CIAO DATE: 12/2008

PolicyWatch #1410: Special Forum Report: Negotiating Under Fire

October 2008

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Abstract

On October 3, 2008, Matthew Levitt, Ghaith al-Omari, and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum luncheon at The Washington Institute to honor the launch of Dr. Levitt's new book, Negotiating Under Fire. Dr. Levitt is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute and the director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. Mr. al-Omari, a former advisor to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, is currently the advocacy director at the American Task Force on Palestine. Ambassador Ross is an independent consultant to The Washington Institute and has previously served in senior foreign policy positions in the Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Clinton administrations. The following is a rapporteur's summary of their remarks.

Resource link: PolicyWatch #1410: Special Forum Report: Negotiating Under Fire [PDF] - 12K

Secondary Resources:

• Matthew Levitt [MP3] - 11M - Audio - Part 1
• Ghaith al-Omari [MP3] - 2.6M - Audio - Part 2
• Dennis Ross [MP3] - 989K - Audio - Part 3
• Q&A Session [MP3] - 9.9M - Audio - Part 4