

The Morning Beat - February 18

By The Pulse
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 10:53am

An Israel-Hamas Cease-fire?

Israel's security cabinet decided today to not finalize a cease-fire with Hamas, until a deal was made a release Gilad Shalit.

"We will negotiate his release first, and only then will we be willing to discuss things like the Gaza crossings and rebuilding the [Gaza] Strip," Olmert said Tuesday during a tour of Jerusalem.

Hamas responded that it rejects Israel's condition.

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