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David Ben-Gurion

Ben-Gurion was the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel and its leading political voice for the country’s first decade. In 1930, he formed Mapai, the Zionist Labor Party, and in 1935 he became chairman of the Executive Committee of the Jewish Agency for Palestine. He emphasized the development of the Negev as a […]

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s current Prime Minister, Netanyahu is the only Prime Minister in Israeli history to win a fourth term for the position. Prior to entering politics he served in the elite Sayeret Maktal unit of the IDF.

Rocky Independence Path Delayed Declaration Work

In the months before the UN vote to partition Palestine into Arab and Jewish states in November 1947, the Jewish Agency leadership there had to overcome a series of foreign policy obstacles working against the Jewish state’s establishment.

Shimon Peres

Peres is the only person to date to have been both President and Prime Minister of Israel. His career in public service has spanned the decades. In the 1950s, he was responsible for starting Israel on its nuclear weapons program. Peres earned the Nobel Peace Prize together with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat in 1994.

Sigalit Landau

An Israeli artist from Jerusalem, Landau studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design before spending several years working in the US and the UK. Her artistic work can be categorized as multi-media; this includes drawing, sculpture, video, and performance-based pieces. Landau draws her inspiration from such topics as the human condition, banishment, and […]

Abba Eban

A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Eban served as a diplomat, politician, and writer. During his political career, Eban served in various ministerial posts and as Ambassador to the United States, United Nations and Foreign Minister. His “Churchillian” English gave his oratory great value as Israel’s public face, particularly after the June 1967 War.

Rich Walter: Theodor Herzl, Ahad Ha’am, and Uncivil Discourse

Each day, it seems, there are new stories and discussions in both traditional and social media concerning the lack of civility in the current political discourse. This is also true in conversations, both within the Jewish community and among people of all faiths, regarding Israel.

Ezer Weizman

The 7th President of Israel from 1993 until 2000, Weizman was Minister of Defense under Menachem Begin, negotiating at Camp David in 1978. In 1980, he resigned from the Cabinet over Likud party resistance to achieve peace in the region, eventually starting his own left of center party. He spent the remainder of his career […]

Israel at 70: Unfinished, Ken Stein, (50:45)

Israel is only 70 years old. It is certainly more developed and different than the US was in 1846. What are the domestic and foreign policy issues that remain open-ended? Which issues have settled into consensus acceptance? CIE President and Founder Professor Ken Stein explores these questions and more in this webinar from May 2018.

Gal Gadot

An Israeli singer, actress, martial artist, and model, Gal Gadot sent shockwaves through the film industry with her role as Wonder Woman in 2017. Gadot made the transition from modeling to acting in 2009 with her breakout role in the Fast & Furious franchise (2009), before going on to cement herself as one of Hollywood’s […]

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Anti-Iran Deal Speech in Israel

With reams of evidence secured by Israeli intelligence, the PM calls out Iran for lying about their nuclear activities both before and since signing the 2015 JCPOA nuclear agreement with six countries.

Eliezer Kaplan

Kaplan was born in Minsk (present day Belarus), where he became an active member of the Socialist Zionist party. He immigrated to Palestine in 1919, where he was elected to the Zionist Executive Committee. In 1948, Kaplan became one of the original signatories of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, before being elected as Minister of […]