Israeli Figures
Yossi Beilin
Founder of the Geneva Initiative, former Member of Knesset, former Minister of Justice, former Chairman of Meretz
Arie Arnon
Professor of Economics at Ben Gurion University, Senior Fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Colette Avital
Former Member of Knesset, served as Ambassador to Portugal and as Consul General in New York City
Gadi Baltiansky
Geneva Initiative-Israel Director General, former Spokesman for PM Ehud Barak
Uzi Baram
Former Minister of Tourism, former Secretary General of the Labor Party
Shaul Arieli
Former IDF Brigade Commander in the Gaza Strip and former head of the peace administration
Haim Ben-Shahar
Professor of Economics, former President of Tel Aviv University
Yochi Brandes
Author, lecturer and journalist
Shlomo Brom
Brig. Gen. (Res.), senior researcher at the INSS, former Deputy Commander of the IDF Strategic Planning Division
Avraham Burg
Former member of Knesset, Speaker of the 15th Knesset, former Chairman of the Jewish Agency
Naomi Chazan
Professor of Political Science, former MK, co-founder of the Israel Women's Network
Adi Eldar
Former Mayor of Karmiel, Chairman of the Israel Local Authorities Union
Yitzhak Frankenthal
Founder of the Arik Institute for Reconciliation Tolerance & Peace, founder of the "Parents Circle"
David Glass*
Legal and Political Advisor to the Shas party, former MK.
*Deceased
Tzvia Greenfield
Author, columnist and educator
David Grossman
Author
Giora Inbar
Brig. Gen. (Res.), Former IDF commander of the South Lebanon liaison division
Doron Kadmiel
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Former chief commander of artillery
Boaz Karni
ECF Treasurer and co-founder, Chairman of the Board for H.L. Education for Peace
Judith Katzir
Author, editor and teacher
David Kimche*
Former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ex-Mossad executive
*Deceased
Menachem Klein
Lecturer at Bar Ilan University, former advisor on Jerusalem Affairs
Shlomo Lahat*
Gen. (Res.), Former Mayor of Tel Aviv
*Deceased
Dov Lautman*
Businessman, former head of the Israel Manufacturers Association
*Deceased
Daniel Levy
Former member of the negotiating team and advisor on Jerusalem affairs
Amnon Lipkin*
Former IDF Chief of Staff, former Transportation Minister
*Deceased
Talia Livni
Former President of Na'amat women's movement
Eti Livni
Former Deputy Speaker of Knesset, former Chairperson of the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women
Amram Mitzna
Gen. (Res.), Former Labour party chairman, Mayor of Haifa and Mayor of Yeruham
Chaim Oron
Former Minister and Chairman of Meretz
Israela Oron
Brig. Gen. (Res.), Former Deputy National Security Advisor
Amos Oz*
Author, Professor of Literature
*Deceased
Ilan Paz
Brig. Gen. (Res.), Former head of the IDF Civil Administration, former brigade commander in the West Bank
Ophir Pines-Paz
Former Minister of Interior and Member of Knesset
Avi Primor
Former Ambassador to Germany, Director of the Center for European Studies at IDC Herzliya
Ron Pundak*
Director General of the Peres Center for Peace
*Deceased
Dalia Rabin
Head of the Rabin Center, Former Deputy Defense Minister and Member of Knesset
Mossi Raz
Member of Knesset, former Director General of Peace Now
Alik Ron
Former Commander of the Northern Police District
Nechama Ronen
Former Member of Knesset, Likud Central Committee, and Director General of the Environmental Protection Ministry
Talia Sasson
Former New Israel Fund President and senior attorney at the Ministry of Justice
Alla Shainskaya
Lecturer at the Weizmann Institute's Department of Biological Services, board member of B'Tselem
Avi Shaked
Leading businessman, Member of the Board of Trustees at Tel Aviv University
Avraham Shalom*
