The Israel Policy Forum (for Greater Palestine)

The Israel Policy Forum is a Labor Party/Yosi Beilin Front Organization that is made up of well-meaning, liberal Jews who are convinced that if only Israel would give more tyo the Palestinians, destroy the settlements, divide Jerusalem and allow a symbolic number of 'refugees' to pre-1967 Israel, peace would come at once.

Of course, in their self-importance and bleeding hearts, these people are not alone in their self-delusions. Neither are they unique in their all-wise, condescension toward anyone so primitive as to disagree with them. Where they are both unique and dangerous is in the political and financial clout they hold in circles of the Democratic Party (thank God, Bush won). They represent themselves as an alternative to AIPAC, which means that with the latter under investigation, IPF might become an important address for politicians interested in addressing (what they think) is the Jewish Community.

Wanna know where these guys are at? Get a load of their statement about the PA elections:

We are heartened by Mr. Abbas’s repeated condemnations of the militarization by some Palestinians of their conflict with Israel, and by his and Prime Minister Sharon’s statements that they will very soon seek a meeting. And we are especially encouraged by President Bush’s statement today that he was ‘heartened by the elections and that he would like to welcome Mr. Abbas to Washington ‘if he chooses to come here’.
As co-host of a meeting between Mr. Abbas and leaders of the American Jewish community during his visit to Washington in July 2003, we at Israel Policy Forum know his sincere desire to achieve peace between Palestinians and Israelis.
And, of course, we appreciate President Bush’s vision, to which he recommitted himself last November 12, of a ‘peaceful resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict based on two democratic states – Israel and Palestine – living side-by-side in peace and security’.
As many foreign policy experts and newspaper editorials have noted in recent days – and Israel Policy Forum emphasizes, the new, moderate, democratically elected Palestinian leadership has opened a window of opportunity to attain this vision..

They LOVE Abbas. The guy who is trying to coordinate the missiles flung at Sederot and who is calling for the greater Jihad against the Zionist Enemy. PLEASE IPF, go play golf or whatever it is rich, bored intellectuals do when they're bored. Leave us alone. Let us live.