By Ofri Ilani, Ha’aretz, 19 May 2009
Photo: Damon Lynch. Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem through barbwire.
The rooms at Beit Nativ, the Jerusalem building that houses the Shalem Center, have been gradually emptying in recent months, with fellows at the neoconservative research institute taking their leave one by one. But rather than signaling a slump, the depletion is actually a sign of the think tank’s unprecedented success, because instead of writing scholarly books and articles, the Shalem fellows are now sitting in government offices, helping turn abstract research into concrete policy.
The picture looked quite different a year ago.
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