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Shaul Arieli (Hebrew: שאול אריאלי) is an Israeli expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Biography
Arieli began his career as an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) officer, and reached the rank of colonel (Aluf Mishne). He held several command positions in the Paratroopers Brigade, and, as commander of the northern brigade of the Gaza Strip, oversaw the implementation of the Gaza-Jericho Agreement. He later served as Deputy Military Secretary to the Minister of Defence and Prime Minister, and as head of the Peace Administration under Prime Ministers Yizhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak. In 2002, Shaul Arieli joined with Yossi Beilin to found the Geneva Initiative. Today he continues work extensively with parties across the political spectrum in Israel, conducting lectures, seminars, and tours to educate and advance a two-state solution. Since 2003, Arieli has been a member of the Council for Peace and Security and has acted as a “Friend of the Court” of the Israeli Supreme Court on petitions on the separation barrier.