Former Director of the Shin Bet General Security Service
*Deceased
Alice Shalvi
Prominent feminist, founder of the Israel Women's Network
Gideon Sheffer
Gen. (Res.). Former head of the IDF Manpower Division and former director of the National Security Council
Aliza Shenhar
President of the Emek Yezreek College, former Ambassador to Russia and Rector of the University of Haifa
Nimrod Goren
Head of Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies
Dror Sternschuss*
Chairman of Agenda - Israeli Center for Strategic Communications
*Deceased
Itzik Sudri
Former Shas spokesman
Yuli Tamir
Former Minister of Education and absorption, Prof. of philosophy
Celine Touboul
Co-Director General and senior researcher of Israel's Economic Cooperation Forum
Yonatan Touval
Tel Aviv University, former assistant to the President of The Jerusalem Foundation
Ze'ev Tzahor
Sapir College President
Tzvia Walden
Linguist and Prof. at Ben Gurion University
Avshalom Vilan
Former Member of Knesset, co-founder of Peace Now
Einat Wilf
Writer and former Member of Knesset
A.B. Yehoshua
Author
Yossi Yonah
Member of Knesset, Associate Lecturer at Ben Gurion University, Senior Fellow at Jerusalem's Van Leer Institute
Palestinian Figures
Yasser Abed Rabbo
Founder of the Geneva Initiative and former Secretary General of the PLO Executive Committee
Samir Abdallah
Former Minister of Planning and Labor
Fiha' Abdel-Hadi
Women's rights activist, intellectual
Wafa’ Abdel-Rahman
Project Manager at MIFTAH
Hisham Abdel-Raziq
Former Minister for Prisoners Affairs and PLC member
Salah-Edein Abdel-Shafi
Director of the Gaza Community Health Program
Reem Aboushi
Director of the Palestinian Businesswomen’s Association (ASALA)
Ziad Abu-Ein*
Deputy Minister of Prisoners Affairs
*Deceased
Tawfiq Abu-Ghazaleh
Advocate
Ashraf al Ajrami
Former Minister of Prisoners Affairs
Abdel-Qader Al-Husseini
Director of the Faisal Husseini Foundation
Nazmi Al-Jubeh
Professor at Bir Zeit University, former member of the negotiating team on Jerusalem
Ghaith Al-Omari
Legal advisor to the official negotiation teams in Camp David and Taba
Tayseer Arouri
Lecturer at Bir Ziet University, PLO Central Council Member
Haidar Awadallah
Palestinian People Party Political Bureau Member, Editor in Chief of Attareek
Maha Awwad Abu-Shusheh
Businesswoman
Liana Bader
Director of the Ministry of Culture, writer, filmmaker
Terry Bullatah
School principal, women's rights activist, former detainee
Samih El-Abed
Former Minister of Planning
Na’eem El-Ashhab
Writer and Political Analyst
Qadura Fares
Former Minister and PLC Member, Chairman of the Prisoner Club
Nidal Foqaha
Geneva Initiative-Palestine (Palestinian Peace Coalition) Executive Director
Sammer Hleileh
Chair of PALTRADE's Board
Mohammed Huranni
PLC Member Fatah, Hebron district
Basel Jaber
Chair of the PA Reform Committee, Former Advisor to Nabil Sha'ath
Suheil Jad'oun
CEO The Commercial Bank of Palestine
Marwan Jilani
Former PLO delegate to the UN Head of the Palestinian Students Association
Radi Jira'l
Deputy Minister of Prisoners Affairs, former member of negotiating team
Samih Khalil
CEO Al-Mashreq Insurance Co.
Sam'an Khoury
Director of the Peace and Democracy Forum
Nabil Qassis
President of Bir Zeit University, Former Minister of Planning, Founder and Former Director of MAS Research Institute
Saji Salameh
General Director Ministry of Labor
Iyad Sarraj
Chair of the Gaza Community Mental Health Program
Ra'eda Taha
Chair of Khalil Sikakini Cultural Center's Board
Hikmat Zeid
Former Minister of Transportation, PLC member Fatah
Muneef Traish
Deputy Mayor of Al-Bireh
Jamal Zaqout
Advisor to PM Salam Fayyad, Former Director of the PA Office of Cabinet Coordination, Co-Director of FIDA, Gaza
