2026-03-05 10:27:PM <br/> Tags: #AmericanJewry #organization #ThinkTank #Lobby ![[image-247.png|353x353]] # Jewish Policy Center (JPC) - The Jewish Policy Center (JPC) is an American Jewish 501(c)(3) think tank founded in 1985 as an arm of the [[Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC)]].[^1] - The JPC publishes policy papers, hosts conferences, and engages the media to promote its vision of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship with aggressive military backing. - The JPC is based in Washington D.C. #### Activities - The JPC publishes reports and opinion papers through its publications *inSIGHT*, *inContext*, and *inFOCUS*. - JPC positions elaborated through its publications include: - Opposition to a Palestinian state.[^18] - Support for U.S. military aid to Israel.[^21] - Support for [[Donald Trump]]'s Israel/Middle East policies.[^20] - Support for Israel's [[Gaza War]].[^17] - Support for regime change in Iran.[^14] - On October 22, 2024, an *inContext* article was published titled "Hasbara has failed us."[^16] - The article argues that "traditional [[Hasbara]] has failed us [Jews]" because "we're [Jews] trying to reason with people who hate." - The article states ''Here’s the truth: the IDF is there for the violence part – the moment when the [antisemitism] cycle reaches its peak. Thank God for that. When the bombs start falling and the rockets are fired, we have the IDF to protect us, to defend the Jewish state." - The article proposes a sort of 'super-hasbara' which will no longer rely on "facts and figures" but instead on "the emotional, historical, and spiritual truth of the Jewish people." - On December 1, 2024, an *inSIGHT* article was published titled "Israel is Tipping the Scales" explained Israel's role in weaking Bashar al-Assad's Syria.[^13] - The article explained Israeli, Turkish, and Iranian interests in Syria and how Israel has systematically weakened the country after [[October 7th]]. - One week after the JPC's article was published, Syria fell to rebel forces, and Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. - In June 2025, an *inSIGHT* article was published titled "Regime Change in Iran?"[^14] - The article praised [[Donald Trump]] for striking Iran's nuclear sites during the [[2025 12 Day Iran-Israel War]]. - The article claimed the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran "didn’t solve the actual Iranian people problem: regime change." *The decades-long campaign against Iran was never about nuclear weapons. The goal was always to destroy Israel's last strong adversary, the Iranian regime.* - In March 2026, *inSIGHT* updated its article from June 2025 titled "Striking Back: Iran Has Been at War with America for 47 Years" to highlight the renewed conflict between Israel and Iran.[^15] - The article cites the 1979 embassy hostage crisis and the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing to support the claim that Iran has been actively at war with the United States since the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979. *Jewish/Israeli/State Department propagandists rely on events of 40 years ago to justify the Israeli quest for regional hegemony.* - The article argues in favor of the [[2026 Iran War]], launched by Israel and the United States on February 28, 2026. - In August 2025, the JPC's *X* account [advocated](https://x.com/KhalilJeries/status/1960736886705492083/photo/1) for the killing of Christians in Gaza during the [[Gaza War]], implying they must be seeking martyrdom for not leaving the "battlefield." *This statement came soon after [Israeli tanks targeted](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xvnlpx2dxo) the Holy Family Church in Gaza. * #### Funding and Donors - In 2024, Matt Brooks was paid a salary of $268,500 for his role as the JPC's CEO.[^3] - Also in 2024, Brooks was paid ~$820,000 for his role as director of the [[Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC)]]. - Brook's salaries from both organizations appear together in both the JPC and RJC financial disclosures, attesting to the close connection between the two organizations. - [[Adam Milstein]]'s foundation lists the JPC as a supported organization.[^10] - Milin Family Foundation - $12,500 annually. - The Milin Family foundation also donates to [[Friends of the IDF (FIDF)]], [[March of the Living|Friends of March of the Living]], [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]], [[Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)|Jewish Federations]], and [[Chabad Lubavitch]].[^11][^12] #### Notable Figures - [[Matt Brooks]] - CEO[^2] - Brooks has led the [[Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC)]] since 1990 as well. - [[Jonathan Schanzer]] - Director of policy. - [[J. Philip Rosen]] - Member of the board of trustees.[^2] - Water P. Stern - Former member of the board of trustees.[^5] - Stern was chairman emeritus of the [[Hudson Institute]] and vice president of the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP)]] prior to his death in 2022.[^6] - Stern was formerly a senior executive vice president of the investment bank [[Drexel Burnham Lambert]]. - Stern was a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)]]. - Herman Obermayer - Former member of the board of trustees.[^5] - Obermayer also worked for the [[Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA)]] and the [[American Jewish Committee (AJC)]].[^7] - Mark L. Lezell - Former member of the board of trustees.[^5] - In 2021 Lezell was sentenced to one year in federal prison and ordered to pay over $1.7 million in restitution for his role in a fraud scheme.[^8] - Sheldon B. Kamins - Former chairman, and current JPC board of trustees member.[^2] - Kamins worked for the 2000 and 2004 [[George W. Bush|Bush-Cheney]] campaigns. - Kamins is the former "National Vice President of Philanthropy for the renowned [[Weizmann Institute]] of Science."[^4] - [[Daniel Pipes]] - Current member of the board of fellows.[^2] - [[Norman Podhoretz]] - Former member of the board of fellows.[^2] - [[Michael Medved]] - Current ember of the board of fellows.[^2] - [[John Podhoretz]] - Former member of the board of fellows. - [[Dennis Prager]] - Current member of the board of fellows.[^2] - [[David Frum]] - Former member of the board of fellows.