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The Israel Council on Foreign Relations

The Israel Council on Foreign Relations is dedicated to the examination of international affairs, with special emphasis on world Jewish concerns and Israeli foreign policy.

Based on the models of the New York Council on Foreign Relations and the British Chatham House, the Council is not affiliated with any governmental or academic institutions. It is an autonomous body which maintains a non-partisan approach to foreign policy matters and presents a variety of viewpoints on various issues. The Council's membership is drawn from a wide cross-section of Israeli society, including government and Knesset officials, university professors and leading businessmen, bankers, lawyers and journalists.

The Council, which functions under the auspices of the World Jewish Congress in Israel, has since its inception in 1989 hosted a long list of heads of state, prime ministers, foreign ministers and other distinguished visitors to Israel, and has issued several publications on Israeli foreign policy and international affairs.

 

Latest Events

 

video replay of selected Council events (windows media streaming video)     "Ukraine and Israel: A Dialogue in the Name of the Future" Victor Yushchenko Ukrainian President The evening was chaired by WJC Secretary General Michael Schneider November 2007 "Israel and the Middle East at a Crossroad" H.E. Tzipi Livni Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs The session was chaired by Dr. David Kimche. June 2007     Click here to view previous events

The Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs

 

Officers

President: Dr. David Kimche
Director: Dr. Laurence Weinbaum