Daniel Levy

Analysts Criticize Administration's Mideast Efforts | Washington Post

Daniel Levy, a veteran Israeli peace negotiator now at the Century Foundation in Washington, summed up the administration's efforts in recent days as ...
Daniel Levy | November 4, 2009

Unsettling Questions

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped from the frying pan into the fire this weekend, when she sparked a controversy regarding U.S. policy toward Israeli settlements right after some tough days of public and private diplomacy in Pakistan. But was the controversy as serious as it seemed? And what does it means for the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts? Here, a fact check on some settlement myths and misconceptions.  

1. What is the significance of Clinton's linguistic acrobatics? 

Daniel Levy | ForeignPolicy.com | November 4, 2009

US Sends Mixed Signals About Israeli Settlement Policy | Worldfocus

Daljit Dhaliwal talks about the latest developments with Daniel Levy, co-director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation. ...
Daniel Levy | November 2, 2009

Jones Signals White House Support for J-Street Cause | The Washington Independent

One of J Street's founders, Daniel Levy, said he believed the presence of Jones and the retention of 148 members of Congress on the host committee show that ...
Daniel Levy | October 27, 2009

Who Speaks for America's Jews? J Street Lobby Group Works to Loosen Big Beasts | The Guardian (London)

They predicted that J Street and the men who launched it -- Jeremy Ben-Ami, a former domestic policy adviser to President Bill Clinton, and Daniel Levy, ...
Daniel Levy | October 23, 2009

Wexler Stepping Down To Join Middle East Think Tank: Why Is He Giving Up Seat? | TPM

New America Foundation senior fellow Daniel Levy tells us: "Wexler may be doing this to assist the Obama team in strengthening support -- especially in the Jewish community -- for the administration's drive to achieve a two-state solution in the next 24 months."... Original Article
Daniel Levy | October 23, 2009

Wexler’s Move May Lead to More Active Role for Think Tanks | Jewish Daily Forward

"Wexler will be treated by leaders in the region as the person who has Obama's ear," said Daniel Levy, co-director of the New America Foundation's Middle East task force. "He is close to Obama, is well accepted in the Jewish community and knows everyone in Congress." ... Original Article

Daniel Levy | October 21, 2009

Rights Group in Hot Water Over Israel Criticism | AFP

... Israeli government's actions," said Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator who heads the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation. ...
Daniel Levy | October 20, 2009

A Nobel Prize for Hope

President Obama's efforts to achieve a comprehensive peace agreement between Israel and the Arab states, including a Palestinian state, received a much appreciated, if surprising, boost with the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to the US president. It's fair to assume that the Nobel prize committee is hoping that the award will promote Obama's diplomatic efforts across a range of issues.