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Center for American Progress Responds to The Washington Post
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Center for American Progress Responds to The Washington Post

Organization Takes Charges of Anti-Semitism Very Seriously

CAP addresses recent Washington Post article.

The Center for American Progress is and always has been pro-Israel, committed to a peace process that produces a durable two-state solution negotiated by the parties, and it takes seriously the threat posed by Iran and its nuclear activities. The overwhelming record from hundreds of our articles, posts, and policy papers demonstrates our support for the longstanding bipartisan consensus that the two-state solution is in the moral and national security interests of the United States. We strongly support President Barack Obama’s efforts to dissuade Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons or preventing it from obtaining them.

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It is disappointing that in spite of our clear record and our recent actions, we continue to face political attacks that attempt to discredit our entire body of work on critical national security issues. We remain committed to the principles and progressive values we have always espoused and will continue to promote policies we believe to be in the national security interests of the United States and our allies.

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