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Alon Sachar

Kickass News

Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column

On Shifting Ground

George Mitchell

Leon Panetta

Ben Rhodes

Michael Krasny

Samantha Power

Robert Gates

Sebastian Junger

Salman Rushdie

David Sedaris

Ronald Reagan

Fred Kaplan

Richard Haass

Walter Isaacson

Michael Hayden

Susan Rice

OwlTail

This week, World Affairs CEO Jane Wales is in conversation with Senator George Mitchell, former Senate Majority Leader and Special Envoy for Middle East Peace and Alon Sachar, lawyer and former advisor to Senator Mitchell. The two recently co-authored the book, “A Path to Peace: A Brief History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and a Way Forward in the Middle East.”  As a new administration takes over, are there new avenues for diplomatic solutions in the Middle East?

This week, World Affairs CEO Jane Wales is in conversation with Senator George Mitchell, former Senate Majority Leader and Special Envoy for Middle East Peace and Alon Sachar, lawyer and former advisor to Senator Mitchell. The two recently co-authored the book, “A Path to Peace: A Brief History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and a Way Forward in the Middle East.”  As a new administration takes over, are there new avenues for diplomatic solutions in the Middle East?

Senator George Mitchell and Alon Sachar: Negotiating a Solution in Israel and Palestine

Senator George Mitchell and Alon Sachar discuss the history of and prospects for peace in the Middle East.

1982:A 2016 Interview With Senator George Mitchell and Alon Sachar

Senator George J. Mitchell was the primary architect of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement for peace in Northern Ireland and the U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace. Today he and his co-author Alon Sachar discuss their new book A Path to Peace: A Brief History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and a Way Forward in the Middle East. They talk about why the peace process has failed time after time, and they outline the specific concessions each side must make to finally achieve lasting peace. Senator Mitchell discusses the big differences between brokering peace in Northern Ireland and negotiating peace in the Middle East, and how the political constraints on the Israeli Prime Minister and the Palestinian President can often work against the peace process. Plus we’ll talk about the history of U.S.-Israeli  the sometimes tense relationship between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Order A Path to Peace: A Brief History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and a Way Forward in the Middle East on Amazon or you can also download the audio version for free through a special offer for our listeners at www.audibletrial.com/kickassnews. Follow Alon Sachar on Twitter at @alonsachar, and visit his website at www.AlonSachar.com. Please subscribe to Kickass News on  Apple Podcasts and follow us on Facebook at Kickass News or on Twitter at @KickassNewsPod.  You can also visit www.kickassnews.com for more fun stuff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senator George J. Mitchell was the primary architect of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement for peace in Northern Ireland and the U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace. Today he and his co-author Alon Sachar discuss their new book <a href="http://amazon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Path to Peace: A Brief History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and a Way Forward in the Middle East</a>. They talk about why the peace process has failed time after time, and they outline the specific concessions each side must make to finally achieve lasting peace. Senator Mitchell discusses the big differences between brokering peace in Northern Ireland and negotiating peace in the Middle East, and how the political constraints on the Israeli Prime Minister and the Palestinian President can often work against the peace process. Plus we’ll talk about the history of U.S.-Israeli  the sometimes tense relationship between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Order <a href="http://amazon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Path to Peace: A Brief History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and a Way Forward in the Middle East</a> on <a href="http://amazon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> or you can also download the audio version for free through a special offer for our listeners at <a href="http://www.audibletrial.com/kickassnews" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.audibletrial.com/kickassnews</a>. Follow Alon Sachar on Twitter at @alonsachar, and visit his website at <a href="http://www.AlonSachar.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.AlonSachar.com</a>. Please subscribe to Kickass News on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kickass-news/id1027264941?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> and follow us on Facebook at Kickass News or on Twitter at @KickassNewsPod.  You can also visit <a href="http://www.kickassnews.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.kickassnews.com</a> for more fun stuff. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Middle East Peace w/ Senator George Mitchell & Alon Sachar