Ido Aharoni

Ido Aharoni Aronoff was born in Tel Aviv in 1962 and raised in Holon. He attended CH.N. Bialik Elementary School and H. Kugel High School, both in Holon. His mother, Ahuva Aharoni (née Madar), was a kindergarten teacher.{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Tal |date=24 July 2010 |title=אהובתי מאז ולתמיד: סודות מזוגיות בת 50 שנה |url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/55/ART2/134/557.html |website=NRG}} She was born in Tel Aviv in 1932. Her Parents came from Yemen in 1912 and settled in the Yemenite section of Tel Aviv known as Kerem HaTeimanim, and later moved to Hatikva neighborhood of Tel Aviv where Aharoni spent significant time with his grandparents. {{Citation needed |date=December 2023}}:

His father, Emanuel Aharoni Aronoff,{{Cite web |last=Aderet |first=Ofer |date=16 June 2017 |title=הלוחם שקיווה כי מלחמת העצמאות היא האחרונה |url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/obit/2017-06-16/ty-article/0000017f-e140-df7c-a5ff-e37a12be0000 |website=haaretz}} was a scholar, author, expert on the country's geography, lecturer and one of the early environmentalists in Israel.{{Cite book |last=Aharoni |first=Emanuel |title=להפוך חול לזהב: סיפורה של חולון |publisher=הוצאת עיריית חולון |year=2007 |location=Israel |language=Hebrew}} He was of Bukharan family and was born in Mersin, Turkey in 1926 to Rabbi Avraham Aronoff (b. 1888) and his wife Hanna Aronoff (ne’e Yohananoff). Aharoni's great-grandfather, Rabbi Emanuel Aronoff, settled in Jerusalem in 1874 and was one of the founders of the Bukharan Quarter. He was known as the “first Bukharan to move to Jerusalem by foot”. Aharoni's father was a member of the Haganah and participated in the 1948 War of Independence where he was injured twice in battle.{{Cite web |date=26 February 2017 |title=עמנואל אהרוני ז"ל |trans-title=The late Emanuel Aharoni |url=https://www.avelim.co.il/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99-%D7%96%D7%9C/ |website=Avelim}} In 2001 he was given the Honorary Citizen Award by the City of Holon.{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=אות יקיר העיר חולון |url=https://www.holon.muni.il/HolonCity/Lists/List2/CustomDispForm.aspx?ID=71 |website=Holon Municipality}}

Aharoni obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tel Aviv University with a joint-major in Film and Television, Sociology and Anthropology.{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2011 |title=Aharoni Receives Cabinet Approval |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2011/03/02/aharoni-receives-cabinet-approval/ |url-status= |website=algemeiner.com}} In 1990, he earned a master's degree in Mass Communications from Emerson College in Boston.{{Cite web|date=2012-10-16|title=Israel's Consul General explains country positioning|url=https://today.emerson.edu/2012/10/16/israels-consul-general-explains-country-positioning/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Emerson Today|language=en-US}} In 1993 Aharoni attended the Hebrew University special program for foreign service cadets in Government and Diplomacy.{{Cite web |title=Ido Aharoni - Global Distinguished Professor |url=https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/ido-aharoni.html |url-status= |website=New York University}}

Aharoni was a member of Israel's Foreign Service from 1991 to 2016 and held positions in Los Angeles and New York.{{Cite web |date=2005 |title=Foreign consular offices in the United States |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jjczrXQlWSIC&dq=ido+aharoni+los+angeles+consular&pg=PA59}}{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2011 |title=Aharoni Receives Cabinet Approval |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2011/03/02/aharoni-receives-cabinet-approval/}} He was Israel's longest-serving Consul-General in New York and the Tri-State Area, from 2010 to 2016, where he oversaw Israel's largest diplomatic mission worldwide.{{Cite news |last=רובינשטיין |first=קרי |date=July 1, 2016 |title=פרידה משחקן מרכזי |newspaper=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4822808,00.html}}{{Cite web |last=Netanyahu |first=Benjamin |date=16 June 2016 |title=Ido Aharoni |url=https://www.idoaharoni.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95_%D7%90%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99_%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91_%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9F_%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95-scaled.jpg}}

