Michael Tsur Explained

Michael Tsur
Birth Place:	Jerusalem, Israel
Occupation:	Negotiation expert, academic, coach

Michael Tsur (Hebrew: מיכאל צור) is an Israeli attorney, negotiator, mediator, and academic. He teaches mediation and negotiation in several institutions worldwide and was involved as a negotiator in a number of events, such as Kidnapping of Alan Johnston, Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and Israeli disengagement from Gaza.^[1]

Professional life

In 1999, he cofounded The Israeli Chamber of Mediators and was its chairman from 1999 to 2003.^{[2] [3]} Also since 1999, he is a member of the Israel Defense Forces Hostage Negotiation Team.^{[4] [5]} He served as a mediator of the Supreme Court of Israel, and has developed his own dispute resolution method used by entrepreneurs and managers of multinational companies.^{[6] [7]}

In 2003, Tsur edited the Hebrew edition of The New York Times Best Seller Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most.^[8] In December 2012 several mediation organizations from France, Italy and Switzerland created European Union of Mediators and named Michael Tsur its honourable president.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Academic work

Tsur teaches negotiation and conflict resolution courses at Hebrew University of Jerusalem,^[12] Cardozo School of Law in New York City,^[13] Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.,^[14] and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy.^[15] Tsur maintains relationships with the Program on Negotiation of Harvard University.^[16] He also specializes in coaching executives around the world on how to navigate complex negotiations and situations.^[17]

In 2012, Tsur founded a negotiation school Shakla & Tariya in Herzliya, Israel.^{[18] [19]}

Personal life

Tsur lives in Mevaseret Zion, a suburb of Jerusalem, with his wife and their four daughters.^[20]

Notes and References

1. https://www.famigliacristiana.it/articolo/tra-pugni-chiusi-e-mondo-piatto_190511153924.aspx Tra egoismi, interessi e commando
2. https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=505130אנשי העסקים לא בעסק
3. https://www.israelbar.org.il/article_inner.asp?pgId=2938&catId=1156 אמנת הגישור במגזר העסקי יוצאת לדרך
4. http://www.ortygiabs.org/en/course/negotiation-and-decision-making-chaotic-reality Michael Tsur profile
5. https://www.corriere.it/economia/lavoro/22_marzo_11/putin-non-va-umiliato-solo-papa-puo-tentare-vera-mediazione-a3a4a9d2-a0ac-11ec-83b4-cf7e2400b5e9.shtml «Putin non va umiliato, solo il Papa può tentare una vera mediazione»
6. https://businessweekly.it/notizie/la-scienza-della-negoziazione-levento-con-michael-tsur/ La scienza della Negoziazione: l’evento con Michael Tsur
7. https://www.guidelegali.it/approfondimenti-in-per-avvocati-e-giuristi-mediazione-e-arbitrato/la-negoziazione-e-la-mediazione-metodo-tsur-4745.aspx La Negoziazione e la Mediazione Metodo Tsur
8. https://www.nli.org.il/he/books/NNL_ALEPH990035820250205171/NLI שיחות קשות
9. https://www.accordiamoci.com/sites/default/files/trattato%20UEM.pdf Unione Europea dei Mediatori
10. https://www.officieldelamediation.fr/2012/12/24/traite-pour-la-creation-dune-union-europeenne-des-mediateurs/ Traité pour la création d’une Union Européenne des Médiateurs
11. https://books.google.com/books?id=jvSnBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Michael+Tsur%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA416 Code de la Médiation et du Médiateur Professionnel: Recueil des textes officiels et professionnels français et européens sur la médiation - 2ème Ed. (French Edition). p.416
12. https://www.israelbar.org.il/article_inner.asp?pgId=436914&catId=1203סדנת משא ומתן - ניהול והתנהלות במציאות מאתגרת
13. https://issuu.com/cardozolaw/docs/disputeresolution_18 Dispute Resolution
14. https://mitchellhamline.edu/biographies/person/michael-tsur/ Michael Tsur profile
15. https://www.cattolicanews.it/negoziare-arte-da-apprendere Negoziare, arte da apprendere
16. http://resaequaeadr.it/attachments/article/474/ADRmagazine_03_file-minimo.pdf Prof. Avv. Michael Tsur
17. https://jusgenova.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Mediazione-La-mediazione-civile-che-in-Italia-non-c%C3%A8-di-Marco-Ambrogiani.pdf Marco Ambrogiani. La mediazione civile che in Italia non c’è. p. 26
18. https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001139326הוא הצליח לשכנע חוטפים, רוצחים ומיואשים על סף התאבדות
19. https://shaklaandtariya.com/ שקלא וטריא
20. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/holylandings/2018-11-15/ty-article/.premium/to-negotiate-with-nasrallah-you-need-to-know-how-his-mind-works/0000017f-db78-db22-a17f-fff9697e0000 To Negotiate With Nasrallah, You Need to Know How His Mind Works