Download or read book The Role of Women in Israeli - Palestinian Peace Negotiations written by Lior Finkel and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper analyses the role of women in the Israeli - Palestinian peace negotiations since the 1991 Madrid Conference, focusing on the role of two leading women negotiators: Dr. Hanan Ashrawi from the Occupied Territories and Mrs. Tzipi Livni from Israel. These two women have managed to emerge from the sidelines and have forced themselves into global, central roles within the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. They were able to overcome a male-dominated environment in order to make their mark on the various attempts throughout the last two decades to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The aim of this study is to highlight the critical role these women have played in peace negotiations. Furthermore, I hope that this study can be used as a point of departure for future leaders and activists to use when involved in the delicate and precarious process of peace negotiations. This research brings to attention the problems with excluding women and the benefits associated with ending gender inequality and including more women in peace negotiations.