Itamar Rabinovich (; born 8 October 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

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between 1993 and 1996, and the former president of

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(1999–2007). Currently he is professor emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Tel Aviv University, distinguished global professor at

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and a distinguished fellow at the

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Biography

Itamar Rabinovich received a

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degree from the

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, an M.A. from Tel Aviv University, and a Ph.D. from the

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Academic career

Rabinovich has been a member of

'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 th
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 president of Tel Aviv University (1999–2007) (following

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, and succeeded by

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). Currently he is professor emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Tel Aviv University, distinguished global professor at

, and a distinguished fellow at the

Diplomatic career

He was Israel's Ambassador to the United States in the 1990s and former chief negotiator with

between 1993 and 1996.

Published works

Books

* * * * * * * * * * * * ''Middle Eastern Maze : Israel, the Arabs, and the Region, 1948-2022. Brookings Institution Press.'' 2022.

Critical studies of his work

Awards and recognition

In 1992, he won the

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in the Israel category for ''The Road Not Taken: Early Arab-Israeli Negotiations'' He received Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques from

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. Rabinovitch is a member of the

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and the

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. He has been awarded the Honorary Grand Golden Cross of the

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References

External links

* Includes bio of Itamar Rabinovich. * Bio, papers, events.
Rabinovich speeches
an official page on the Israeli Embassy website.

Jewish Virtual Library.
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Kennedy School of Government.
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NYU Arts & Science. * *

another mini-bio. * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabinovich, Itamar 1942 births Living people Israeli Jews Ambassadors of Israel to the United States Academics from Jerusalem Harvard Kennedy School staff Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Tel Aviv University alumni Academic staff of Tel Aviv University University of California, Los Angeles alumni Commandeurs of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Presidents of universities in Israel Members of the American Philosophical Society