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Itamar Rabinovich

Itamar Rabinovich

Distinguished Fellow - Foreign Policy

Itamar Rabinovich is a distinguished nonresident fellow in the Foreign Policy program focusing on Middle Eastern policy and politics as well as a member of the Brookings Institution’s International Advisory Council.

He is professor and president emetitus at Tel Aviv University and vice chair of its Institute for National Security Studies.

He previously served as Yitzhak Rabin’s ambassador to Washington and chief negotiator with Syria.

He is the author of "Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier, Leader, Statesman" and "Syrian Requiem: The Civil War and Its Aftermath" (with Carmit Valensi). His book, "Middle Eastern Maze," will be published by Brookings in early 2023.

Itamar Rabinovich is a distinguished nonresident fellow in the Foreign Policy program focusing on Middle Eastern policy and politics as well as a member of the Brookings Institution’s International Advisory Council.

He is professor and president emetitus at Tel Aviv University and vice chair of its Institute for National Security Studies.

He previously served as Yitzhak Rabin’s ambassador to Washington and chief negotiator with Syria.

He is the author of “Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier, Leader, Statesman” and “Syrian Requiem: The Civil War and Its Aftermath” (with Carmit Valensi). His book, “Middle Eastern Maze,” will be published by Brookings in early 2023.

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