Nearly a year after the Obama administration made settling the Israeli-Palestinian dispute a major priority, the old conventional wisdom on the topic is being replaced by a new reality.
Steve Masters, national president of the pro-Israel, pro-peace organization Brit Tzedek vâShalom, shines fresh light on how support for Israel is linked to support for a mutually agreed-upon conclusion to the Middle East crisis.
A discussion follows his talk.
Brit Tzedek vâShalom--The Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace--is one of the leading organizations creating that change, coupling support for Israel with grass-roots efforts to advance the cause of a negotiated, two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It has mobilized over 1000 rabbis and almost 50,000 other supporters. Brit Tzedek will unite in January with J-Street, the political arm of the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement.
Steve Masters is an attorney in Philadelphia. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from Yale University and his J.D. from Boston University School of Law. He serves on the boards of J-Street and the Greater Philadelphia Jewish Community Relations Council, among others.
