Israel’s Foreign Policy Directive to the United States

Executive Summary

Great changes are seldom achieved without a plan. The Israeli policy paper “A Clean Break: A
New Strategy for Securing the Realm” (ACB) was authored by a group of policy advisors to
Israel. Subsequently, nearly all members ascended to influential policy making positions within
U.S. government, media, and academic circles. Many of the ACB policies such as toppling the
government of Iraq are now in full implementation and present new challenges to the global
community. Others, such as the reform of Israel’s economy have been abysmal failures, but
generate little visibility or impact outside of Israel.