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We are pleased to invite you to an in-person-only discussion with Boaz Karni, one of the architects of the Oslo Accords, a key advisor to every U.S. special envoy in the past 30 years and to a succession of Israeli governments, and a major participant in Track II diplomacy between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
Boaz enjoys the respect and friendship of our Gaza friends. He was the Treasurer of the Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF), a Track II institution founded at the end of 1990 as a non-profit, non-governmental Track II think tank, whose objectives are to build, maintain and support Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab cooperation in the political, economic, and civil society spheres in support of creating a sustainable Permanent Status based on a two-state solution.
ECF principals negotiated the secret Oslo Accords at a time when senior U.S. officials gave them short shrift, leading to the famous meeting on the White House lawn between Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin. Now, as then, ECF operates discreetly and without publicity, let alone fanfare. You will not find them in the news feed. ECF thus enjoys the trust of a broad array of key personnel among the warring parties in both Israel-Palestine and neighboring states.
Boaz is prepared to address -- and answer your questions about -- the current war, Israeli domestic politics, the relationship with the United States, prospects with other Middle East states, the historic events of which he has been a part, and more.
This will be a private, intimate gathering among friends, and like-minded friends of friends, allowing you to hear from an Israeli peacemaker who is critically attuned to Palestinian grievances and aspirations.
The event will include wine and cheese, and other beverages. We will begin at 4:30 p.m. allowing those who are driving some distance the opportunity to participate and return home at a reasonable hour.
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