Epstein Secrets

e negotiating sessions — perhaps the most crucial in building trust and proper rapport — were two economics professors from the University of Haifa, Yair Hirschfeld and Ron Pundak, dispatched under the aegis of Beilin. The PLO sent senior staff: Ahmed Qurei, the finance minister of the PLO, and Hassan Asfour, an

ch, officials from those countries were prohibited from meeting with its members. Seeking a way into the talks, the PLO sent envoys — from exile in Tunisia — to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, hoping the neutral staff there would facilitate contact with the Israelis. Jennifer Ehle and Jefferson Mays in

by the Norwegian diplomat Terje Larsen. It included two Israeli academics with personal ties to prominent Palestinians: 254 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011725 Yair Hirschfeld, and the historian and former Haaretz journalist Ron Pundak. Three PLO officials were there, led by Arafat’s closest economic aide, Abu Ala’a. Though

nians were not bound for Jordan. By far most of them headed for the PLO’s new political base, the north African state of 203 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011674 Tunisia. Arafat himself left on August 30. Still, as the evacuation proceeded, another one of Arik’s central aims in Big Pines was also achieved. On August

by the Norwegian diplomat Terje Larsen. It included two Israeli academics with personal ties to prominent Palestinians: 254 HOUSE _OVERSIGHT_028102 Yair Hirschfeld, and the historian and former Haaretz journalist Ron Pundak. Three PLO officials were there, led by Arafat's closest economic aide, Abu Ala'a. Though

nians were not bound for Jordan. By far most of them headed for the PLO's new political base, the north African state of 203 HOUSE _OVERSIGHT_028051 Tunisia. Arafat himself left on August 30. Still, as the evacuation proceeded, another one of Arik's central aims in Big Pines was also achieved. On August 2

FINAL, 12/9/2014, SPi About the Editors xv NUR LAIQ Nur Laiq is the author of Talking to Arab Youth: Revolution and Counterrevolution in Egypt and Tunisia. Nur focuses on the transitions in the Middle East and North Africa, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and issues related to US foreign policy. She h

ss the Israelis “upgraded” their delegation to high-level officials. Up to this point, the Israelis were represented by two academics (Ron Pundak and Yair Hirschfeld) who did not hold any formal position in the HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023162 --- PAGE BREAK --- OUP CORRECTED PROOE - FINAL, 10/9/2014, SPi The Crooked Co