Background
Alon Liel was born on October 31, 1948, in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is a son of Pinchas Liel and Daniela Liel.
Alon Liel, diplomat, educator, lecturer, author.
Jerusalem, Israel
Alon Liel earned a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Arts, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Alon Liel with Nelson Mandela.
Alon Liel (right) with Nelson Mandela and Ezer Weizman.
2018
Alon Liel (right) at the conference organized by King's College, London & Balfour Project, on May 1, 2018.
Alon Liel, diplomat, educator, lecturer, author.
Alon Liel, diplomat, educator, lecturer, author.
2018
Alon Liel (right) at the conference organized by King's College, London & Balfour Project, on May 1, 2018.
Alon Liel with Nelson Mandela.
Alon Liel, diplomat, educator, lecturer, author.
Alon Liel, diplomat, educator, lecturer, author.
Alon Liel (right) with Nelson Mandela and Ezer Weizman.
Jerusalem, Israel
Alon Liel earned a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Arts, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
(This insider's perspective elucidates present-day Turkey'...)
This insider's perspective elucidates present-day Turkey's dilemma of being divided between the secular democratic legacy of its founder, Kemal Ataturk, and the fundamentalist Islam challenge to that heritage.
https://www.amazon.com/Turkey-Middle-East-Islam-Politics/dp/1555879098/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Alon+Liel&qid=1602609764&s=books&sr=1-1
2001
(This album book was conceived in the aftermath of the ten...)
This album book was conceived in the aftermath of the tension between Israeli President Shimon Peres and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan at the Davos Summit in January 2009. Its goal is to show the past to those who are skeptical about the future of the relations.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6054233432/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0
2010
Diplomat educator lecturer author
Alon Liel was born on October 31, 1948, in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is a son of Pinchas Liel and Daniela Liel.
Alon Liel attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1969-1972, he studied Economics and International Relations and earned a Bachelor of Arts; in 1973-1977 he studied International Relations and earned a Master of Arts. In 1984, Liel began his doctoral program and received a Doctor of Philosophy in 1986 when he completed his doctoral dissertation, entitled "The dependence of imported energy and its impact on the foreign policy of Turkey."
In 1966-1969, Alon Liel served in Israel Defense Forces. In 1971-1979, he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem in various positions. In 1979-1981, he was a Vice Consul of Israel to the Mid-Western United States, based in Chicago; in 1981-1983 - a Head of the Israeli Mission in Turkey; in 1986-1987 - an Assistant to the Director-General of Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1987-1989, Liel was a Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: he was a member of the Israeli delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, and a member of the Israeli negotiating team at the Taba talks with Egypt. In 1990-1992, he was a Consul General of Israel to the South Eastern United States, based in Atlanta; in 1992-1994 - an Ambassador of Israel to South Africa; in 1994-1996 - a Director-General of the Ministry of Economy and Planning; in 1998-1999 - a Chief Scientist of the Ministry for Regional Cooperation. Following his role in 1997-1999 as foreign affairs adviser to then-chairman of the Labor party Ehud Barak, Liel became a Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2000 and worked until 2001. In 2002-2006, he was a Chairman of the Israel-Turkey Business Council.
In 2001-2017, Alon Liel was a lecturer in International Relations at Tel Aviv University and Interdisciplinary School (IDC) Hertzliya. He taught courses at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University on Turkey and the Middle East politics. His other positions include a Chairperson of the board of trustees of Israel Academic College, Ramat Gan, a Chairperson of the board of Hertzliya Hebrew Gymnasium; and a member of the board of Sikkuy and Ir Amim.
(This insider's perspective elucidates present-day Turkey'...)
2001(This album book was conceived in the aftermath of the ten...)
2010Alon Liel endorsed South Africa's plan to ban "Made in Israel" labels for imported products from the West Bank, protesting what he calls Israeli complacency about the occupation. He also personally boycotts products from West Bank settlements and supports cultural boycotts of Israel to protest the lack of progress in the peace process. Liel said his stance, which includes supporting author Alice Walker's refusal to have her book "The Color Purple" translated into Hebrew, also aims to call attention to the urgent need for Jerusalem to ensure the near future brings "Palestinian independence, not an Israeli apartheid state."
In 2018, Alon Liel called for the United Kingdom Government to recognize the state of Palestine. He wrote that such a British act of recognition would reaffirm Palestinian basic rights, restore hope, and it would help create the much-needed parity of esteem without which no peace agreement can be just or sustainable. In his view, this could save the equitable two-state solution and the possibility of a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
Alon Liel is a courageous man. He dares to speak truth to power and knows the cost of this in his own life.
Alon Liel is married to Rachel Liel since March 8, 1977. They have three children: Ori, Karen, and Daphna.
Rachel Liel spent a decade as New Israel Fund's Executive Director in Israel. Prior to her appointment, she served as Director of Shatil, the New Israel Fund Initiative for Social Change, which provides training and consultancy services for the NGO sector in Israel. She joined Shatil in 1998 as part of a long and distinguished career in public service, having served as Deputy Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Services in the Labor and Social Affairs Ministry, and as a Policy Analyst in the Department of Social Policy Planning of the Prime Minister's Office. Rachel Liel has been named one of seven Israelis who "influence for the greater good," one of the 40 Israeli women making the most significant contributions to Israeli society, one of Israel's 50 most influential leaders, and one of the 101 people who have influenced Israel for the better by The Marker and Globes.
