  thumb|240px|beit milken  the jerusalem center for public affairs (jcpa) is an israeli research institute and public policy think tank devoted to research and analysis of critical issues facing the middle east. the center is located in jerusalem. its research focuses on public diplomacy, foreign policy, international law, paradigms for regional diplomacy, and the connections between local and global terrorism. dr. dore gold, israelâs former ambassador to the un and current foreign policy adviser to prime minister benjamin netanyahu,http://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/pms-taps-dore-gold-as-outside-foreign-policy-consultant-336282 has headed the jerusalem center since 2000. ==history== the jerusalem center for public affairs was established in 1978 by daniel elazar as an umbrella organization encompassing the center for jewish community studies and the jerusalem institute for federal studies. elazar personally raised most of the funds for the operation of the organization and the restoration of an historic building on tel hai street in jerusalem, named in honor of the milken family.{{cite web|url=http://www.jcpa.org/cjc/vp-420-gerstenfeld.htm |titl
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