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Near East Report - Jan 6, 2012

January 6, 2012

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Watch a video recap of all the major events from 2011.

In This Issue

A Legislative Look Back
at 2011

The Current Situation in the Middle East: An Interview with Elliott Abrams

Israeli Breakthroughs:
2011 Edition

AIPAC’s 20th Saban Leadership Seminar

Editorial: Preparing the Environment for Peace


A Legislative Look Back at 2011 The House and Senate helped ensure Israel’s security and strengthened the U.S.-Israel relationship in 2011 through a series of resolutions and letters pertaining to Iran, Syria, the Palestinians and foreign aid. READ MORE

The Current Situation in the Middle East: An Interview with Elliott Abrams The past year saw unprecedented turmoil and change in the Middle East. To review the events in the region and assess where Egypt, Syria and Iran now stand, Near East Report interviewed Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and former deputy national security advisor. READ MORE

Israeli Breakthroughs: 2011 Edition A Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the best screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival, winning a bid to build a groundbreaking technology campus in New York City, attracting investment from top international companies such as Apple and Barclays. These are just some Israeli achievements from the past year. READ MORE

20th Saban Leadership Seminar In December, more than 400 pro-Israel students from 146 campuses across the country went to Washington, D.C. for AIPAC’s 20th four-day Saban Leadership Seminar. This winter’s bi-annual Seminar was more ambitious and innovative than any other in AIPAC’s history. READ MORE

E-ISSN 1947-4458
Published biweekly except when Congress is out of session by The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

Funded in part by the American Israel Education Foundation, the charitable organization affiliated with AIPAC.

Editors:

Dr. Raphael Danziger
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

Jeremy Rider
Executive Editor

Dr. Avi Eilam
Managing Editor

Tzvi Kahn
Associate Editor

Analysts:

Steven Beckerman
Senior Research Analyst

Michelle Dorin
Samantha Levy
Research Analysts

I.L. Kenen
Founder, 1905–1988

Editorial: Preparing the Environment for Peace

As Israeli and Palestinian negotiators resume meetings in Jordan, it is essential that Mahmoud Abbas denounce Hamas as the terrorist entity that it is and begin preparing his citizens for living in peace with Israel. And the United States must make it clear that these actions are necessary to achieve a two-state agreement. READ MORE