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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: a negotiator’s perspective

29 August 2008 -

ippr hosted a Friday Exchange with Moty Cristal, negotiations adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister, at which he discussed the current situation on the ground in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the prospect for negotiations going forward.  Mr Cristal also looked ahead to the November elections in the United States to analyse what impact a new President will have on the conflict.  A Palestinian perspective on these issues will be explored at a future Friday Exchange in October.   

The audio from this event is available to download:

Moty Cristal Friday Exchange part 1
Moty Cristal Friday Exchange part 2 (Q&A)

(To download these mp3s, right click the links and select 'Save Target As...')

Biography

From 1994 to 2001, Moty Cristal served in various official positions in Israeli negotiation teams with Jordan and the Palestinians, and has experience of years of cross-cultural negotiations. His last position was Deputy Head of the Negotiation Management Center within Prime Minister Barak’s office. Since 2001, Mr Cristal has worked closely with senior executives in the public and private sectors, in various negotiation training and consulting modes. He currently serves as a senior consultant for civic crises to the Israeli Prime Minister.