Martin Indyk
former US ambassador to Israel and Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs during the Cli
Martin Indyk appears in the following:
Violence Between Israel, Palestine Sparks Fears of Third Intifada
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The Elusive Dream of Peace in Gaza
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Ambassador Martin Indyk on Egypt Opening Gaza's Border
Thursday, May 26, 2011
In a major departure from the policy of the Mubarak regime, Egypt's official news agency has announced that, as of Saturday, May 28, 2011, the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will be permanently opened. The border's periodic openings and closings over the decades have reflected tensions between Israel and the Palestinian Territories — and an agreement between Israel and the Mubarak regime.
Ambassador Scrutinizes Obama-Netanyahu Face-Off
Monday, May 23, 2011
Should the US Urge Democracy in Saudi Arabia?
Monday, April 11, 2011
Saudi Arabia has played a behind-the-scenes role in fighting the revolutions sweeping through the Middle East this spring, propping up unstable neighbors like the Sunni minority government in Bahrain. But King Abdullah’s government is also fragile; and after watching the U.S. government turn against former allies like Hosni Mubarak, the king is concerned that he might not have American support for long. Martin Indyk, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Director of Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, believes that President Obama needs to renew his relationship with Saudi Arabia – and guide King Abdullah toward a more open government.
Negotiations Leak: Palestinian Concessions to Israel
Monday, January 24, 2011
The biggest leak of confidential documents in the history of the Middle East reveal that Palestinian negotiators secretly told Israel it could keep swathes of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of pages of confidential Palestinian records of negotiations with Israel and the U.S. have been published by the Guardian and Al Jazeera. The Guardian’s Middle East editor Ian Black says the documents show a weak and desperate Palestinian side offering a string of concessions that will shock Palestinians and the wider Arab world.The former United States Ambassador to Israel and director of Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institute, Martin Indyk, disagrees.