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David Halperin is program director and policy analyst at Israel Policy Forum.

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Are American Jews Becoming Republicans Over Israel? Don't Bet On It

Posted October 15, 2010 | 19:05:05 (EST)

The belief that American Jews may flip to the Republican Party out of concern for Israel is not new. For example:

In 1981, Milton Himmelfarb (who happens to be Weekly Standard editor William Kristol's uncle), wrote in a piece for Commentary titled "Are Jews Becoming Republican?" that the...

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In Addressing US-Israel Tension, a Chance to Advance Peace Process

Posted March 30, 2010 | 15:50:56 (EST)

The recent tension between the United States and the State of Israel provides both parties with an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to providing the kind of leadership needed to resolve their disagreements and work together to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The announcement of a...

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To Do Nothing Is an Insane Policy

Posted November 11, 2009 | 16:04:18 (EST)

When President Obama appointed former Senator George Mitchell as his Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process on only his second day in office, one cannot imagine he envisioned the region being mired in a painful stalemate less than a year later. On the contrary, his early engagement was...

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Rob Malley Calls NYT Title For His Two-State Solution Op-Ed "Unfortunate"

Posted August 14, 2009 | 17:35:57 (EST)

In the latest in a series of pieces they have written together, Rob Malley and Hussein Agha published an op-ed in the New York Times earlier this week titled, "The Two State Solution Won't Solve Anything." The piece has been criticized by various analysts, with some...

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