The 1993 Oslo Agreement signing ceremony in the White House. From left to right: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Joel Singer, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.
JOEL SINGER
Joel Singer served as Legal Adviser of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, previously, Director of the International Law Department of the Israel Defense Forces. Beginning shortly after the 1973 Yom Kippur War and for a span of almost 25 years, working for both right-wing Likud governments and left-wing Labor governments, Singer was a member of Israeli delegations negotiating peace treaties and other agreements with all of Israel’s Arab neighbors, including Egypt (the 1979 Israel-Egypt peace treaty), Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinians (the Oslo Accords). Singer’s role in negotiating the Oslo Accords was featured prominently in the HBO documentary movie The Oslo Diaries, the Tony Award-winning Broadway play Oslo, and the HBO movie with the same name that was based on the play.
What they say
about Joel Singer
A “maven of Israeli- Arab relationships”
– The New Yorker
“The Arafat Expert”
– The New York Magazine
The “Israeli brain and brawn”
– The Financial Times
“Rabin’s Man in Oslo”
– Haaretz
“The Peacemaker”
– The Washington Times
Joel Singer in the Media
The Oslo Legacy: Thirty years On September 19, 2023 – Israel Policy Forum (video)
Ahmed Qurei, 1937-2023 (Eulogy for Abu Ala) March 3, 2023 – Washington Examiner
A Palestinian Outlet to the World, A Path toward Peace? Considerations and options for a Gaza Seaport June 1, 2022 – The Cairo Review of Global Affairs (co-authored with Dr. Asaf Ashar)
West Bank Areas A, B and C – How Did They Come into Being? For a PDF version, click here. June 1, 2021 – International Negotiation Journal
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Joel Singer’s Blog
Where You Sit is Where You Stand: Table Arrangement Battles in Middle East Peace Conferences
Israeli-Arab Negotiations 101 By Joel Singer Joel Singer is a former legal adviser, military officer, and international negotiator for the Government of Israel. Between 1972-1996, he negotiated the Oslo Accords with the PLO and other landmark peace and...
The Israel-PLO Mutual Recognition Agreement
Oslo Accords Reminiscences By Joel Singer Joel Singer is a former legal adviser, military officer, and international negotiator for the Government of Israel. Between 1972-1996, he negotiated the Oslo Accords with the PLO and other landmark peace and...
HBO’s “Oslo” and Me
Oslo Accords Reminiscences By Joel Singer Joel Singer is a former legal adviser, military officer, and international negotiator for the Government of Israel. Between 1972-1996, he negotiated the Oslo Accords with the PLO and other landmark peace and...