Itamar Rabinovich
Itamar Rabinovich | |
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Ambassador of Israel to the United States | |
In office 1993–1996 | |
Preceded by | Zalman Shoval |
Succeeded by | Eliahu Ben-Elissar |
Personal details | |
Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine |
Alma mater | Tel Aviv University |
Occupation | Professor |
Website | www |
Itamar Rabinovich (Hebrew: איתמר רבינוביץ; born 1942) is the president of the Israel Institute (Washington and Jerusalem). He was Israel's Ambassador to the United States in the 1990s and former chief negotiator with Syria between 1993 and 1996, and the former president of Tel Aviv University (1999–2007). Currently he is professor emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Tel Aviv University, distinguished global professor at New York University and a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Biography
Rabinovich received a B.A. degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an M.A. from Tel Aviv University, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Rabinovich has been a member of Tel Aviv University's faculty since 1971, and served as Ettinger Professor of the Contemporary History of the Middle East, chairman of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, and Dean of Humanities and Rector.
He is the president of the Israel Institute (Washington and Jerusalem). He was Israel's Ambassador to the United States in the 1990s and former chief negotiator with Syria between 1993 and 1996, and the former president of Tel Aviv University (1999–2007) (following Yoram Dinstein, and succeeded by Zvi Galil).[1] Currently he is professor emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Tel Aviv University, distinguished global professor at New York University, and a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution.
He received Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques from France.
Bibliography
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Books
- Syria under the Baʻth, 1963–66. Israel Universities Press. 1972. ISBN 0-70-651266-9.
- With Haim Shaked (1978). From June to October: The Middle East between 1967 and 1973. Transaction Books. ISBN 0-87-855230-8.
- With Haim Shaked (1980). The Middle East and the United States: Perceptions and Policies. Transaction Books. ISBN 0-87-855752-0.
- The War for Lebanon, 1970–1985. Cornell University Press. 1985. ISBN 0-80-149313-7.
- The Road Not Taken: Early Arab–Israeli Negotiations. Oxford University Press. 1991. ISBN 978-0-19-506066-9.
- The Brink of Peace: The Israeli–Syrian Negotiations. Princeton University Press. 1999. ISBN 0-69-101023-4.
- Waging Peace: Israel and the Arabs, 1948–2003. Princeton University Press. 2004. ISBN 0-69-111982-1.
- With Jehuda Reinharz (2008). Israel in the Middle East: Documents and Readings on Society, Politics, and Foreign Relations, Pre-1948 to the Present. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 0-87-451962-4.
- The View from Damascus: State, Political Community and Foreign Relations in Twentieth-Century Syria. Vallentine Mitchell. 2008. ISBN 0-85-303800-7.
- The Lingering Conflict: Israel, The Arabs, and the Middle East, 1948–2012 (revised ed.). Brookings Institution Press. 2013. ISBN 978-0-81-572437-7.
- Rabinovitch, Itamar (2017). Yitzhak Rabin : soldier, leader, statesman. Yale University Press.
Critical studies and reviews of Rabinovitch's work
- Yitzhak Rabin : soldier, leader, statesman
- Shindler, Colin (September 2017). "Israel's independent introvert". Reviews. History Today. 67 (9): 104–105.
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Awards
- 1992: National Jewish Book Award in the Israel category for The Road Not Taken: Early Arab-Israeli Negotiations[2]
References
- ^ Basch_Interactive (1980-01-01). "Presidents of Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv University". English.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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External links
- "Leadership". Israel Institute. Includes bio of Itamar Rabinovich.
- "Itamar Rabinovich". Brookings. Bio, papers, events.
- Rabinovich speeches- an official page on the Israeli Embassy website.
- Itamar Rabinovich, Jewish Virtual Library.
- Itamar Rabinovich Kennedy School of Government.
- Itamar Rabinovich, NYU Arts & Science.
- Guy Leshem (November 2, 2007). מחטף אקדמי [Academic grab]. Haaretz (in Hebrew).
- Itamar Rabinovich, another mini-bio.
- Rabinovich, Itamar (2007-11-15). "What will happen after Bush?". Haaretz. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- Rabinovich, Itamar (2010-12-16). "Arab Peace Initiative – clarifications needed". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- Green, David B. (2008-12-09). "A conversation with Itamar Rabinovich". Haaretz. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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