Peace Now UK is using the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the start of the Six Day War, which culminated in the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, to hold a day of negotiations on the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Sunday 3rd June 2007.

Paul Usiskin, co-chair of Peace Now UK said:

"No matter what the difficulties, and there are many, both peoples understand that the only way to end the conflict between them is at the negotiating table. The negotiators for our day are individuals committed to that principle. If they can spend one day proving that commitment in London, it would be more effective still if they were able to negotiate in Jerusalem or Ramallah."

Negotiators on the Israeli team will be Colonel Shaul Arieli, Head of the Peace Administration in the Barak Government and Brigadier General Shlomo Brom, Deputy National Security Adviser to Ehud Barak. The third member of the team will be Prof. Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow of the Middle East Programme at The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House and Head of the International Relations Department, Websters University.

The Palestinian team includes Dr Ahmad Khalidi, author of many works on the conflict, Track 2 Negotiator, Adviser to the Palestinian Authority,Senior Associate Member, St. Antony's College, Oxford University and Hussein Agha, like Dr Khalidi, a much published writer on the conflict, Palestinian Authority adviser, Senior Associate Member St Antony's, and a seasoned Analyst. They will be joined by Professor Manuel Hassassian, Palestinian Delegate General to the UK.

The talks will be moderated by Dr Claire Spencer, Head of the Middle East Programme, Royal Institute for international Affairs, Chatham House.

Note: Members of the public were invited to watch the negotiations live on screen at The Brunei Gallery in London, where the negotiators then held a public meeting to discuss the negotiations process and their conclusions.