Prior to his arrival in New York, Aharoni served as a policy advisor to the Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem.{{Citation needed |date=December 2023}}:

In the Spring of 2006, he became Senior Advisor and Press Secretary to Israel's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. In that capacity, he introduced nation branding methods and country positioning strategies as pillars of Israel's public diplomacy.{{Cite news |last=לנסקי |first=וייץ |date=23 October 2007 |title=עכשיו תורך |work=haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/misc/2007-10-23/ty-article/0000017f-e817-da9b-a1ff-ec7f5a710000}}

From 1994 to 1998, Aharoni served as Israel's Consul for Communications and Public Affairs in Los Angeles, working extensively with the entertainment industry and top American markets (Greater Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, Salt Lake City and Denver.){{Citation needed |date=December 2023}}:

In 1993, Aharoni served under then-Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, as policy advisor to Israel's chief negotiator with the Palestinians, in which capacity he took part in back-channel negotiations in Europe and the Middle East. This led to the signing of The Declaration of Principles and the Mutual Recognition Agreement, known as the Oslo Accords. Aharoni was a member of the Israel's delegation to the White House.

In 2002, Aharoni initiated the Brand Israel program after meeting with advertising executive David Sable, then with Wunderman, and introduced him to the general concept of place branding. Aharoni facilitated the inclusion of Israel in the Brand Asset Valuator ([https://www.bavgroup.com/ BAV]), the world's largest brand database maintained by Young and Rubicam (now VMLYR), thus launching Israel's national branding program.

In 2002–2003, Aharoni convened the Brand Israel Group{{Cite news |last=Popper |first=Nathaniel |date=October 14, 2005 |title=Israel Aims To Improve Its Public Image |work=Forward |url=https://forward.com/news/2070/israel-aims-to-improve-its-public-image/ |url-status=}} in New York, an independent group of marketing and branding specialists. Their work laid the foundation for the official Brand Israel Program, which was subsequently launched by the Foreign Minister in October 2006. In 2018, Harvard Business School published a case study report on Israel's place positioning based on the initiative's.{{Cite journal |last=Grinstein A, Aharoni I |date=15 February 2002 |title=How to (re)position a country? A case study of the power of micro-marketing |journal=Place Branding and Public Diplomacy |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=293–307 |doi=10.1057/S41254-017-0055-9 |s2cid=36978594 }}

In 2007, Aharoni was appointed as Israel's first Head of Brand Management team,{{Cite web |date=2007 |title=Ambassador Ido Aharoni |url=https://www.whartonnationbrandconference.com/ambassador-ido-aharoni |url-status= |website=Wharton university of Pennsylvania}} designed to enhance Israel's positioning in various areas, including tourism, investment, commerce, culture, political, and reputation management. The program aimed to showcase Israel's global relevance by leveraging its advantages.{{Cite web |last=גרינגר |first=נורית |date=20 December 2012 |title=מיתוג חדש לישראל |url=https://m.news1.co.il/Archive/003-D-79444-00.html?AfterBan=1 |url-status= |website=News 1}}{{Cite news |last=יודל |first=חני |date=20 April 2010 |title=בשביל מיתוג ישראל צריך יותר מבר רפאלי |work=NRG |url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/1/ART2/096/169.html |url-status=}}{{Cite news |last=קורן |first=אורה |date=23 August 2010 |title=פורום ראשי המשק ישתתף בפרויקט מיתוג למדינה; "על ישראל להיות אטרקטיבית לא פחות מצודקת" |work=The Marker |url=https://www.themarker.com/misc/2010-08-23/ty-article/0000017f-f7d4-ddde-abff-fff564170000 }}{{Cite news |last=Torossian |first=Ronn |date=10 October 2010 |title=The Top 10 Living Spokespeople for Jews and Israel |work=algemeiner |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2012/10/10/the-top-10-living-spokespeople-for-jews-and-israel/ |url-status=}}

