(subject to change)
Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
16:00 Welcome
David Lehrer, Arava Institute Executive Director
16:05 Session framing
Amb, Daniel Shek, former Israeli Ambassador to France, Arava Institute Public Council Chair
16:10 Welcome address
Zehava Galon, President of Zulat for Equality and Human Rights, and former Meretz Chairperson
Tahani Abu Daqqa, Damour Company for Community Development & former Minister in the Palestinian Authority
16:30 International, regional, and local perspectives
facilitated by Amb. Daniel Shek, former Israeli Ambassador to France, Arava Institute Public Council
- International perspective on the Middle East
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian, consultant with the Palestinian Negotiations Support Project
Amb. Daniel Shapiro, diplomat and former US Ambassador to Israel - Regional political opportunities and threats
Amb. Dennis Ross, former special advisor to President Obama
Ghaith Al-Omari, former advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team
Brigadier General (Res.) Michael Herzog, International Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; former chief of staff, Israel’s minister of defense - Local political dynamics
Dr. Dov Khenin, former Member of Knesset
Ashraf Ajrami, Executive Director, Damour Company for Community Development - Q & A
17:45 The way out
Dr. Shaddad Attili, Advisor, ranking Minister, PLO Negotiations Affairs Department
Ashraf Ajrami, Executive Director, Damour Company for Community Development
17:50 The Track II conceptual framework – moving into Phase 2
Dr. Deborah Sandler, Track II Chair, and Oxford Martin School Fellow
18:00 Closing remarks
