Itamar Rabinovich

Itamar Rabinovich
Ambassador of Israel to the United States
In office 1993–1996
Preceded by	Zalman Shoval
Succeeded by	Eliahu Ben-Elissar
Personal details
Born	1942 Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Alma mater	Tel Aviv University
Occupation	Professor
Website	www.itamarrabinovich.tau.ac.il

Itamar Rabinovich (Hebrew: איתמר רבינוביץ; born 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 Syria between 1993 and 1996, and the former president of Tel Aviv University (1999–2007). Currently he is professor emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Tel Aviv University, distinguished global professor at New York University and a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Prof. Rabinovich has been a member of Tel Aviv University'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 the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, and Dean of Humanities and Rector.

Rabinovich received a B.A. degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an M.A. from Tel Aviv University, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He received Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques from France.

Books

• Rabinovich, Itamar (1972). Syria under the Baʻth, 1963-66. ISBN 0-7065-1266-9.
• Rabinovich, Itamar; Haim Shaked (1978). From June to October. ISBN 0-87855-230-8.
• Shaked, Haim; Itamar Rabinovich (1980). The Middle East and the United States. ISBN 0-87855-752-0.
• Rabinovich, Itamar (1985). The war for Lebanon, 1970-1985. ISBN 0-8014-9313-7.
• Rabinovich, Itamar (1999). The Brink of Peace. ISBN 0-691-01023-4.
• Rabinovich, Itamar (2004). Waging peace. ISBN 0-691-11982-1.
• Rabinovich, Itamar; Jehuda Reinharz (2008). Israel in the Middle East. ISBN 0-87451-962-4.
• Rabinovich, Itamar (2008). The View from Damascus. ISBN 0-85303-800-7.
• Rabinovich, Itamar (2012). The Lingering Conflict: Israel, The Arabs, and the Middle East, 1948–2012 (Revised). ISBN 978-0-8157-2437-7.

External links

• "Leadership". Israel Institute. Includes bio of Itamar Rabinovich.
• "Itamar Rabinovich". Brookings. Bio, papers, events.
• Rabinovich speeches - an official page on the Israeli Embassy website.
• Itamar Rabinovich, Jewish Virtual Library.
• Itamar Rabinovich Kennedy School of Government.
• Itamar Rabinovich, NYU Arts & Science.
• Guy Leshem (November 2, 2007). מחטף אקדמי. Haaretz (in Hebrew). {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Itamar Rabinovich, another mini-bio.
• Rabinovich, Itamar (2007-11-15). "What will happen after Bush?". Haaretz. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
• Rabinovich, Itamar (2010-12-16). "Arab Peace Initiative – clarifications needed". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
• Green, David B. (2008-12-09). "A conversation with Itamar Rabinovich". Haaretz. Retrieved 2009-03-20.