Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Formation	1976
Type	Public Policy Think Tank
Headquarters	Beit Milken, 13 Tel Hai St
Location	Jerusalem, Israel
President	Dore Gold
Website	http://www.jcpa.org/

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) is a non-profit think tank located in Jerusalem. 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"^[1] and "has developed and implemented an array of cutting-edge programs to present Israel's case to the world".^[2] The organization was founded in 1976 by Daniel J. Elazar,^[3][4][5] and is now headed by Dore Gold, an Israeli statesman. Gold has represented Israel in several diplomatic posts and served as adviser to prime ministers Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu. ^[4][5][6]

Contents 1 Researchers 2 External links 2.1 Recent Studies by the Jerusalem Center 2.2 Links About the Jerusalem Center 3 References

[edit] Researchers

Some of the researchers who have been featured in Jerusalem Center publications and briefings include^[7]:

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

[edit] External links

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

[edit] Recent Studies by the Jerusalem Center

• Dore Gold, Meir Rosenne, Ruth Lapidoth, Yehuda Blum, and Richard Holbrooke. Israel's Right to Secure Boundaries: Four Decades Since UN Security Resolution 242 Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. October 2009.

• Mikael Tossavainen. Swedish Reactions to the Anti-Israel Blood Libel Report Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. October 2009.

• Dan Diker and Pinhas Inbari. Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's Two-Year Path to Palestinian Statehood Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. October 2009.

• Lt. Col. (res.) Jonathan D. Halevi. Blocking the Truth of the Gaza War Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. September 2009.

• Dore Gold. What Happened to the U.S. Deadline on Iran? Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. September 2009.

• Lt. Col. (res.) Jonathan D. Halevi. Palestinian "Policemen" Killed in Gaza Operation Were Trained Terrorists Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. September 2009

• Uzi Rubin. New Developments in Iran's Missile Capabilities: Implications Beyond the Middle East Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. August 2009

• Pinhas Inbari. Will Fatah Give Up the Armed Struggle at Its Sixth General Congress? Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. August 2009

• David Schenker. Syria and Hizbullah After the Lebanese Elections Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. July 2009

• Nadav Shragai. The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem: Why Continued Israeli Control Is Vital Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. July 2009

• Nadav Shragai. The U.S.-Israeli Dispute over Building in Jerusalem: The Sheikh Jarrah-Shimon HaTzadik Neighborhood Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. July 2009

• Avinoam Sharon. Why Is Israel’s Presence in the Territories Still Called “Occupation”? Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. July 2009

• Dore Gold. U.S. Policy on Israeli Settlements. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. June 2009

• Dan Diker and Pinhas Inbari. Is the Palestinian Authority Stable Enough for Peace Talks? Assessing the Resignation and Return of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. June 2009

[edit] Links About the Jerusalem Center

• ISN: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

[edit] References