November 1, 2013

Lt. Col. (Res.) Avital Leibovich has a distinguished career spanning over 20 years in a wide range of senior media and public relations positions within the Israel Defense Forces. She is currently the Director of the American Jewish Committee in Israel.

Daniel Seaman was Director Deputy General for Information at the Israeli Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs. Prior to this appointment he was Acting-Director of the Israel Government Press Office.

Gerald Steinberg is a Professor of Political Studies at Bar Ilan University, who directs the Program on Conflict Management and Negotiation and heads NGO Monitor.

Brigadier General (Res.) Yosef Kuperwasser is Director General of the Israeli Ministry of International Affairs and Strategy.

Miri Eisin served in the Israeli intelligence community and retired from active duty at the rank of full colonel in 2004. Appointed as the Israeli government spokesperson during the Second Lebanon War, and later as the Prime Minister’s international media advisor, she served in that position until December 2007.

Born in Hizmeh in the West Bank, Suleiman Khatib is the General Director of Al- Quds Association for Democracy and Dialogue which he founded together with fellow Palestinian peace activists in 2006 in order to be able to create effective and sustainable projects and programs focusing on the promotion of peace, democracy, and civic participation in the Palestinian Territories.

Dave Sharma was appointed Australia’s Ambassador to Israel in June 2013.

Dr. Harvey Belik was born in Melbourne and made aliya in 1988. He is a family medicine specialist and a Medical Officer and Reserve Major in the IDF.

Gil Hoffman is the chief political correspondent and analyst for the Jerusalem Post.