In a significant move, Josh Paul, a former Director at the U.S. Department of State and Senior Advisor at DAWN, has announced the launch of “A New Policy.” This non-profit organization, accompanied by a Political Action Committee (PAC), aims to reshape US policy towards Israel and Palestine.
Paul, who resigned from the State Department a year ago, highlights the current policy’s misalignment with American interests, values, and the will of the voters. He believes the issue extends beyond policy itself, pointing to political and economic incentives that distort the decision-making process.
A New Policy distinguishes itself through its inclusive voice and ambitious vision. Click HERE to watch his interview with Democracy Now on the new non-profit that seeks to represent all Americans who are dissatisfied with the current approach and envisions a future where political incentives align with ethical and democratic principles. The organization plans to lobby Congress and the Executive Branch, while the PAC will support candidates who share their vision. Paul emphasizes the need for structural change and sees this as a long-term endeavor, inviting public support through contributions and engagement.
This initiative marks a notable development in the discourse surrounding US foreign policy in the Middle East, promising to bring fresh perspectives and advocacy for change.
Josh Paul
Former Director, U.S. Department of State.
Senior Advisor at DAWN, (DAWN; Founded by Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, DAWN promotes democracy & human rights in the Middle East and North Africa).
https://dawnmena.org/
America needs A New Policy. But in the year since I resigned, and even before then, it’s been clear that what we face today is not only a policy problem – it is a political problem. The political-economic incentive structures around our elected officials and government leaders skew American politics and policymaking away from American interests, values, and the will of the American voter.
That’s why, together with former Biden appointee Tariq Habash and an extraordinary group of leaders including incoming board members former U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford and trailblazing corporate executive Jaleh Bisharat, today I’m proud to announce the launch of A New Policy.
A New Policy is a non-profit organization, A New Policy, Inc., to lobby Congress and the Executive Branch on policy towards Israel and Palestine. It exists alongside A New Policy PAC, a Political Action Committee that will directly support candidates for elected office who agree that it is time for change.
What makes A New Policy different? Its voice and its vision. Its voice: A New Policy represents *all* Americans who believe that our current policies towards Israel and Palestine are unjust, irrational, out of step with American values, and out of line with the American interest. Its vision: A New Policy envisions and will relentlessly pursue a restructuring of the political-economic incentives so that American politicians can vote in line with their conscience and the desires of their electorate.
So many of you have reached out to me over the past year to ask “what can we do? Nothing seems to be working!” A New Policy is my answer to that question, and as a Director it will be my main focus and line of effort for the foreseeable future: an enduring project to bridge communities, span partisan politics, and work for the years to come to address the entrenched structural, political, and resource obstacles within our system.
Visit our new webpage to learn more about us and our policy positions, and consider making a contribution (one-time, or recurring) that will enable us to demonstrate to Washington the deep support for A New Policy from across these United States. Change will take time; it will take work; it will take money – but, with fierce urgency, change starts now.
It is time for A New Policy.
