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Remembering former ambassador Martin Indyk: A legacy of debate and diplomacy - opinion

Ambassador Martin Indyk, a key figure in US-Israel diplomacy, passed away recently. His lifelong commitment to understanding and resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should inspire us all.

|ByURI PILICHOWSKI
MARTIN INDYK, serving as US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, speaks with then-secretary of state John Kerry, in Paris, in 2013. Indyk continued to work hard to renew the peace process he had unsuccessfully attempted during the Oslo years, the writer recalls.
Martin Indyk, pictured in 2015.

Martin Indyk, blunt diplomat who longed for Arab-Israeli peace, dies at 73

He is survived by his wife, Gahl Hodges Burt, two children from his first marriage, Jacob and Sarah, and five grandchildren.

|ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
An injured person is taken into a hospital after an explosion at a hospital, according to Hamas Health Ministry in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, in this screen grab obtained from video, October 17, 2023.

Is Hamas manipulating Palestinian death figures in Gaza?

Following the ground invasion on October 27, discrepancies became more common with some figures being reduced by 1000 in just five days.

|ByYUVAL BARNEA
Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim men from the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's flags as they walk along a street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag during a parade marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Baghdad. July 25, 2014

Iraqi militia attempts drone attack on Eilat, drone intercepted over Jordan

This hints that the IRGC is likely coordinating the attacks and "corralling" Iran's proxies which would normally argue over public leadership.

|ByYUVAL BARNEA

Regional alliance needed against Iran - Defense Minister Gantz

Senior Air Force officers have confirmed regional cooperation against Iranian threats

APRIL 12, 2022
Defense Minister Benny Gantz patrolling the West Bank with IDF forces on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Rivlin awarded prestigious Washington Institute Scholar-Statesman Medal

The award celebrates outstanding leadership that exemplifies advancing Middle East peace through sound scholarship and a discerning knowledge of history.

NOVEMBER 19, 2020
President Reuven Rivlin was awarded the Washington Institute Scholar-Statesman Medal

YouTube shuts down Israeli NGO’s channel for showing UNRWA violence videos

Currently, when someone clicks on the channel he gets a 404 error, a picture of a monkey and the message, “This page isn't available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else.”

OCTOBER 23, 2019
ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
When one clicks on the Center for Near East Policy's YouTube channel once receives a 404 error.

Former Western defense chiefs warn Hezbollah war ‘a matter of time’

Hezbollah would prioritize bringing the next war onto Israeli soil – potentially holding ground deep inside the country for a period.

OCTOBER 25, 2017
ONE OF the groups supplied by Iran is Hezbollah.