Avital Leibovich is the Director of the American Jewish Committee in Israel.
Education
Leibovich graduated with a Bachelor in English Literature and Political Science from Bar Ilan University in 1992, and received a Master of Arts in International Relations from University of Haifa in 1998. She also received a diploma in Spokesmanship, Communications, and Public Relations from the Department of Foreign Affairs at Bar Ilan University in 2002.
Career
Her most recent role was Head of the Interactive Media Branch of the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson"s Unit, a branch which she created as a response to the growing importance of social networks and internet platforms as media. Leibovich also held the position of Head of the Foreign Press Branch, acquiring over seven years of expertise working with Foreign Media, and establishing strong connections between the Israel Defense Forces and more traditional International Media in many languages.