Saban Center for Middle East Policy - Revision history

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Melissa Jones: /* Saban Forum 2009 */

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Saban Forum 2009

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 According to prominent scholars John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, the Saban Center harbors undeniable pro-Israel biases:
-:It is hard to imagine that a research institute funded by Saban and directed by Indyk is going to be anything but pro-Israel. To be sure, the Saban Centre occasionally hosts Arab scholars and exhibits some diversity of opinion. Saban Center fellows – like Indyk himself – often endorse the idea of a two-state settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. But Saban Center publications never question US support for Israel and rarely, if ever, offer significant criticism of key Israeli policies. Moreover, individuals who stray from the Center’s line do not remain for long, as former NSC official Flynt Leverett’s brief tenure there illustrates.<ref name=MW77>John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, ''The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,'' (Penguin 2007) p. 177</ref>
+:It is hard to imagine that a research institute funded by Saban and directed by Indyk is going to be anything but pro-Israel. To be sure, the Saban Centre occasionally hosts Arab scholars and exhibits some diversity of opinion. Saban Center fellows – like Indyk himself – often endorse the idea of a two-state settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. But Saban Center publications never question US support for Israel and rarely, if ever, offer significant criticism of key Israeli policies. Moreover, individuals who stray from the Center’s line do not remain for long, as former [[NSC]] official [[Flynt Leverett]]’s brief tenure there illustrates.<ref name=MW77>John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, ''The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,'' (Penguin 2007) p. 177</ref>
 Moreover, the [[Brookings Institution]]'s work on the Middle East has degraded since it was transferred to the Saban Center:
-:Take the Brookings Institution. For many years, its senior expert on the Middle East was [[William B. Quandt]], a former National Security Council official with a well-deserved reputation for even-handedness. Today, Brookings’s coverage is conducted through the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, which is financed by Haim Saban, an Israeli-American businessman and ardent Zionist. The centre’s director is the ubiquitous [[Martin Indyk]]. What was once a non-partisan policy institute is now part of the pro-Israel chorus."<ref>John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, ''The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,'' (Penguin 2007) p. 176</ref>
+:Take the Brookings Institution. For many years, its senior expert on the Middle East was [[William B. Quandt]], a former [[National Security Council]] official with a well-deserved reputation for even-handedness. Today, Brookings’s coverage is conducted through the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, which is financed by [[Haim Saban]], an Israeli-American businessman and ardent Zionist. The centre’s director is the ubiquitous [[Martin Indyk]]. What was once a non-partisan policy institute is now part of the pro-Israel chorus."<ref>John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, ''The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,'' (Penguin 2007) p. 176</ref>
 ==Saban Forum==

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 ===Saban Forum 2009===
-Taking place at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on November 14-16, the 2009 forum was titled "The U.S.-Israel Partnership: Can New Governments Overcome Old Challenges" and according to the Saban Center's website, was focused on addressing issues which the current US and Israeli administrations do not "see eye-to-eye on,"<ref>Brookings, [http://www.brookings.edu/events/2009/1114_saban_forum.aspx Saban Forum 2009], Saban Center Website, accessed on 21 September 2010</ref> including how to end the conflict in Palestine-Israel and Iran’s nuclear program. The event program can be downloaded [[Media:saban_program_forum.pdf‎|here.]]
+Taking place at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on November 14-16, the 2009 forum was titled "The U.S.-Israel Partnership: Can New Governments Overcome Old Challenges" and according to the Saban Center's website, was focused on addressing issues which the current US and Israeli administrations do not "see eye-to-eye on,"<ref>Brookings, [http://www.brookings.edu/events/2009/1114_saban_forum.aspx Saban Forum 2009], Saban Center Website, accessed on 21 September 2010</ref> including how to end the conflict in Palestine-Israel and Iran’s nuclear program. The event program can be [[Media:saban_program_forum.pdf‎|downloaded here.]]
 ===Summary===

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 ===Saban Forum 2009===
-Taking place at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on November 14-16, the 2009 forum was titled "The U.S.-Israel Partnership: Can New Governments Overcome Old Challenges" and according to the Saban Center's website, was focused on addressing issues which the current US and Israeli administrations do not "see eye-to-eye on,"<ref>Brookings, [http://www.brookings.edu/events/2009/1114_saban_forum.aspx Saban Forum 2009], Saban Center Website, accessed on 21 September 2010</ref> including how to end the conflict in Palestine-Israel and Iran’s nuclear program. The event program can be found [[Media:saban_program_forum.pdf‎|here.]]
+Taking place at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on November 14-16, the 2009 forum was titled "The U.S.-Israel Partnership: Can New Governments Overcome Old Challenges" and according to the Saban Center's website, was focused on addressing issues which the current US and Israeli administrations do not "see eye-to-eye on,"<ref>Brookings, [http://www.brookings.edu/events/2009/1114_saban_forum.aspx Saban Forum 2009], Saban Center Website, accessed on 21 September 2010</ref> including how to end the conflict in Palestine-Israel and Iran’s nuclear program. The event program can be downloaded [[Media:saban_program_forum.pdf‎|here.]]
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 [[Frederic C. Hof]], Office of the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace
-*[[Media:luncheon_session_section|Luncheon Session: Assessing the Israeli and American Roles in Peacemaking » (PDF)]]
+*[[Media:luncheon_session_section.pdf|Luncheon Session: Assessing the Israeli and American Roles in Peacemaking » (PDF)]]
 Moderator: Rep. [[Nita Lowey]] (D-New York)
 Participants: [[Tzipi Livni]], Opposition Leader and Head of the [[Kadima Party]]

