The Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy
The Abba Eban Institute is a proactive research center dedicated to the advancement of innovative diplomacy in Israel and beyond
"Diplomacy is both an art and wisdom of action; those who have not learned and mastered its principles, will be incapable to properly practice it” - Abba Eban, an Israeli diplomat and scholar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the first Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations
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Our goals are to teach, inspire, and drive revolutionary thinking and action-oriented practices in the fields of diplomacy and foreign relations.
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Our Programs
Our Team
Ambassador Mark Regev
Chairman of the Abba Eban Institute
Goor Tsalalyachin
Executive Director of the Abba Eban Institute
Daniel Cohen
Head of the Policy and Tech Program
Dr. Gedaliah Afterman
Head of the Asia-Israel Policy Program
Dr. Elad Gil
Senior Fellow, Academic Program
Liat Abulafia
Executive Assistant
Oded Raanan
Editor-in-Chief, The Arena Diplomacy and Foreign Relations Magazine
Raffi Shamir
Head of Media Operations Department
Gal Spiner Abramovich
Aide to the Chairman
Aaron Boujenah
Head of Distribution & Operations & External Relations, Act.IL
Dr. Yossi Mann
Head of Israel and the Arab Gulf Program
Dr. Moran Yarchi
Senior Fellow, Academic Program
Michelle Soffen
Project Manager
Jonathan Tal
Community and Programs Manager, Act.IL