Difference between revisions of "Saban Center for Middle East Policy"
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| − | '''Saban Center for Middle East Policy''' is a research organization established at the [[Brookings Institution]] in 2002 through the donation of | + | The '''Saban Center for Middle East Policy''' is a research organization established at the [[Brookings Institution]] in 2002 through the donation of $13 million by the Israeli media-mogul [[Haim Saban]]. <ref>'[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_June_23/ai_103998774 Saban Family Foundation Announces $100 Million in Charitable Gifts; Major Gifts Made To Research, Healthcare and Education Organizations In The U.S. and Israel]', Business Wire, 23 June 2003</ref> |
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| + | Its current director is the veteran pro-Israel lobbyist [[Martin Indyk]], who had earlier founded the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]], an [[AIPAC]] spinoff, to counter the Brooking Institution which was seen as not pro-Israel enough. | ||
Explaining his rationale behind the center, Saban told the ''New York Times'': | Explaining his rationale behind the center, Saban told the ''New York Times'': | ||
| − | :"I've heard from leaders on both sides of the aisle in the United States and leaders in Europe about what Sharon shouldn't do, | + | :"I've heard from leaders on both sides of the aisle in the United States and leaders in Europe about what Sharon shouldn't do, I haven't heard one educated suggestion about what he should do."<ref>Andrew Ross Sorkin, '[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/05/business/yourmoney/05sab.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5059&en=7ab42d495625fb44&ex=1094443200&partner=AOL Schlepping to Moguldom]', ''New York Times'', 5 September 2004</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[category:Terrorism Industry]] | [[Category:Israel Lobby]][[category:Terrorism Industry]] | ||
Revision as of 09:10, 13 March 2009
The Saban Center for Middle East Policy is a research organization established at the Brookings Institution in 2002 through the donation of $13 million by the Israeli media-mogul Haim Saban. [1]
Its current director is the veteran pro-Israel lobbyist Martin Indyk, who had earlier founded the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, an AIPAC spinoff, to counter the Brooking Institution which was seen as not pro-Israel enough.
Explaining his rationale behind the center, Saban told the New York Times:
- "I've heard from leaders on both sides of the aisle in the United States and leaders in Europe about what Sharon shouldn't do, I haven't heard one educated suggestion about what he should do."[2]
References
- ↑ 'Saban Family Foundation Announces $100 Million in Charitable Gifts; Major Gifts Made To Research, Healthcare and Education Organizations In The U.S. and Israel', Business Wire, 23 June 2003
- ↑ Andrew Ross Sorkin, 'Schlepping to Moguldom', New York Times, 5 September 2004
