So Mr Indyk thinks that Arafat arrived at Camp David determined to avoid being cornered.
Not long afterward, Indyk met with Adelson at his office at the Venetian, on the Las Vegas Strip.
He cited European oil sanctions on Iran, something Indyk said would have been "inconceivable" under the past two presidents.
CNN: Romney talks tough but differs little from Obama on Iran
"He's neither pro-Israeli nor pro-Palestinian, " Martin S. Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, told The New York Times.
Mr. MARTIN INDYK (Brookings Institution): Well, first of all, Liane, I think we have to give the man credit for trying.
Ross and Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Martin Indyk.
Mr Indyk now thinks America should stand up to Israeli leaders when they plead political trouble at home to fend off pressure to curb settlements.
To Indyk, that kind of pronouncement was something a candidate can say on the campaign trail that doesn't easily adapt to the realities of complex international negotiations.
CNN: Romney talks tough but differs little from Obama on Iran
While some form of limited enrichment could emerge from negotiations, the stated policy of the Obama administration for now is the same as what Romney declared, Indyk said.
CNN: Romney talks tough but differs little from Obama on Iran
Mr Indyk believes the failure of a second stab at a Syrian deal by Ehud Barak, another Israeli prime minister in a hurry, severely weakened Mr Clinton's hand.
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The former ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk of Brookings, told CNN that it was a shame the tragedy was being used as a political football and that it was not appropriate.
Mr. Indyk has defended his decision to hire Zogby.
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Its purpose is to propose practical public policies that can contribute to peace in the Middle East, and its founding Director is my friend, Martin Indyk, the former U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
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Mr Indyk himself, originally an Australian, once worked for the chief Israeli lobby in America, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, before becoming a diplomat and serving twice as America's ambassador to Israel.
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"It's hard to see what the difference is, since Gov. Romney and his spokesman make it clear that sanctions and negotiations would be tried and force should be kept on the table as a last resort, " Indyk told CNN on Monday.
CNN: Romney talks tough but differs little from Obama on Iran
Romney's stance is "almost identical" to Obama's position, which seeks increased international pressure on Iran while keeping a military option "on the table, " noted Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel during the Clinton administration who now is foreign policy director at the Brookings Institution.
CNN: Romney talks tough but differs little from Obama on Iran
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