Ilan Goldenberg


Ilan Goldenberg is the director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. Previously, he served as chief of staff to the special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, supporting Secretary of State John Kerry’s initiative to conduct peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. From 2012 to 2013, he served as a senior professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. From 2009 to 2012, he was first a special advisor on the Middle East and then Iran team chief in the office of the undersecretary of defense for policy.

Articles by Ilan Goldenberg
A Palestinian demonstrator points a toy gun at a cartoon drawing depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest against his Middle East peace plan on Jan. 27.
A Palestinian demonstrator points a toy gun at a cartoon drawing depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest against his Middle East peace plan on Jan. 27.
U.S. President Donald Trump exits after speaking at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 24.
U.S. President Donald Trump exits after speaking at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 24.
Palestinians in Gaza City protest against the U.S.-sponsored Middle East economic conference in Bahrain on June 26.
Palestinians in Gaza City protest against the U.S.-sponsored Middle East economic conference in Bahrain on June 26.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran on June 12.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran on June 12.
Iranian demonstrators carry a portrait of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Tehran on May 10.
Iranian demonstrators carry a portrait of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Tehran on May 10.
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