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Israel Policy Forum Announces its Next Chapter with Middle East Progress

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

Assistant Director, IPF - NY

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

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.

Aluf Benn

Gaza Q& A with Aluf Benn, Haaretz Diplomatic Editor

 

On Monday, February 4, Israel Policy Forum held a conference call with Aluf Benn. His remarks follow below:

How did Israelis view the breach of the Gaza-Egypt border?

Initially, the Israeli reaction to the breakout was, "let's wait and see and then we'll tell the Egyptians that Gaza is their responsibility."  After the first few days, Israeli officials started saying, "that's what we wanted all along. We wanted to disconnect ourselves from Gaza. Let the Egyptians care for Gaza's welfare."