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The role of individual agents in promoting peace processes: business people and policy entrepreneurship in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

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Pages 21-38 | Received 06 Oct 2015, Accepted 24 Feb 2016, Published online: 28 Mar 2016

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List of interviews

  • Anonymous. 1. CEO of commercial telecommunications products companies, Haifa, July 15, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 2. Professor in Israeli academia, Tel Aviv, November 4, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 3. Member of the current 19th Knesset, Tel Aviv, November 13, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 4. Former Member of Knesset, owner of a real estate company, Tel Aviv, October 20, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 5. Chief Executive Officer, Co-Owner and Chairman of large scale companies, Herzliya, March 2, 2015.
  • Anonymous. 6. Member of the 19th Israeli Knesset, via e-mail, February 18, 2015.
  • Anonymous. 7. CEO of a company and Co-Founder of an NGO, Tel Aviv, November 19, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 8. Co-Founder of a large high-tech company, Raanana, January 20, 2015.
  • Anonymous. 9. Director of the Center for Peace Research, Tel Aviv, November 4, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 10. Strategic Planning and Business Development Professional, Tel Aviv, December 2, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 11. Founder and Principal of large-scale companies, Tel Aviv, November 10, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 12. Director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, Herzliya, November 17, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 13. Founder and chairman of high-tech companies, via phone, October 12, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 14. Project Manager in The Department of Business and Environment at an NGO, Tel Aviv, August 6, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 15. Director and chairman of large national and international companies, Tel Aviv, October 23, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 16. Chair of the board of directors of an Israeli bank, Tel Aviv, November 12, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 17. President of a Chamber of Commerce, Tel Aviv, November 24, 2014.
  • Anonymous. 18. Co-head of a peace NGO, Tel Aviv, November 20, 2014.

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