In 2015, Aharoni presented the idea of creating a global index to rank countries as brands, to publisher Mort Zuckerman and then to advertising executive David Sable, then the CEO of Y&R. This introduction resulted in partnership that produced the Best Countries Index by U.S. News & World Report. The data is collected by BAV (Brand Asset Valuator) and analyzed and presented by U.S. News & World Report. This venture was later joined by Wharton School of Business and unveiled in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum of 2016{{Cite news |last=יודוביץ' |first=דפנה |date=21 July 2010 |title=המיתוג החדש של מדינת ישראל: "אנרגיה יצירתית" |work=Globes |url=https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000576249 |url-status=}}{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Elliot |date=27 September 2022 |title=Switzerland Is No. 1 in 2022 U.S. News Best Countries Rankings |work=U.S News}}

In 2007 Aharoni presented the Brand Israel plan to Israel's government, including an entire section devoted to Albert Einstein, aiming to connect Brand Israel to creativity and innovation. The plan included the creation of the Albert Einstein National Hall in Jerusalem. In 2017, Aharoni recruited art collector Jose Mugrabi to implement the idea. Mugrabi committed all the resources to the creation of the museum and then commissioned architect Daniel Libeskind to design the 64M NIS building. In June 2023 Jose and Marie Mugrabi broke ground in Jerusalem. The Albert Einstein House is expected to open in 2025.{{Cite news |last=Siegel-Itzkovich |first=Judy |date=10 June 2023 |title=Israel recruits the Einstein name to become a 'popular brand' worldwide |work=The Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/science/article-745711 }}{{Cite news |last=Bergman |first=Alexandra |date=18 June 2023 |title=Albert Einstein House Set To Open In Jerusalem In 2024 |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrabregman/2023/06/18/albert-einstein-house-set-to-open-in-jerusalem-in-2024/?sh=5ee32ae51c7e }}{{Cite news |last=Eichner |first=Itamar |date=15 June 2023 |title=Israel taps renowned architect to {{as written|bui|lt [sic]|expected=build}} Albert Einstein Museum in Jerusalem |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/rkljtv00w3 }}

Since September 2016 he has been a Global Distinguished Professor of International Relations at New York University's in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.{{Cite web|title=Global Distinguished Professorship|url=https://as.nyu.edu/administrative-resources/office/dean/global-distinguished-professorship.html|url-status=|website=New York University}} His publications are listed on Google scholar {{Cite web|title=Ido Aharoni|url=https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=R4WiKSsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao|access-date=2021-06-15|website=scholar.google.es}}

