Yossi Beilin is an Israeli politician who has served in multiple ministerial and leadership positions in the Israeli government. He is the author of ten books, including The Path to Geneva: The Quest for a Permanent Agreement, 1996–2004. He is the founder, chairman of the board, and president of Beilink International Affairs Ltd., an international consulting firm.

• Preface 1. Angry at Herzl 2. “I Just Don’t Want Him to Grow Up to Be a Show-Off” 3. “Father, I’m Not Going with You!” 4. Love Doesn’t Diminish When You Divide It 5. Cupping Glasses for the Living 6. Playing a Silent Cardboard Piano 7. The Little Star from Lodz 8. I’m Sure You Already Know—There’s Going to Be a War 9. Like a Cup of Coffee with King David 10. A Child of the Establishment 11. Just Don’t Get Involved in Politics 12. It’s Not the Time to Hesitate 13. All-Out War 14. A New Political Forum—Mashov 15. Suddenly in the Holy of Holies 16. Do You Know Where Shimon Is? 17. The Brief Golden Age of Peace 18. Schlemiels and Schlimazels 19. “It’s Unthinkable That a Lowly Bureaucrat Is Shaping Israel’s Policies” 20. The Sextet vs. the Old Guard 21. A Meeting at a Monastery 22. The Dismantlers, Inc. 23. When Avrasha Returned Home 24. The “Secret” Sextet in Cairo 25. Oslo at Tandoori 26. Better If Arafat Is Here, and Not in Tunisia 27. “What If We Propose a Permanent Accord Straightaway?” 28. An Engagement, Not a Marriage 29. A TÊte-À-TÊte with Arafat 30. Erekat’s Astonishing Request 31. Don’t Leave Us with Half a Party! 32. Opening the Locked Door in the Palace 33. Yossi, We Have a Trump Card Here! 34. Turn on the TV, Rabin’s Been Shot! 35. No Positions, Only Principles 36. How Do We Get Out of Lebanon? 37. Hoo Ha—Look Who’s Coming 38. Pursuing Justice 39. The Horses Have Already Left the Stables 40. Like a Fellini Film at Taba 41. There’s Someone to Talk with 42. Two Farewells Afterword Acknowledgments Index Photographs follow page 000.

"Yossi Beilin has always been ahead of his time and invariably right. . . . Defying the critics and the extremists, he has refused to concede ground in the search for peace. This book is a welcome self-portrait of a hero of our time." —Dan Kurtzer, U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005"In this excellent autography, Yossi takes the reader inside two of his great life initiatives—the Oslo Peace Process and the Birthright Israel Project. This book is both historically important and a hopeful lesson . . . of how much one person can make a big difference for his country and the world." —Senator Joseph Lieberman "[Beilin's] creative mind always tried to better Israel and the Jewish people—whether it was to bring peace closer to Israel and the Mideast or to strengthen Jewish identity and pride. He is a blessing to Israel and the Jewish people. For those who care for Israel and for Jewish continuity, reading Yossi's life story is a pleasant obligation."—Abraham H. Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), 1987–2015

Yossi Beilin is an Israeli politician who has served in multiple ministerial and leadership positions in the Israeli government. He is the author of ten books, including The Path to Geneva: The Quest for a Permanent Agreement, 1996–2004. He is the founder, chairman of the board, and president of Beilink International Affairs Ltd., an international consulting firm.

• Preface 1. Angry at Herzl 2. “I Just Don’t Want Him to Grow Up to Be a Show-Off” 3. “Father, I’m Not Going with You!” 4. Love Doesn’t Diminish When You Divide It 5. Cupping Glasses for the Living 6. Playing a Silent Cardboard Piano 7. The Little Star from Lodz 8. I’m Sure You Already Know—There’s Going to Be a War 9. Like a Cup of Coffee with King David 10. A Child of the Establishment 11. Just Don’t Get Involved in Politics 12. It’s Not the Time to Hesitate 13. All-Out War 14. A New Political Forum—Mashov 15. Suddenly in the Holy of Holies 16. Do You Know Where Shimon Is? 17. The Brief Golden Age of Peace 18. Schlemiels and Schlimazels 19. “It’s Unthinkable That a Lowly Bureaucrat Is Shaping Israel’s Policies” 20. The Sextet vs. the Old Guard 21. A Meeting at a Monastery 22. The Dismantlers, Inc. 23. When Avrasha Returned Home 24. The “Secret” Sextet in Cairo 25. Oslo at Tandoori 26. Better If Arafat Is Here, and Not in Tunisia 27. “What If We Propose a Permanent Accord Straightaway?” 28. An Engagement, Not a Marriage 29. A TÊte-À-TÊte with Arafat 30. Erekat’s Astonishing Request 31. Don’t Leave Us with Half a Party! 32. Opening the Locked Door in the Palace 33. Yossi, We Have a Trump Card Here! 34. Turn on the TV, Rabin’s Been Shot! 35. No Positions, Only Principles 36. How Do We Get Out of Lebanon? 37. Hoo Ha—Look Who’s Coming 38. Pursuing Justice 39. The Horses Have Already Left the Stables 40. Like a Fellini Film at Taba 41. There’s Someone to Talk with 42. Two Farewells Afterword Acknowledgments Index Photographs follow page 000.

