Daniel Taub
Beyond Dispute: Rediscovering the Jewish Art of Constructive Disagreement
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Daniel Taub discusses his new book Beyond Dispute: Rediscovering the Jewish Art of Constructive Disagreement (2025). In our age of seemingly irreconcilable differences, argument is increasingly seen as a plague to be avoided or a contest to be won. Daniel Taub, an experienced peace negotiator and diplomat, argues that ancient Jewish wisdom offers a third way. Drawing from this tradition, and from his own experience at the heart of some of the world’s toughest negotiations, in Beyond Dispute he makes the case for a radically different approach to help us come closer to truth and to each other.
Daniel Taub
Daniel Taub is a diplomat and international lawyer. He has represented Israel in peace negotiations with its neighbours and as Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He is an accredited mediator and runs difficult conversation laboratories bringing together participants from different ideological backgrounds. Taub has written drama for Israeli television and theatre and for the London stage. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife Zehava. They have six children.