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Excellent perspectives on U.S. involvement in the Middle East - Video interview
Former top diplomat: Idea of US imposing peace plan on Israel, Palestinians 'is a farce'Issued on: 24/01/2020
Our guest Martin Indyk served as US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations under Barack Obama and twice as US ambassador to Israel under Bill Clinton. As Donald Trump prepares to release a long-delayed plan for Middle East peace, Indyk gives us his take on this latest US mediation bid. He also discusses the US role in the wider Middle East and whether American troops should leave the region.
Link: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20200124-interview-martin-indyk-former-us-special-envoy-ambassador-to-israel-trump-middle-east-peace-plan-1
Well worth the time to watch to reiterate with clarity exactly what our "interests" over there really are. So why does tRump keep whacking the hornet's nest if a major plank in his platform was to get the hell out?
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