Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs explained

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Type:Public Policy Think Tank
Founded Date:1976[1]
Founder:Daniel J. Elazar
Location:Beit Milken, 13 Tel Hai St. Jerusalem[2]
Key People:Dore Gold (President, 2000 - 2015 & 2016 - present)[3]
Homepage:jcpa.org

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) is an Israeli think tank specializing in public diplomacy and foreign policy founded in 1976.[4] Describing itself on its website as "The Global Embassy for Israel", it publishes the biennial journal Jewish Political Studies Review alongside other content.

The JCPA has been described as neo-conservative.

History

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs was established in 1978 by Daniel Elazar as an umbrella organization encompassing the Center for Jewish Community Studies and the Jerusalem Institute for Federal Studies. Elazar personally raised most of the funds for the operation of the organization and the restoration of an historic building on Tel Hai Street in Jerusalem, named in honor of the Milken family.[5] The building, Beit Milken, served as the Embassy of Uruguay from 1957 to 1980, when Uruguay decided to move their embassy to Tel Aviv.[6] In 1989, the 1,200 ton building was moved 16 meters on rails to reach the site it currently occupies.[7]

Dore Gold headed the Jerusalem Center from 2000 to 2015, when he took a leave of absence to become director-general of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[8] [9] Gold returned as president of the Jerusalem Center in October 2016.[10] In 2023, Jason Greenblatt joined the JCPA as senior director for Arab–Israel diplomacy.[11]

Political orientation

The JCPA has been described as neo-conservative.[12] It has been headed since 2000 by "Netanyahu confidante" Dore Gold.[13] In 2015 Haaretz identified Sheldon Adelson as "one of the main financers of JCPA in recent years";[13] Adelson was an American billionaire casino magnate, staunch supporter of Jewish settlement of the West Bank.[14]

Activities

Institute for Contemporary AffairsThe Jerusalem Center founded the Institute for Contemporary Affairs (ICA) jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation.[15] The current director of the ICA is Ambassador Alan Baker.[16] Through this outlet, the JCPA publishes Jerusalem Issue Briefs and Jerusalem Viewpoints.[17] They also publish the twice-yearly Strategic Perspectives, special reports presenting studies on Israeli security and diplomacy topics by the Contributing Editors board of the ICA.[18]
Institute for Global Jewish AffairsIn 2008, JCPA founded the Institute for Global Jewish Affairs in response to growing international anti-Semitism. It was directed by Manfred Gerstenfeld until 2021.[19] [20]

The institute helps direct the "Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism Project" and its associated monthly publication "Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism," both of which attend to global anti-Semitism.[21]

ConferencesOn March 24, 2014, the Jerusalem Center held a conference entitled "Europe and Israel: A New Paradigm." The conference focused on the complicated relationship between Israel and Europe, including topics such as economics and the BDS movement, security and anti-Semitism. The conference was well attended and received a significant amount of press, including articles in The Times of Israel,[22] The Jerusalem Post,[23] J-Wire,[24] Ynetnews,[25] and CBN News.[26]
PublicationsThe Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs publishes the Jewish Political Studies Review, a biannual journal that describes itself as "dedicated to the study of Jewish political institutions and behavior, Jewish political thought, and Jewish public affairs".[27]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: About Daniel J. Elazar . Jcpa.org . 2011-11-11.
  2. Web site: Contact Us. JCPA. 22 August 2013.
  3. Web site: About the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . 2010 . JCPA . 13 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101008080916/http://jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/showpage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=84&FID=253&PID=369 . 8 October 2010 .
  4. "About the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs," Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, http://jcpa.org/about/
  5. Web site: The Intellectual World of Daniel Elazar . Jcpa.org . 2011-11-11.
  6. Web site: Uruguay Embassy Leaves Jerusalem . The Age . 1980-08-18 . 2013-09-15.
  7. Web site: Our Building: A Protected Jerusalem Landmark . Jcpa.org . 2013-09-15.
  8. Web site: About the Jerusalem Center . jcpa.org . 2013-04-14.
  9. News: Keinon . Herb . Dore Gold picked as new Foreign Ministry director-general . . May 25, 2015 . September 3, 2015.
  10. Web site: Dore Gold Returns to Head the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . 12 June 2019 . 30 October 2016.
  11. News: Former US envoy to Israel Jason Greenblatt joins Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . Arab news.
  12. News: Jewish Journal . Noam Shelef . False equivalence in Israel . 29 January 2016 . 12 June 2019 .
  13. News: . Chemi Shalev . Adelson-linked Think Tank Article Preceded Netanyahu's Hitler-Mufti Claim . 24 October 2015 . 12 June 2019 .
  14. News: . Jeremy W. Peters . Sheldon Adelson Sees a Lot to Like in Trump's Washington . 22 September 2018 . 12 June 2019 .
  15. Web site: Israelization of Washington Policy: the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . CambridgeForecast.org . 2004-08-01 . 2013-09-12.
  16. Web site: About Alan Baker . AmbassadorAlanBaker.com . 2013-09-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112233533/http://ambassadoralanbaker.com/about/ . 2013-11-12 .
  17. Web site: Institute of Contemporary Affairs . JCPA.org . 2013-09-12.
  18. Web site: JCPA Strategic Perspectives . Isn.ethz.ch . 2013-09-15.
  19. Web site: Watch "Institute for Global Jewish Affairs" Video . OVGuide . 2013-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113054805/http://www.ovguide.com/institute-for-global-jewish-affairs-9202a8c04000641f8000000009273a03 . 2013-11-13 . dead .
  20. Web site: https://besacenter.org/manfred-gerstenfeld-in-memoriam/ . Manfred Gerstenfeld in memoriam.
  21. Web site: UNMASKED JUDEOPHOBIA - The Threat to Civilization . 2013-11-07 . 2015-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150108112606/http://www.unmaskedthemovie.com/learn_more/related_websites.html . dead .
  22. Web site: EU ready to pay Palestinians who renounce right of return. The Times of Israel. Raphael. Ahren. March 24, 2014.
  23. Web site: EU aid package meant to assure Israel that 'Palestine' won't become a failed state. The Jerusalem Post. Herb. Keinon. March 24, 2014.
  24. Web site: Love/Hate Relationship . 2014-04-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140406204045/http://www.jwire.com.au/news/lovehate-relationship/41528 . 2014-04-06. March 27, 2014. Michael. Kuttner. J-Wire.
  25. News: EU-Israel ties growing, despite disagreements. The Media Line. Ynetnews. March 24, 2014.
  26. Web site: Israeli, EU Trade in Tact [sic] Despite BDS]. 8 September 2014. Tzippe. Barrow.
  27. Introduction . Jewish Political Studies Review . 23 . Spring 2011 . 2.

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