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Shaul Arieli ( he, שאול אריאלי) is an Israeli retired military officer and expert on the
Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world's most enduring conflicts, beginning in the mid-20th century. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, alongside other ef ...
.


Biography

Arieli was born in
Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon (; Hebrew: , , ; Philistine: ), also known as Ascalon (; Ancient Greek: , ; Arabic: , ), is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with ...
in 1959, the seventh and youngest son of parents who were Jewish immigrants from
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. Arieli played in different teams in the
handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
Premier League. In 1978, he enlisted in the
IDF IDF or idf may refer to: Defence forces * Irish Defence Forces * Israel Defense Forces *Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006 * Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917 Organizations * Israeli Diving Federation * Interac ...
, volunteered for the
paratrooper A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during World ...
s, and was accepted into the brigade's "Orev"
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, where he underwent a training course as a combat soldier, a course for
infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...
commanders and a course for infantry officers. At the end of the course he returned to the company as a
platoon A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two or more squads, sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the branch, but a platoon can be composed of 50 people, although specific platoons may range ...
commander. He continued to serve in the brigade's commanding positions. He was a company commander during the
First Lebanon War The 1982 Lebanon War, dubbed Operation Peace for Galilee ( he, מבצע שלום הגליל, or מבצע של"ג ''Mivtsa Shlom HaGalil'' or ''Mivtsa Sheleg'') by the Israeli government, later known in Israel as the Lebanon War or the First L ...
, during which he was also wounded, and subsequently served in the South Lebanon security zone and
First Intifada The First Intifada, or First Palestinian Intifada (also known simply as the intifada or intifadah),The word ''intifada'' () is an Arabic word meaning "uprising". Its strict Arabic transliteration is '. was a sustained series of Palestinian ...
. He rose through the ranks, serving as commander of the paratroopers' "Orev" company, commander of a battalion at the paratroopers regiment's commander's course, commander of the paratroop brigade training base and deputy brigade commander. Arieli took part in a course for brigade commanders as commander of the northern brigade in Gaza, with the rank of
colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...
. He served as Deputy Military Secretary to the
Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
and
Minister of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
(1997-1999), and headed the Administration for the Interim Agreement in the
West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
and as Head of the Administration for the Permanent Status Agreement. In 2001, he retired from the IDF. Since his retirement from the IDF, Arieli has been active in several
left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
organizations working to advance a permanent status agreement with the Palestinians. He is one of the heads of the
Geneva Initiative The Geneva Initiative, also known as the Geneva Accord, is a draft ''Permanent Status Agreement'' to end the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, based on previous official negotiations, international resolutions, the Quartet Roadmap, the Clinton Pa ...
and a member of the board of the Council for Peace and Security (on its behalf, he appeared before the High Court of Justice under the status of a "friend of the court" in the main petitions that were filed regarding the separation barrier and greatly affected its route) and a senior researcher at the
Economic Cooperation Foundation The Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF, Heb.: הקרן לשיתוף פעולה כלכלי) was founded by Dr. Yair Hirschfeld (the initiator of the Oslo Peace Process), former Minister of Justice Dr. Yossi Beilin at the end of 1990 as a non-pr ...
NGO. In the elections for the 17th
Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...
he was placed in the 12th place on the
Meretz Meretz ( he, מֶרֶצ, ) is a left-wing political party in Israel. The party was formed in 1992 by the merger of Ratz, Mapam and Shinui, and was at its peak between 1992 and 1996 when it had 12 seats. It currently has no seats in the Knesset ...
list but was not elected. Arieli conducts numerous media appearances, lectures and field tours on the main issues of the conflict to people from various sectors of Israeli society, including public figures, academia, security and the media. Arieli published a series of articles and books in
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and
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, concerning the conflict and the political process, as well as articles of opinion in the press. His book "A Border between Us and You" won the Chechik Prize for Israel Security Studies in 2013. His book, "All of Israel's Borders " was published in 2018. Arieli graduated with a BA in
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and an MA in
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, both from
Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...
. He completed his
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at the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at
Haifa University The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming Is ...
, and his research was devoted to examining the development of Israel's borders in comparison to other conflicts zones in the world. Arieli is a lecturer at the Interdisciplinary Center of Herzliya, the
Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
and the Academic College of Jaffa. He lives in
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
and is married. He is a father of three and grandfather of one.


Publications

* From Theory to Practice, Implementation of Quality Management in Military Units, IDF, 1994 * Dreams of Stone, 1993 * The Territorial Aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations on a Permanent Status Agreement, Ron Pundak, Shaul Arieli, Peres Center for Peace, 2004 * "Tafasta merube lo tafasta" Approaches in the struggle for the borders of the State of Israel," Carmel Publishing House, Jerusalem, 2006 * Solo's Journey, Saar Publishing House, 2006 * Misdemeanor and Folly, on the Proposals to Transfer Arab Communities from Israel to Palestine, Shaul Arieli, Dubi Schwartz, Hadas Tagari, Floersheimer Institute, 2006 * Wall and Folly, The Separation Fence - Security or Greed, Shaul Arieli and Michael Sfard, Aliyat Hagag and Yedioth Books Publishing Houses, 2008 * The Right to Think, Collection of Articles on the Israeli - Palestinian Conflict, 2010 * People & Borders, About the Israeli Palestinian conflict, shaul arieli, 2010 * A border between us and you - the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the ways to settle it, Shaul Arieli, Aliyat Hagag and Yedioth Books Publishing Houses, 2013 * The Right to Think, Collection of Articles on the Israeli - Palestinian Conflict, 2015 * People & Borders, About the Israeli Palestinian conflict, shaul arieli, 2015 * Messianism Meets Reality, the Israeli Settlement Project in the West Bank, 1967-2016, Economic Cooperation Foundation, 2017 * The Right to Think, Collection of Articles on the Israeli - Palestinian Conflict, 2018 * Peoples & Borders, 2018 * All of Israel's Borders, Shaul Arieli, Aliyat Hagag and Yedioth Books Publishing Houses, 2018


References


External links


Shaul Arieli's official website

Shaul Arieli, in an interview with Liat Regev, 70 faces, on Channel 11, January - April 2018, YouTube
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