Gilead Sher
| Gilead Sher | |
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| Born |
2 June 1953 Mahanayim, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation | Attorney, Author, Researcher |
| Known for | Peace negotiator at Camp David,Taba, Sharm el-Sheikh |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth |
| Children | 4 |
Gilead Sher (Hebrew: גלעד שר; born in 1953) is an Israeli attorney who served as Chief of Staff and Policy Coordinator to Israel's former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak. In that capacity he acted as one of Israel's senior peace negotiator in 1999–2001, at the Camp David summit in 2000 and the Taba talks in 2001, as well as in extensive rounds of covert negotiations with the Palestinians.
Sher was born on 2 June 1953 in Kibbutz Mahanayim, Israel. Sher, on his mother's side, is a descendant of the Sephardic Baruch Mizrachi family, which has resided in Jerusalem since 1620. On his father's side, Sher's grandfather, Avraham Sher (Ser) was killed in action as an Haganah combattant in Israel's War of Independence in 1947. Sher is a graduate of the Hebrew University Law School and was admitted to the Israel Bar Association in 1981. He has also completed courses in project finance at the World Bank (1996) and at Harvard University (1999) as well as Battalion Commanders and Brigade Commanders courses in the Israel Defense Forces.
Sher is a colonel (reserve), a former brigade commander and deputy division commander in the Armored Corps of the Israel Defense Forces, as well as a military judge.
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