Aharoni is an active public speaker, having delivered numerous lectures on the Middle East affairs, nation branding and other public matters at institutions in Israel and the US, including Carnegie Mellon University (2007),{{Cite web|title=Aharoni speaks on branding - The Tartan|url=http://thetartan.club.cc.cmu.edu/2007/11/12/news/branding|access-date=2021-06-19|website=thetartan.club.cc.cmu.edu}} the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (2010),{{Cite web|title=Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference|url=https://www.idc.ac.il/en/research/ips/documents/2010/speakerse2010.pdf|url-status=|website=Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya}} Barnard College (2012),{{Cite web|title=Change They Can Believe In?|url=https://barnard.edu/magazine/spring-2012/change-they-can-believe|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Barnard Magazine|language=en}} Emerson College (2012), San Diego State University (2012),{{Cite web|title=NewsCenter {{!}} SDSU {{!}} Israeli Consul Discusses Middle East Affairs|url=https://newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsu_newscenter/news_story.aspx?sid=73992|access-date=2021-06-19|website=newscenter.sdsu.edu|language=en}} Colgate University (2013),{{Cite web|title=Israeli ambassador Ido Aharoni talks about politics and innovation at Colgate {{!}} Colgate University|url=https://www.colgate.edu/news/stories/israeli-ambassador-ido-aharoni-talks-about-politics-and-innovation-colgate|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.colgate.edu|language=en}} Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business (2013),{{Cite web|date=2013-11-15|title=Book Reviews: Global Week at Fuqua|url=https://sites.fuqua.duke.edu/fordlibrary/2013/11/15/book-reviews-global-week-at-fuqua/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Ford Library|language=en-US}} Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley (2013),{{Cite book|last1=Andersen|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Crane|first2=David M.|last3=Powers|first3=Shannon Elizabeth|last4=Law|first4=American Society of International|last5=Institution|first5=Chautauqua|title=Proceedings of the Seventh International Humanitarian Law Dialogs|url=https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/370810|access-date=2021-06-19 |isbn=9780984294466 |oclc=897212890 |language=en}} Boston University (2014),{{Cite web|title=How to Brand a Country: a lecture by Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York|url=http://www.jewishboston.com/events/how-to-brand-a-country-a-lecture-by-ambassador-ido-aharoni-consul-general-of-israel-in-new-york/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=JewishBoston|language=en-US}} University of Haifa (2014),{{Cite web|title=The American Society of the University of Haifa held {{as written|i|t's [sic]}} 2014 Gala at the American Museum of Natural History|url=https://www.haifa.ac.il/2014/10/30/the-american-society-of-the-university-of-haifa-held-it-s-2014-gala-at-the-american-museum-of-natural-history/|url-status=|website=University of Haifa|date=30 October 2014 }} University of Tulsa (2014),{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Israeli ambassador to NY area to speak at TU|url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/israeli-ambassador-to-ny-area-to-speak-at-tu/article_5e232860-93fa-11e3-8ddb-0017a43b2370.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Tulsa World|date=12 February 2014 |language=en}} Wharton Business School (2015),{{Cite web |last=Reibstein |first=David |title=Ido Aharoni: Why Brand Capital Is Part of National Security |url=https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/why-brand-capital-is-part-of-national-security/ |access-date=2021-06-19 |website=knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu |language=en}} Yale School of Management (2015),{{Cite web|date=2015-10-05|title=A Conversation with Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York|url=https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research/our-centers-initiatives/center-customer-insights/events/event/2015/10/conversation-ido-aharoni-consul-general-israel-new-york|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Yale School of Management|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205308/https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research/our-centers-initiatives/center-customer-insights/events/event/2015/10/conversation-ido-aharoni-consul-general-israel-new-york|url-status=dead}} Johnson School of Management at Cornell University (2016),{{Cite web|date=2016-01-15|title=Cornell Tech - 4 Ways Israeli Culture Boosts Entrepreneurship|url=https://tech.cornell.edu/news/4-ways-israeli-culture-boosts-entrepreneurship/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Cornell Tech|language=en}} Columbia Law School (2016),{{Cite web|title=The Rise of the 'Info-sumer' and the Future of Public Diplomacy|url=https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/rise-info-sumer-and-future-public-diplomacy|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.law.columbia.edu|language=en}} Florida Atlantic University (2018),{{Cite web|title=Israeli Politics Lectures - Ambassador Ido Aharoni|url=https://www.fau.edu/artsandletters/college-initiatives/lectures-readings/israeli-politics-lectures/|url-status=|website=Florida Atlantic University}} Stony Brook University (2019),{{Cite web|title=Aharoni Bio {{!}} Conference 2019|url=https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/cewit/conference2019/speakers/Aharoni%20Bio.php|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.stonybrook.edu|language=en}} and many others.

