Alarmed by the impact of “crumbling” Middle Eastern nations on Europe and the United States, and convinced that the devolving situation demands an affirmation of common civilization by those threatened, 150 participants from the United States, Israel, Europe and New Zealand spent two days reviewing the growing gap that distinguishes those committed to freedom, the rule of law and private property rights and relating the common challenges to the Middle East and the bases of the US-Israel relationship.Unlike many of the plethora of conferences held in the capital, the Jerusalem Leaders Summit met for two days with an eye toward taking the sessions back to Washington in order to distribute their content through targeted marketing to people and institutions…