by tgilden
Posted on November 8, 2018
JCPA’s 19-person delegation to Israel took the temperature of the two-state outcome, assessed the state of Israeli democracy and pluralism, and studied issues important to the community relations field. “We returned with numerous insights that will benefit our work, but most striking was how much Israelis—from young people to Knesset members to Palestinians—both need and want…
Posted on June 3, 2016
What you need to know: Israel’s Coalition Government “I know what you’re thinking about,” said Tweedledum; “but it isn’t so, nohow.” “Contrariwise,” continued Tweedledee, “if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.” From Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll…
Posted on June 1, 2016
JCPA Conference Call: “ISIS and the threat to Europe” with Dr. Matthew Levitt, the Fromer-Wexler fellow and director of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence,Wednesday April 6, 2016
Posted on May 12, 2016
Exemplary/outstanding/innovative program College students today are exposed to levels of anti-Israel hostility virtually without parallel in modern American history. The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington have partnered to develop a course for 10th, 11th, and 12th graders on Israel advocacy called the “Israel Engagement Fellowship” (IEF)…
Posted on May 12, 2016
Exemplary/outstanding/innovative program With the rapid growth of the Korean population in Northern New Jersey, the JCRC initiated a Jewish/Korean Dialogue two years ago, with the goals of promoting greater understanding, fostering mutual respect, and exploring commonalities between the two communities; and enhancing support from outside the Jewish community in efforts to build allies, to assist…
Posted on May 6, 2016
Want to Keep Students from Turning to BDS? Try Mock Peace Negotiations with a Twist David Makovsky and Ghaith al-Omari The divisive discourse on many American campuses threatens to doom Jewish and Muslim student leaders to the mistakes of the past, but bringing them together for mock negotiations is a proven way of…
by jgilad
Posted on May 4, 2016
Last week, the Israel Action Network (IAN) partnered with JCPA and the JCRC of San Francisco for a webinar that explored the concept of intersectionality and how it relates to the Jewish and pro-Israel community. According to David Bernstein, President & CEO of JCPA, in his op-ed on the subject, “Intersectionality holds that various forms…
Posted on April 27, 2016
What You Need To Know: The Iran Sanctions Act Now that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program has been implemented, the United States government must grapple with two interrelated issues: assuring that Iran does not violate any part of the agreement and responding to dangerous actions by Iran that are…
Posted on April 27, 2016
What You Need To Know: Iran Ballistic Missile Tests The Issue On March 8 and 9 in 2016, Iran conducted several ballistic missile tests. The range of the missiles fired was between 185 and 1250 miles. Two of the missiles, according to the Iranian Fars News Agency, were marked in Hebrew with the words “Israel…
Posted on April 27, 2016
(Some of) What You Need To Know: Syrian Conflict This week, we have made an addition to the banner on this mailing: it now reads “(Some of) What You Need To Know: Syrian Conflict.” The addition of the qualifier “Some of” reflects the complexity of the ongoing conflict in Syria and the difficulty in understanding…