Mission and Goals
The Council describes its mission as "to encourage and promote a U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East that is consistent with American values, protects our national interests, and contributes to a just solution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as well as to restore a political environment in America in which voters and their elected officials are free from the undue influence and pressure of foreign countries, namely Israel."
CNI lists its goals as: diplomacy to resolve Middle East issues; elimination of unaudited aid to foreign nations; normalized relations between Israel and Middle Eastern states and regional organizations like the Arab League; U.S. recognition of an independent state of Palestine; total withdrawal of Israel from all occupied territory Palestinian and Syrian territory (the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights); a shared Jerusalem as capital of the two states of Israel and Palestine; an end to all acts of aggression, provocation, and retaliation by both sides; a political atmosphere in which neither media, the American electorate or elected officials are afraid to openly discuss issues.
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