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Name:	Michael Melchior
Title:	Israeli Knesset Member
Position:	Pro Mitchell Committee Report to the question "What are the solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?"
Reasoning:	"The conflict between us and our Palestinian neighbors is not racial... It is political and territorial, and as such can and should be resolved to end the suffering and bring peace and security to the Israeli and Palestinian peoples. The path towards such a resolution is clear: an immediate cessation of violence and terror and a return to negotiations as recommended by the Mitchell Committee Report which both parties have accepted." From Israel's key statement at the U.N.'s World Conference against Racism Durban, South Africa 09/03/2001
Credibility Ranking:	Experts Members of Congress, Ambassadors, Counsul Generals, heads of government, members of legislative bodies, and Ph.D.'s with significant involvement in, or related to, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Involvement:	Appointed Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, 2005 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, March 2001 - October 2002 Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, responsible for Diaspora and social affairs, August 1999 - March 2001
Education:	Rabbinical Ordination, Yeshivat Hakotel, Jerusalem
Affiliations/ Honors:	International Director of the Elie Wiesel Foundation Rabbi of a Jerusalem congregation, since 1986 Norwegian Nobel Institute's Prize for Tolerance and Bridge-Building Yeshivat Hakotel's Award for Work in the Diaspora Rabbinate
Contact Info:	Phone: 675-3860 Fax: 649-6540 E-Mail:   melchiorm@knesset.gov.il Web Site: http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?ID=220
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