Israel, a tiny democracy, whose total area is 500(!) times smaller than that of its enemies (who have sworn to destroy it), is being demanded to give up precisely the very asset it does not have – territory. In exchange, these enemies, 22 Muslim tyrannies, are being asked to provide the one and only thing they do not have – peace.

The Ariel Center for Policy Research (ACPR) was established in 1997 as a non-profit, non-partisan organization, committed to stimulating and informing the national and international debates concerning all aspects of Israeli security policy - notably those policies which are an outcome of the political process started in Oslo and subsequently called the Peace Process.

Peace is a noble challenge and there is no other nation in the world which needs peace more than Israel. However, a true peace can only be obtained in the Middle East if Israeli security and national interests are safeguarded. A peace which will force Israel to its pre-1967 borders, i.e. losing those territorial assets critically needed for the very existence of the Jewish State will not be but a recipe for war.

The ACPR has taken upon itself to help crystallize a strategic design for the State of Israel. This will be presented to the policy-makers and general public by various means. Among them, research and policy papers, forums of experts, video and film productions, an internet site, publishing house and a major journal of strategic thought.