Interviewed in 2004
Israeli Jewish Born in 1955 Lives in Tel Aviv Profession: Historian Works at Peres Center for Peace, Peace NGOs Forum Interviewed by: Nahanni Rous
Dr. Ron Pundak played an important part in starting the Oslo peace process in 1993. Through his work in the early '90s with Israeli-Palestinian economic cooperation, Dr. Pundak established relationships with Palestinian leaders. He became an intermediary between Palestinian and Israeli political leaders who had not yet held official meetings. Dr. Pundak is Executive Director of the Peres Center for Peace, which sponsors grassroots programs for Israeli and Palestinian peace and cooperation. Dr. Pundak was also part of the core group behind the Geneva Initiative, a non-governmental plan for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement written by Israeli and Palestinian civillian leaders and politicians.