Avi Gil
{{short description|Israeli diplomat}}
{{for|the Israeli general|Avi Gil (IDF officer)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Avi Gil
| native_name = אבי גיל
| native_name_lang = he
| image = AviGilPortrait2.jpg
| caption = Avi Gil
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|01|11}}
| birth_place = Haifa, Israel
| education = Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard Kennedy School
| occupation = Strategic advisor, former diplomat
| notable_works = Shimon Peres: an insider's account of the man and the struggle for a New Middle East
}}
Avi Gil ({{Langx|he|אבי גיל}}; born January 11, 1955) is a former Israeli diplomat who served as director general of The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 2003 he as a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI).{{Cite web|title=Fellows {{!}} The Jewish People Policy Institute|url=http://jppi.org.il/en/staff/fellows/#82|access-date=2020-11-25|language=en-US}}
Biography
Gil served as director general of The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2001–2002), the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff (1995–1996), Director-General of the Ministry of Regional Cooperation (1999-2001) (He).
Gil has been closely involved in Israel's policy-making and peace efforts, including the negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords.{{Cite web|url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA-Archive/2002/Pages/Avi%20Gil.aspx|access-date=2020-11-24|website=mfa.gov.il |title=Avi Gil}} His book: "Shimon Peres, An Insider’s Account of the Man and the Struggle for a New Middle East" has been published by I.B. Tauris (November 2020).
Gil served as Director of Content of the five Israeli Presidential Conferences “Facing Tomorrow” (2009-2014).{{Cite web|date=2014-07-31|title=מארגנים {{!}} ועידת הנשיא 2013|url=http://2013.presidentconf.org.il/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D/|access-date=2020-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731225854/http://2013.presidentconf.org.il/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D/|archive-date=2014-07-31}} He has also been the content director of the Global Forum of the National Library of Israel since its inception in 2014.{{Cite web|title=The Global Forum of The National Library|url=https://global-forum.nli.org.il/home-en|access-date=2020-11-24|website=global-forum.nli.org.il}}
Gil holds master degrees from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Political Science) and from Harvard Kennedy School (Public Administration).{{Cite web|url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA-Archive/2002/Pages/Avi%20Gil.aspx|access-date=2020-11-24|website=mfa.gov.il |title=Avi Gil}}
Publications
Avi Gil, Shimon Peres: an insider's account of the man and the struggle for a New Middle East, London: I.B. Tauris, 2020
=Selected articles=
- Will Biden save the two-state solution? Al-Monitor, 26 Novembre 2020{{Cite web|last=Gil|first=Avi|date=2020-11-26|title=Will Biden save the two-state solution?|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/11/israel-us-palestinians-president-elect-joe-biden-oslo-accord.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Al-Monitor|language=en}}
- Trump’s defeat ends the Israeli right’s long celebration, The Times of Israel, November 10, 2020{{Cite web|title=Trump's defeat ends the Israeli right's long celebration|url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/trumps-defeat-ends-the-israeli-rights-long-celebration/|access-date=2020-11-23|website=blogs.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US}}
- No substitute for Oslo and the ‘new Middle East’, The Jerusalem Post, October 28, 2020{{Cite web|title=No substitute for Oslo and the 'new Middle East' - opinion|url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/no-substitute-for-oslo-and-the-new-middle-east-opinion-647302|access-date=2020-11-23|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|language=en-US}}
- The Geopolitical Arena in the Shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic, JPPI, September 2, 2020{{Cite web|title=The Geopolitical Arena in the Shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic {{!}} The Jewish People Policy Institute|url=http://jppi.org.il/en/article/aa2020/p2/geopolitics/|access-date=2020-11-23|language=en-US}}
- The Evolving World Order: Implications for Israel and the Jewish People, JPPI, April 16, 2019{{Cite web|title=The Evolving World Order: Implications for Israel and the Jewish People {{!}} The Jewish People Policy Institute|url=http://jppi.org.il/en/article/evolovingworldorder/|access-date=2020-11-23|language=en-US}}
- Will Netanyahu Surrender to the Annexation Camp? Haaretz, February 16, 2018{{Cite web|title=Will Netanyahu Surrender to the Annexation Camp? {{!}} The Jewish People Policy Institute|url=http://jppi.org.il/en/article/english-will-netanyahu-surrender-to-the-annexation-camp/|access-date=2020-11-23|language=en-US}}
- How Americans Enable Israel's 'Jewish or Democratic State' Delusion, Forward, February 7, 2016{{Cite web|last=Images|first=Getty|title=How Americans Enable Israel's 'Jewish or Democratic State' Delusion|url=https://forward.com/opinion/333075/how-americans-enable-israels-jewish-or-democratic-state-delusion/|access-date=2020-11-23|website=The Forward|language=en-US}}
- The downside of Blinken’s encouraging confirmation hearing, Jerusalem Post, January 25, 2021{{Cite web|title=The downside of Blinken's encouraging confirmation hearing - opinion|url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/the-downside-of-blinkens-encouraging-confirmation-hearing-opinion-656671|access-date=2021-03-15|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|language=en-US}}
- President Biden, restoring world order and its impact on Israel, Jerusalem Post, February 16, 2021{{Cite web|title=President Biden, restoring world order and its impact on Israel - opinion|url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/president-biden-restoring-world-order-and-its-impact-on-israel-opinion-659193|access-date=2021-03-15|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|language=en-US}}
- To escape endless elections, Israel needs a new generation of ‘naïve’ leaders, The Forward, March 8, 2021{{Cite web|title=Opinion {{!}} To escape endless elections, Israel needs a new generation of 'naïve' leaders|url=https://forward.com/opinion/465423/israel-elections-netanyahu-shimon-peres/|access-date=2021-03-15|website=The Forward|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA-Archive/2002/Pages/Avi%20Gil.aspx Avi Gil] at the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs site
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Category:Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni