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The '''Israel Policy Forum''' is a [[Washington, DC]] based [[American Jews|American Jewish]] organization that works for a [[two state solution]] to the [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]. The organization lobbies American policymakers in support of this goal and writes opinion pieces that have appeared in many Jewish and non-Jewish [[newspapers]].<ref name="FAQ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.israelpolicyforum.org/display.cfm?id=1&Sub=89#q1|title=Israel Policy Forum|accessdate=2007-09-30}}</ref>
The '''Israel Policy Forum''' is a [[Washington, DC]] based [[American Jews|American Jewish]] organization that works for a [[two state solution]] to the [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]. The organization lobbies American policymakers in support of this goal and writes opinion pieces that have appeared in many Jewish and non-Jewish [[newspapers]].<ref name="FAQ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.israelpolicyforum.org/display.cfm?id=1&Sub=89#q1|title=Israel Policy Forum|accessdate=2007-09-30}}</ref>


Israel Policy Forum is a non-profit, nonpartisan, independent organization which seeks and supports U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. IPF was established in 1993 through the late Yitzhak Rabin’s vision and the signing of the Oslo Accords. IPF mobilizes American Jews to support U.S. diplomatic efforts in the region and has offices in New York, Washington, DC, and Israel.


IPF produces IPF Friday, a weekly newsletter written by MJ Rosenberg, IPF’s Washington Director. IPF Focus is a weekly column that provides news analysis under the direction of Steven L. Spiegel, IPF National Scholar.


IPF conducts advocacy trips in Washington and holds biweekly conference calls with Middle East experts.


IPF is involved with media outreach and hosts leadership trips to the Middle East twice per year as well as an annual leadership event featuring distinguished guests and speakers, such as President Bill Clinton.



== Leadership ==

IPF Officers and Executive Committee

Peter A. Joseph, President
Larry Zicklin, Chair

Marvin Lender
Geoffrey H. Lewis
Harriet Mouchly-Weiss

Henry Ostberg

Seymour D. Reich

James E. Walker III



Honorary Chairs

Jack Bendheim

Robert K. Lifton

Michael W. Sonnenfeldt

Judith Stern Peck


National Board

David Avital

Joan Bronk

Matt Fassler

Harold Handler

Michael David Young

Mark Biderman

Ed Blank

Rabbi Harvey Fields

Tom Kully

Jacqueline Levine

Yaffa Maritz

Debra Pell

Henry Rosovsky

Ian Slome

Steve Warnecke

Ernie Ginsberg

Stan Gold

Sally Gottesman


National Scholars

Steven L. Spiegel, LA

Stephen P. Cohen


Israel Advisory Council

Ambassador Moshe Arad

Gen. (Ret.) Shlomo Gazit

David Kimche

Dov Lautman

Jacob Perry

Gen. (Ret.) Israela Oron

Gen. (Ret.) Danny Rothschild

Talya Sasson

Ambassador Shimon Shamir

Itschak Shrem

Gen. (Ret.) Iftach Spector

Nadine Baudot- Trajtenberg

Yoram Yahav


American Advisory Council

Ambassador Samuel Lewis

Marshall Breger

Rachel Bronson

Frederic C. Hof

Aaron David Miller

Michael Nacht

Ambassador Robert H. Pelletreau, Jr.

Ambassador Edward S. Walker, Jr.




==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:26, 18 September 2008

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The Israel Policy Forum is a Washington, DC based American Jewish organization that works for a two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. The organization lobbies American policymakers in support of this goal and writes opinion pieces that have appeared in many Jewish and non-Jewish newspapers.[1]


Israel Policy Forum is a non-profit, nonpartisan, independent organization which seeks and supports U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. IPF was established in 1993 through the late Yitzhak Rabin’s vision and the signing of the Oslo Accords. IPF mobilizes American Jews to support U.S. diplomatic efforts in the region and has offices in New York, Washington, DC, and Israel.


IPF produces IPF Friday, a weekly newsletter written by MJ Rosenberg, IPF’s Washington Director. IPF Focus is a weekly column that provides news analysis under the direction of Steven L. Spiegel, IPF National Scholar.


IPF conducts advocacy trips in Washington and holds biweekly conference calls with Middle East experts.


IPF is involved with media outreach and hosts leadership trips to the Middle East twice per year as well as an annual leadership event featuring distinguished guests and speakers, such as President Bill Clinton.


Leadership

IPF Officers and Executive Committee

Peter A. Joseph, President

Larry Zicklin, Chair

Marvin Lender

Geoffrey H. Lewis

Harriet Mouchly-Weiss

Henry Ostberg

Seymour D. Reich

James E. Walker III


Honorary Chairs

Jack Bendheim

Robert K. Lifton

Michael W. Sonnenfeldt

Judith Stern Peck


National Board

David Avital

Joan Bronk

Matt Fassler

Harold Handler

Michael David Young

Mark Biderman

Ed Blank

Rabbi Harvey Fields

Tom Kully

Jacqueline Levine

Yaffa Maritz

Debra Pell

Henry Rosovsky

Ian Slome

Steve Warnecke

Ernie Ginsberg

Stan Gold

Sally Gottesman


National Scholars

Steven L. Spiegel, LA

Stephen P. Cohen


Israel Advisory Council

Ambassador Moshe Arad

Gen. (Ret.) Shlomo Gazit

David Kimche

Dov Lautman

Jacob Perry

Gen. (Ret.) Israela Oron

Gen. (Ret.) Danny Rothschild

Talya Sasson

Ambassador Shimon Shamir

Itschak Shrem

Gen. (Ret.) Iftach Spector

Nadine Baudot- Trajtenberg

Yoram Yahav


American Advisory Council

Ambassador Samuel Lewis

Marshall Breger

Rachel Bronson

Frederic C. Hof

Aaron David Miller

Michael Nacht

Ambassador Robert H. Pelletreau, Jr.

Ambassador Edward S. Walker, Jr.


References

  1. ^ "Israel Policy Forum". Retrieved 2007-09-30.

See also