Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

Not to be confused with Jewish Council for Public Affairs.

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) is an independent, non-profit think tank located in Jeruslem. Its research focuses on Israeli foreign policy in general, and --- in particular --- on Israel's rights under International Law in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict. According to the organization's website, the JCPA "focuses on the main issues affecting Israel's security and international standing in order to wage the war of ideas in global opinion" and "has developed and implemented an array of cutting-edge programs to present Israel's case to the world". The organization was founded in 1976 by Daniel J. Elazar, and is now headed by Dore Gold.

Researchers

Some of the researchers who have been featured in Jerusalem Center publications and briefings include:

• Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, former IDF Chief of Staff
• Maj.-Gen. Aharon Zeevi Farkash, former head of IDF Intelligence
• Maj.-Gen. Benny Gantz, head of IDF Northern Command
• Maj.-Gen. Yair Naveh, head of IDF Central Command
• Maj.-Gen. (Res.) Giora Eiland, head of Israel’s National Security Council and responsible for designing the disengagement
• Brig.-Gen. (res.) Shalom Harari, a senior advisor on Palestinian affairs for Israel’s Defense Ministry
• Col. (Res.) Danny Tirza, the IDF’s chief architect for the security fence
• Ambassador Uri Lubrani, Advisor to the Minister of Defense, former Israeli Ambassador to Iran, and Advisor on Arab Affairs to Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion
• Prof. Shlomo Avineri of Hebrew University, former director general of the Foreign Ministry
• Professor Bernard Lewis, Princeton University historian and expert on Islam
• Dr. Uzi Arad, Director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
• Dr. Ephraim Kam, Deputy Head of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University
• Professor Mordechai Abir, Professor Emeritus of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Professor Gerald M. Steinberg, Director of the Program on Conflict Management and Negotiation at Bar-Ilan University
• Ambassador Zvi Mazel, former Israeli Ambassador to Egypt and Sweden
• Dr. Robbie Sabel, former legal adviser to the Israel Foreign Ministry
• Journalist Khaled Abu Toameh, who has been reporting on Palestinian affairs since 1989

See also

• Jewish Council for Public Affairs
• Jewish Community Relations Council
• NGO Monitor
• Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research
• Al Mezan Center for Human Rights
• Jewish Internet Defense Force

External links

• Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs - Official Website
• About the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
• Middle East Strategic Information

Links About the JCPA

• ISN: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
• CIAO: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

Web Publications By or On JCPA

• Israel's Commitment to Domestic and International Law in Times of War by Judge Amnon Straschnov by JCPA
• Balancing IDF Checkpoints and International Law: Teaching the IDF Code of Conduct by Lt. Col. Amos Guiora by JCPA
• The Evolution of International Law and the War on Terrorism by Alan Baker and Col. Daniel Reisner by JCPA
• The Use of Palestinian Children in the Al-Aqsa Intifada by Justus Weiner by JCPA
• Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society by Justus Reid Weiner on JCPA
• An Answer to the New Anti-Zionists: The Rights of the Jewish People to a Sovereign State in their Historic Homeland by Dore Gold and Jeff Helmreich on JCPA
• Illegal Construction in Jerusalem by Justus Reid Weiner on JCPA
• What Iranian Leaders Really Say about Doing Away with Israel: A Refutation of the Campaign to Excuse Ahmadinejad’s Incitement to Genocide by Joshua Teitelbaum on JCPA
• Referral of Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the Charge of Incitement to Commit Genocide by Elie Wiesel, Dore Gold, Dan Naveh, et. al. on JCPA
• What Israel Can Learn from the International Court of Justice Ruling on Genocide in Srebrenica by Manfred Gerstenfeld on JCPA
• From "Occupied Territories" to "Disputed Territories" by Dore Gold on JCPA
• Legal Acrobatics: The Palestinian Claim that Gaza is Still "Occupied" Even After Israel Withdraws by Dore Gold
• Is Israel Bound by International Law to Supply Utilities, Goods, and Services to Gaza? by Abraham Bell on JCPA
• Legal Aspects of the Palestinian Refugee Question by Ruth Lapidoth
• International Law and Gaza: The Assault on Israel’s Right to Self-Defense by Abraham Bell on JCPA
• Israel's Anti-Terror Fence: The World Court Case by Laurence E. Rothenberg and Abraham Bell on JCPA
• Should the International Court of Justice Give an Advisory Opinion on Israel's Separation Fence? by Prof. Ruth Lapidoth on JCPA
• "Palestinian_Territory" The ICJ Opinion on the Separation Barrier: Designating the Entire West Bank as "Palestinian Territory" by Robbie Sabel on JCPA
• Diplomatic and Legal Aspects of the Settlement Issue by Jeffrey Helmreich on JCPA
• Baseless Comparisons: UN Security Council Resolutions on Iraq and Israel by Dore Gold on JCPA
• International Recognition of a Unilaterally Declared Palestinian State: Legal and Policy Dilemmas by Tal Becker on JCPA
• How Should Israel Respond to War Crimes Accusations from the War in Lebanon? by Abraham Bell on JCPA