"Yossi Beilin has always been ahead of his time and invariably right. . . . Defying the critics and the extremists, he has refused to concede ground in the search for peace. This book is a welcome self-portrait of a hero of our time." —Dan Kurtzer, U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005"In this excellent autography, Yossi takes the reader inside two of his great life initiatives—the Oslo Peace Process and the Birthright Israel Project. This book is both historically important and a hopeful lesson . . . of how much one person can make a big difference for his country and the world." —Senator Joseph Lieberman "[Beilin's] creative mind always tried to better Israel and the Jewish people—whether it was to bring peace closer to Israel and the Mideast or to strengthen Jewish identity and pride. He is a blessing to Israel and the Jewish people. For those who care for Israel and for Jewish continuity, reading Yossi's life story is a pleasant obligation."—Abraham H. Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), 1987–2015

Yossi Beilin is an Israeli politician who has served in multiple ministerial and leadership positions in the Israeli government. He is the author of ten books, including The Path to Geneva: The Quest for a Permanent Agreement, 1996–2004. He is the founder, chairman of the board, and president of Beilink International Affairs Ltd., an international consulting firm.

• Preface 1. Angry at Herzl 2. “I Just Don’t Want Him to Grow Up to Be a Show-Off” 3. “Father, I’m Not Going with You!” 4. Love Doesn’t Diminish When You Divide It 5. Cupping Glasses for the Living 6. Playing a Silent Cardboard Piano 7. The Little Star from Lodz 8. I’m Sure You Already Know—There’s Going to Be a War 9. Like a Cup of Coffee with King David 10. A Child of the Establishment 11. Just Don’t Get Involved in Politics 12. It’s Not the Time to Hesitate 13. All-Out War 14. A New Political Forum—Mashov 15. Suddenly in the Holy of Holies 16. Do You Know Where Shimon Is? 17. The Brief Golden Age of Peace 18. Schlemiels and Schlimazels 19. “It’s Unthinkable That a Lowly Bureaucrat Is Shaping Israel’s Policies” 20. The Sextet vs. the Old Guard 21. A Meeting at a Monastery 22. The Dismantlers, Inc. 23. When Avrasha Returned Home 24. The “Secret” Sextet in Cairo 25. Oslo at Tandoori 26. Better If Arafat Is Here, and Not in Tunisia 27. “What If We Propose a Permanent Accord Straightaway?” 28. An Engagement, Not a Marriage 29. A TÊte-À-TÊte with Arafat 30. Erekat’s Astonishing Request 31. Don’t Leave Us with Half a Party! 32. Opening the Locked Door in the Palace 33. Yossi, We Have a Trump Card Here! 34. Turn on the TV, Rabin’s Been Shot! 35. No Positions, Only Principles 36. How Do We Get Out of Lebanon? 37. Hoo Ha—Look Who’s Coming 38. Pursuing Justice 39. The Horses Have Already Left the Stables 40. Like a Fellini Film at Taba 41. There’s Someone to Talk with 42. Two Farewells Afterword Acknowledgments Index Photographs follow page 000.

"Yossi Beilin has always been ahead of his time and invariably right. . . . Defying the critics and the extremists, he has refused to concede ground in the search for peace. This book is a welcome self-portrait of a hero of our time." —Dan Kurtzer, U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005"In this excellent autography, Yossi takes the reader inside two of his great life initiatives—the Oslo Peace Process and the Birthright Israel Project. This book is both historically important and a hopeful lesson . . . of how much one person can make a big difference for his country and the world." —Senator Joseph Lieberman "[Beilin's] creative mind always tried to better Israel and the Jewish people—whether it was to bring peace closer to Israel and the Mideast or to strengthen Jewish identity and pride. He is a blessing to Israel and the Jewish people. For those who care for Israel and for Jewish continuity, reading Yossi's life story is a pleasant obligation."—Abraham H. Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), 1987–2015