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'''Martin S. Indyk''' is a veteran lobbyist for Israel, the founding director of the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] and the current vice president and director of foreign policy at the [[Brookings Institution]].<ref> [http://www.brookings.edu/experts/indykm.aspx Martin S. Indyk], Brookings Institution (accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> He is also a former director of Brookings' [[Saban Center for Middle East Policy]]. | '''Martin S. Indyk''' is a veteran lobbyist for Israel, the founding director of the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] and the current vice president and director of foreign policy at the [[Brookings Institution]].<ref> [http://www.brookings.edu/experts/indykm.aspx Martin S. Indyk], Brookings Institution (accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> He is also a former director of Brookings' [[Saban Center for Middle East Policy]]. | ||
| − | Despite his well known affiliation with the Israel Lobby<ref> Grace Halsell, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0393/9303009.htm Clinton's Indyk Appointment One of Many From Pro-Israel Think Tank], Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 1993,(accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> and his Australian nationality, he was appointed by Bill Clinton as the US Ambassador to Israel in 1995.<ref>[http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Martin-Indyk/47903616/biography Martin S. Indyk], Simon & Schuster (accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> | + | Despite his well known affiliation with the Israel Lobby<ref> Grace Halsell, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0393/9303009.htm Clinton's Indyk Appointment One of Many From Pro-Israel Think Tank], Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 1993,(accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> and his Australian nationality, he was appointed by Bill Clinton as the US Ambassador to Israel in 1995. The issuance of his US nationality had been expedited for his previous appointment by Clinton in 1993 as Middle East adviser on the [[National Security Council]]. <ref>[http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Martin-Indyk/47903616/biography Martin S. Indyk], Simon & Schuster (accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> Once appointed to public office Indyk ceased being a 'lobbyist', but joined the growing ranks of the Israel-First fifth column in the US. He frequently appears on CNN as a "Middle-East expert". |
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Revision as of 21:28, 8 September 2010
Martin S. Indyk is a veteran lobbyist for Israel, the founding director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the current vice president and director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution.[1] He is also a former director of Brookings' Saban Center for Middle East Policy.
Despite his well known affiliation with the Israel Lobby[2] and his Australian nationality, he was appointed by Bill Clinton as the US Ambassador to Israel in 1995. The issuance of his US nationality had been expedited for his previous appointment by Clinton in 1993 as Middle East adviser on the National Security Council. [3] Once appointed to public office Indyk ceased being a 'lobbyist', but joined the growing ranks of the Israel-First fifth column in the US. He frequently appears on CNN as a "Middle-East expert".
Contents
Affiliations
- AIPAC -- former research director [4]
- Saban Center for Middle East Policy
- Washington Institute for Near East Policy founding Executive Director
Books
- Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East (2009), New York, Simon & Schuster
Related Articles
- Chemi Shalev, Could this war produce a Sunni-Israeli alliance?, Haaretz, August 8, 2006.
- PIWP Database compendium of articles about Martin Indyk can be found [1]
Notes
- ↑ Martin S. Indyk, Brookings Institution (accessed 8 September 2010).
- ↑ Grace Halsell, Clinton's Indyk Appointment One of Many From Pro-Israel Think Tank, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 1993,(accessed 8 September 2010).
- ↑ Martin S. Indyk, Simon & Schuster (accessed 8 September 2010).
- ↑ Grace Halsell, Clinton's Indyk Appointment One of Many From Pro-Israel Think Tank, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 1993,(accessed 8 September 2010).