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	Due to the use of the Chatham House rule (which conceals the identities and affiliations of speakers), the majority of the Saban Forum 2009 discussions were only made available to the public in the form of summaries authored by Saban Center staff.		Due to the use of the Chatham House rule (which conceals the identities and affiliations of speakers), the majority of the Saban Forum 2009 discussions were only made available to the public in the form of summaries authored by Saban Center staff.
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	*[[Media:open_session_section.pdf\|Opening Session: Israeli and American Worldviews » (PDF)]]		*[[Media:open_session_section.pdf\|Opening Session: Israeli and American Worldviews » (PDF)]]

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 *[[Media:fayyad_plan_section.pdf|Presentation of the Fayyad Plan: Palestine: Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State » (PDF)]]
 With [[Stanley Fischer]], Governor, Bank of Israel
 *[[Media:clinton_conversation_section.pdf|A Conversation with President William J. Clinton » (PDF)]]
 Moderator: Nahum Barnea, Political Columnist, Yedioth Ahronoth
 *[[Media:keynote_section.pdf|Keynote Address: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu » (PDF)]]
 Keynote remarks at the Saban Forum 2009 Gala Dinner by the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu
 *[[Media:schwarzenegger_conversation_section.pdf|A Conversation with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Fight for Alternative Energy Sources » (PDF)]]
 Moderator: Shai Agassi, CEO, Better Place
 Speaker: Rep. [[Henry Waxman]] (D-California)
 *[[Media:dialogue_session_one.pdf|Dialogue Session One: Assessing Progress with Iran » (PDF)]]
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 [[Uzi Arad]], National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu
 Senator [[Joseph Lieberman]] (I-Connecticut)
 *[[Media:dialogue_session_two.pdf|Dialogue Session Two: The Prospects for Israeli-Syrian Peace » (PDF)]]
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 Participants: Gen. [[Amos Yadlin]], Israel Defense Forces
 [[Frederic C. Hof]], Office of the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace
 *[[Media:luncheon_session_section|Luncheon Session: Assessing the Israeli and American Roles in Peacemaking » (PDF)]]
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 Participants: [[Tzipi Livni]], Opposition Leader and Head of the [[Kadima Party]]
 Rep. [[Howard Berman]] (D-California)
 *[[Media:dialogue_session_three.pdf|Dialogue Session Three: Strengthening Palestinian Security and Governance Capabilities » (PDF)]]
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 Rep. [[Jane Harman]] (D-California)
 [[Daniel Shapiro]], National Security Council
 *[[Media:concluding_dialogue_session.pdf|Concluding Dialogue Session: Assessing the State of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship » (PDF)]]

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 Participants: [[Avigdor Liberman]], Deputy Prime Minister
 [[James Steinberg]], Deputy Secretary of State
 *[[Media:breakfast_conversation_section.pdf|A Breakfast Conversation with Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: Peacemaking in Wartime » (PDF)]]
 Moderator: [[Samuel Berger]], Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group
 *[[Media:fayyad_plan_section.pdf|Presentation of the Fayyad Plan: Palestine: Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State » (PDF)]]

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-*[[Media:open_session_section|Opening Session: Israeli and American Worldviews » (PDF)]]
+*[[Media:open_session_section.pdf|Opening Session: Israeli and American Worldviews » (PDF)]]
-Moderator: David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post
+Moderator: [[David Ignatius]], Columnist, The Washington Post
-Participants: Avigdor Liberman, Deputy Prime Minister
+Participants: [[Avigdor Liberman]], Deputy Prime Minister
-James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State
+[[James Steinberg]], Deputy Secretary of State
-A Breakfast Conversation with Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: Peacemaking in Wartime » (PDF)
+*[[Media:breakfast_conversation_section.pdf|A Breakfast Conversation with Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: Peacemaking in Wartime » (PDF)]]
 Moderator: Samuel Berger, Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group
+*[[Media:fayyad_plan_section.pdf|Presentation of the Fayyad Plan: Palestine: Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State » (PDF)]]
 With Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel
 A Conversation with President William J. Clinton » (PDF)
 Moderator: Nahum Barnea, Political Columnist, Yedioth Ahronoth