[^5] - David Frum was an early political ally and quasi mentor of [[JD Vance]]. - [[Midge Decter]] - Former member of the board of fellows.[^5] - [[Irving Kristol]] - Former member of the board of fellows.[^5] - Kristol and [[Norman Podhoretz]] (listed above) are known as the founders of [[Neoconservatism]]. *Many of the names listed are prominent neoconservatives.* - [[Michael Ledeen]] - Former member of the board of fellows.[^5] - [[David Horowitz]] - Former member of the board of fellows.[^9] - [[David Wurmser]] - Contributor.[^19] #### References [^1]: “Jewish Policy Center,” _SourceWatch_, [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jewish_Policy_Center](https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jewish_Policy_Center). [^2]: “Board and Staff,” _Jewish Policy Center_, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/staff/](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/staff/). [^3]: “National Jewish Policy Center,” _ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer_, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521433850](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521433850). [^4]: “Sheldon B. (Shelly) Kamins,” Republican Jewish Coalition, [https://www.rjchq.org/sheldon_shelly_kamins](https://www.rjchq.org/sheldon_shelly_kamins). [^5]: “Jewish Policy Center,” SourceWatch, [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jewish_Policy_Center](https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jewish_Policy_Center). *Board members named here but not currently on the JPC's website are denoted "former."* [^6]: “Walter P. Stern,” Hudson Institute, [https://www.hudson.org/experts/642-walter-p-stern](https://www.hudson.org/experts/642-walter-p-stern). [^7]: “Herman Obermayer,” Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Obermayer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Obermayer). [^8]: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia, “Maryland Man Sentenced to Prison and Home Detention on Fraud Conspiracy Charge for Stealing Over $1.3 Million,” U.S. Department of Justice, July 29, 2021, [https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland-man-sentenced-prison-and-home-detention-fraud-conspiracy-charge-stealing-over-13](https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland-man-sentenced-prison-and-home-detention-fraud-conspiracy-charge-stealing-over-13). [^9]: _inFOCUS_, vol. 12, no. 2 (Spring 2018), Jewish Policy Center, 43, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/InFocus-Spring-2018.pdf](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/InFocus-Spring-2018.pdf). *A primary source for the board members as of early 2018.* [^10]: “Jewish Policy Center,” The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation, [https://www.milsteinff.org/supported-organizations/jewish-policy-center](https://www.milsteinff.org/supported-organizations/jewish-policy-center). [^11]: Milin Family Foundation, Form 990-PF for fiscal year ending December 2023, *ProPublica*, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/134149246/202510599349100211/full](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/134149246/202510599349100211/full). [^12]: Milin Family Foundation, Form 990-PF for fiscal year ending December 2020, *ProPublica*, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/134149246/202143199349104069/full](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/134149246/202143199349104069/full). [^13]: Shoshana Bryen, “Israel Is Tipping the Scales,” Jewish Policy Center, December 1, 2024, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/12/01/israel-is-tipping-the-scales/](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/12/01/israel-is-tipping-the-scales/). [^14]: Shoshana Bryen, “Regime Change in Iran?,” Jewish Policy Center, June 25, 2025, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2025/06/25/regime-change-in-iran/](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2025/06/25/regime-change-in-iran/). [^15]: Shoshana Bryen, “Striking Back: Iran Has Been at War with America for 47 Years,” Jewish Policy Center, updated March 2, 2026, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2025/06/23/striking-back-iran-has-been-at-war-with-america-for-46-years/](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2025/06/23/striking-back-iran-has-been-at-war-with-america-for-46-years/). [^16]: Matthew Feinberg, “Hasbara Has Failed Us,” Jewish Policy Center, October 22, 2024, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/10/22/hasbara-has-failed-us/](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/10/22/hasbara-has-failed-us/). [^17]: Gabi Siboni, “Israel Must Go Ahead with an Operation in Rafah,” Jewish Policy Center, February 28, 2024, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/02/28/israel-must-go-ahead-with-an-operation-in-rafah/](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/02/28/israel-must-go-ahead-with-an-operation-in-rafah/). [^18]: Hussain Abdul-Hussain, “Why There Is No Palestinian State,” _inFOCUS_, Summer 2021, Jewish Policy Center, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2021/07/07/why-there-is-no-palestinian-state/](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2021/07/07/why-there-is-no-palestinian-state/). [^19]: David Wurmser, “Keeping the War in Focus – The Strategic Ripples of the Iran Conflict,” Jewish Policy Center, March 5, 2026, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2026/03/05/keeping-the-war-in-focus/](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2026/03/05/keeping-the-war-in-focus/). [^20]: Shoshana Bryen, “Trump’s State Department Drops ‘Occupied Territory’,” Jewish Policy Center, March 20, 2019, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2019/03/20/trumps-state-department-drops-occupied-territory/](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2019/03/20/trumps-state-department-drops-occupied-territory/). [^21]: Barry Shaw, “The White House’s Latest Military Aid Deal,” Jewish Policy Center, October 7, 2024, [https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/10/07/the-white-houses-latest-military-aid-deal/](https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/10/07/the-white-houses-latest-military-aid-deal/).