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\ offshoot to being a centrist pro-
) peace process group not connect-
ed to any Israeli party," said a
longtime pro-Israel Washington
activist. "Nishma's security cre-
dentials will help them do that."
And Nishma, this source said,
was finding that the kind of guer-
rilla role it had played in nudging
mainstream Jewish leaders into
publicly supporting the peace
process less useful as the negoti-
ations unraveled.
In effect, Nishma, IPF and
Americans for Peace Now have
established a new division of la-
bor in the pro-peace process move-
ment.
The beefed-up IPF will focus
on Jews in the political middle
who are frustrated and confused
about the peace process, and APN
will move further toward the edge
and start publicly raising taboo
issues such as a Palestinian state
and Jerusalem.
Jonathan Jacoby, IPF's execu-
tive director and the head of the
combined organization, defined it
as "passionately moderate. What
we realized is that it was time to
put institutional ego and turf
aside; the need is greater than
ever to mobilize Jewish public
opinion in support of the peace
process, and to press for an active
and energetic American role. This
decision means our strength will
be consolidated."
Marshall Breger, a conserva-
tive pro-Israel activist who has
supported the peace process,
agreed ... up to a point.
"What this means is that the
centrist peace groups are unify-
ing," he said. 'They're deliberate-
ly staking out the middle, which
is a good strategy today. But
whether or not that translates
into increased power depends on
how they engage on these issues."

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