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Donny Ebenstein

Apr 21, 2015, 1:52 AM

You Are Never Too Young To Learn To Negotiate

How do you teach tolerance and co-existence to young people in a region roiled with conflict? The answer is, you don’t. At least not directly. For the past five years, the US Embassy has sponsored a program teaching negotiation skills...

Apr 30, 2014, 3:07 PM

The Breakdown of Israeli-Palestinian Talks and the Dance of Mediation

Much has been written about the collapse of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, which officially expired yesterday. As I wrote in the context of both the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and in the context of mediations in Syria, the readiness of the parties to...

Feb 20, 2014, 11:39 PM

Saving the Syria mediation by ending it

Hopes for progress in negotiating an end to the violence in Syria were dimmed on Saturday, when the latest round of facilitated negotiations between the Syrian government and the opposition broke down, ending without a specific date set for...

Feb 12, 2014, 11:51 AM

Why mediation works

As a Harvard law student two decades ago, I became involved in the well-known Harvard mediation program. After being trained as a volunteer mediator, I was sent to local small claims courts to help disputants resolve their conflict through...

About Me

Donny Ebenstein is an expert in negotiation, communication, and conflict resolution. He has trained and coached clients in both the public and private sectors across five continents, including extensive work in the Middle East. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Donny runs his own consulting firm, Ebenstein Consulting. He is the author of I Hear You: Repair Communication Breakdowns, Negotiate Successfully, and Build Consensus . . . In Three Simple Steps.