Aharoni has frequently been invited as an analyst and article author in US and Israeli news media and newspapers, mainly covering Israel's international affairs and nation branding.{{Cite web|date=2014-07-18|title=Palestinian President must break pact with Hamas: Aharoni|url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2014/07/18/palestinian-president-must-break-pact-with-hamas-aharoni.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=CNBC|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2013-11-27|title=Iran deal alienate Israel?|url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2013/11/26/iran-deal-alienate-israel.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=CNBC|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Israeli Ambassador Aharoni: Iran not as far from U.S. as we think|url=http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4370667240001/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Fox Business|date=4 February 2017 |language=en}}{{Citation|title=Israel bars Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar from visiting|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/israel-bars-congresswomen-tlaib-and-omar-from-visiting/|language=en-US|access-date=2021-06-19}}{{Cite web|title=Why the Har Adar attack was so dramatic for those of us who live here|url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/why-the-har-adar-attack-was-so-dramatic-for-us-residents-506073|access-date=2021-06-12|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|date=27 September 2017 |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine|title=How the United Nations Human Rights Council Unfairly Targets Israel|url=https://time.com/3060203/united-nations-human-rights-council-israel/|access-date=2021-06-12|magazine=Time|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Yudelson|first=Larry|title=Social media to the rescue|url=https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/social-media-to-the-rescue/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com|date=16 May 2019 |language=en-US}} In 2013, he was invited by Google to take part in their speakers’ series Talks at Google.{{Citation|title=How to Market a Country {{!}} Ambassador Ido Aharoni {{!}} Talks at Google| date=22 August 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUpybNIXLb8|language=en|access-date=2021-06-20}} He has been a public advocate to the branding of Israel by increasing the visibility of its better perceived traits (diversity, democracy, agriculture, science, high technology, history and culture) rather than by the more demanding attempting to improve the public's understanding and complexity of its international conflicts and related policies.{{Cite web |last=Frazer |first=Jenni |title=JN meets… Ido Aharoni: the 'nation brander' intent on making Israel cool |url=https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/jn-meets-ido-aharoni-the-nation-brander-intent-on-making-israel-cool/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=jewishnews.timesofisrael.com |date=25 July 2019 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2011-03-09 |title=Israeli Public Diplomacy's Longstanding Blind Spot: Arab Publics |url=https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/israeli-public-diplomacy%E2%80%99s-longstanding-blind-spot-arab-publics |access-date=2021-06-19 |website=USC Center on Public Diplomacy |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Oryszczuk|first=Stephen|title=Jewish News backs platform for unheard voices|url=https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/jewish-news-backs-platform-for-unheard-voices/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=jewishnews.timesofisrael.com|date=25 July 2019 |language=en-US}}

Since 2015, he has been member of the Board of Governors (and the global campaign cabinet) at Tel Aviv University.{{Cite web|title=2020 Board Of Governors Meeting |url=https://taubog2020.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-BOG-Final-Final-Resolutions.pdf|url-status=|website=taubog2020.com}} He was a facilitator to a ten million dollar gift by Hollywood producer and NFL owner Steve Tish to Tel Aviv University's Department of Film and Television.{{Cite web|date=2015-03-05|title=Steve Tisch Makes Transformative $10M Gift to Tel Aviv University's Renowned Department of Film and Television|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150305005994/en/Steve-Tisch-Makes-Transformative-10M-Gift-to-Tel-Aviv-University%E2%80%99s-Renowned-Department-of-Film-and-Television|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}

