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Miri Eisin is a retired colonel of the Israeli Army with a background in political science. Until December 2007 she was an official spokeswoman charged with explaining and clarifying Israel’s perspective with regard to Israel’s international standing, with a particular emphasis placed on the ongoing Israeli-Arab conflicts. She is married and has three young children and spends considerable time with Jewish groups in Boston, U.S.A., and elsewhere across the world.
For the Annapolis conference beginning November 27, 2007, Miri Eisin assisted Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defence Minister Ehud Barak and envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair (formerly UK Prime Minister and Northern Ireland peace-facilitator), with the unsuccessful peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas.