Sunday, January 22 at 11:00 am
Martin Indyk author of Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy
JCC Members Free / Community $10

More than twenty years have elapsed since the United States last brokered a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. In that time, three presidents have tried and failed. Martin Indyk— a former United States ambassador to Israel and special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in 2013—has experienced these political frustrations and disappointments firsthand. Now, in an attempt to understand the arc of American
diplomatic influence in the Middle East, he returns to the origins of American-led peace e¬fforts and to the man who created the Middle East peace process— Henry Kissinger. Based on newly available documents from American and Israeli archives, extensive interviews with Kissinger, and Indyk’s own interactions with some of the main players, the author takes readers inside the negotiations. Indyk’s account is that of a historian poring over the records of these events, as well as an inside player seeking to glean lessons for Middle East peacemaking. He makes clear that understanding Kissinger’s design for Middle East peacemaking is key to comprehending how—and how not— to make peace.

Moderated by Jonathan Fass who has served in senior leadership roles across the United States and Israel that encourage a connection to the Jewish community.