In 2016 Aharoni became Global Ambassador of Maccabi World Union, a Jewish sporting organization.{{Cite web|title=Secretariat|url=https://www.maccabi.org/about-mwu/secretariat|access-date=2021-06-27|website=www.maccabi.org|language=en-gb}} In 2017 Aharoni became Ambassador for the Genius 100 Vision Foundation, which he helped establish in the spirit of Albert Einstein.{{Cite web|title=Einstein Legacy Project Launch Event|url=https://www.genius100visions.com/events/launch-event-3/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=www.genius100visions.com}} In 2018 Aharoni became the Chairman of the Charney Forum for New Diplomacy, the forum is academically affiliated with the University of Haifa and focused on training the new generations on advanced practices of diplomacy.{{Cite web|title=Advisory Board|url=https://www.charneynewdiplomacy.com/advisory-board|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Charney New Diplomacy|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Amir|first=Justine|title=New Dedications: Facilities & Initiatives|url=https://magazine.haifa.ac.il/index.php/inside-7/128-new-dedications-facilities-initiatives|access-date=2021-06-20|website=magazine.haifa.ac.il|language=en-gb}} In 2021 Aharoni became Chairman of GMFF, an Israeli film and TV fund dedicated to multiculturalism.[X] He is also a member of the advisory bodies of companies APCO Worldwide,{{Cite web|title=Ido Aharoni - APCO Worldwide|url=https://apcoworldwide.com/people/ido-aharoni/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=APCO Worldwide|language=en}} and Value Base.{{Cite web|title=Value Base - About Us|url=http://www.valuebase.co.il/advisory-board/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=ValueBase|language=en}}

Published interviews to Aharoni on his subjects of expertise can be readily found online.{{Cite web|date=2013-08-20|title=How Israel has Rebranded Amid a Volatile Geopolitical Backdrop|url=https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/israel-branded/243731|access-date=2021-06-20|website=adage.com|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=2016-06-30|title=פרידה משחקן מרכזי|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4822808,00.html|access-date=2021-06-20|website=ynet|language=he|last1=רובינשטיין |first1=קרי }}{{Cite web|title=Building Israel's Brand: An Interview with Ambassador Ido Aharoni|url=https://www.publicdiplomacymagazine.com/blog/adversarial-state/israels-brand|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Public Diplomacy Magazine|date=April 2017 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2019-03-13|title=Ron Arad x Genius 100|url=https://nuvomagazine.com/daily-edit/ron-arad-x-genius-100|access-date=2021-06-20|website=NUVO|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|date=2021-03-15|title='Do not eulogize the U.S. just yet'|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/SJ00jbCiXO|access-date=2021-06-20|website=ynetnews|language=en|last1=Eichner |first1=Itamar }}

In 1998, Aharoni was given the Community Leadership Award in Los Angeles by the American Friends of the Rabin Medical Center.{{Cite web |title=Ambassador Ido Aharoni |url=https://www.whartonnationbrandconference.com/ambassador-ido-aharoni |access-date=2021-06-18 |website=whartonnationbrand |language=en}}  In 2005, a communications studies scholarship, ‘Wings of Hope,’ was named after him by the Yemenite-Jewish Federation of North America. In 2013, Algemeiner Journal named him among the ‘Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life,’ commonly known as the Jewish 100.{{Cite web|title=Algemeiner Jewish 100: The Full List|url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2013/04/25/algemeiner-jewish-100-the-full-list/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Algemeiner.com|language=en-US}} In 2015 he was designated Honorary Governor by Tel Aviv University. In 2016, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced July 29, 2016, as “Ambassador Ido Aharoni Day” in New York while expressing: I don't know anyone who's done more to bond New York City and Israel, and the people of the United States and Israel.{{Cite web|date=Jun 29, 2016|title=Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray Deliver Remarks at Jewish Heritage Reception|url=http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/579-16/transcript-mayor-bill-de-blasio-first-lady-chirlane-mccray-deliver-remarks-jewish-heritage|access-date=2021-06-15|website=The official website of the City of New York}} In 2019, he was selected by Hello Israel TV as one of the “Global Jewish 100”, recognizing his contributions as an Israeli diplomat.{{Cite web|title=The Global Jewish 100 – Celebrating the People Moving Jewish Culture Forward|url=https://helloisrael.tv/global-jewish-100/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=IZZY|language=en-US}}

Aharoni served in the Israel Defense Forces as an infantry company commander during the first Lebanon War.

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• [https://www.idoaharoni.com// Ido Aharoni's website]
• [https://study.calcalist.co.il/courses/מתודולוגיה-לניהול-מוצלח-של-יזמות/about/ Ido Aharoni's business strategy course at CSMART]

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