Thursday, February 10th
8 a.m PST| 11 a.m EST
Offered by Will Work For Food and moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com)
This worldwide conversation will be like nothing else. Join in! Share, learn, have fun.
Our special guest this week, Robert Mnookin,
Williston Professor of Law at Harvard University will present:
Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Barriers to Resolution
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is one of history’s most protracted conflicts, which seems never-ending and intractable. In this program, Robert Mnookin will explore the complexities that create barriers in reaching a resolution.
Please consider donating to Professor Mnookin’s preferred food bank, The Greater Boston Food Bank.
Robert H. Mnookin is the Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, the Director of the Harvard Negotiation Research Project, and for twenty-five years chaired the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School Professor Mnookin has applied his interdisciplinary approach to negotiation and conflict resolution to a remarkable range of problems; both public and private. He has written or edited ten books and numerous scholarly articles. In his most recent books are Kissinger The Negotiator: Lessons from Dealmaking at the Highest Levels (with J. Sebenius and R.N. Burns) and The American Jewish Paradox: New Decisions for the ‘Chosen People” An experienced mediator, in addition to serving as a neutral in any number of high-stake commercial disputes, Mnookin has also facilitated a number of “track-two” confidential meetings related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A graduate of both Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Professor Mnookin clerked for Supreme Court Justice John Harlan.