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Strengthening the Alliance between the U.S. and Israel

About

Mission Statement

We are a coalition of partners from the U.S. and Israel, with extensive experience and expertise in the public, business and defense sectors. We are nonpartisan and our members are from across the political spectrum.


The longstanding alliance between our countries has always been grounded in shared values and mutual interests, serving as a critical component of Israel's national security, while also supporting American national security interests in the Middle East.


Unfortunately, our alliance has been forced to confront severe and unnecessary challenges in the past year due to a misguided, unilateral, and radical agenda pursued by the current Israeli government. This agenda has precipitated a crisis between our nations, and undermined Israel’s security, economy, and social cohesion.


Our mission is to fortify the bond between our nations by fostering closer ties between the leaders of the pragmatic majority of Israeli society, and U.S. leadership, in the Administration and on both sides of the aisle in Congress.

Council Members

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Lt. General (Ret.) Moshe (Bogie) Ya’alon 

Israeli Minister of Defense 2013 – 2016, IDF’s Chief of Staff 2002 – 2005. Chairman of Special Olympics Israel, Lecturer of Administration and Political Science at Reichman University, Director in ISI Geospatial Solutions

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Professor Gabriela Shalev

Former Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations (2008 – 2010), Senior faculty member at Ono Academic College Law School, Former chairperson of the Israel Council for Higher Education's Supreme Committee for Appointment of Professors in Law, Business Management and Social Science (2014 – 2020), Former BoD member at Bank Leumi LeIsrael (2011-2017).

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Lt. General (Ret.)
Dan Halutz 

IDF’s Chief of Staff 2005 – 2007, Commander of the Israeli Air Force 2000 – 2004

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Adv. Dina Zilber

Former Deputy Attorney General of Israel (2012 – 2020), Fellow at Rubinstein Center for Constitutional Challenges at Reichman University, Public speaker and lecturer, Legal commentator to “Haaretz” newspaper.

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Mr. Jeff Kindler

A healthcare executive and investor, CEO  of Centrexion Corporation, Former Chairman and CEO of Pfizer (2006 – 2010), a Board member of several public and private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations

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Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari

A professor of law at Bar-Ilan University, international activist for women's rights, former member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (2006-2018) and vice-chairman of the committee during some of her years of office.

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Brigadier General (Ret.) Tamir Pardo

Former Director of the Mossad (2011 – 2016), former Chairman of XM Cyber (2016 – 2022), Lamont Lecturer at Harvard University.

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Mr. David Meidan 

Founder and chairman of Purammon Ltd., former  coordinator on behalf of Israeli Prime Minister of POWs and MIAs 2011 – 2016, Head of the Israeli Mossad’s Tevel division 2006 – 2011

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Dr. Jacob (Kobi) Richter, PhD

A prominent Israeli entrepreneur and R&D manager, founder of Orbotech, Medinol,  Medcon, Biorest, Valve Medical and Microtech . Former Israeli Air Force pilot (Colonel retired).

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Mr. Orni Petruschka 

An Israeli high-tech entrepreneur, social activist and a philanthropist. Former co-founder and CEO of Chromatis Networks, chairman of Abraham Initiatives, chairman of Molad organization, founder and chairman of RoundUp Israel,  Former Israeli Air Force Pilot (Major retired)

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Ambassador (former) Alon Pinkas 

A senior Israeli diplomat, a foreign policy advisor and a political advisor to Israeli Prime Minister, Consul General of Israel in New York City 2000 – 2004 

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Dr. Jeremy Levin, DPhil, MB BChir

An American – Israeli businessman, Chairman & CEO of Ovid Therapeutics (NASDAQ “OVID”), Chairman emeritus of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), Former Chairman of  Lundbeck A/S, former CEO of Teva Pharmaceuticals

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Mr. Eran Etzion

A senior Israeli Diplomat and Strategist, Consul General of Israel in San Francisco and the Pacific Northwest, Head of Policy Planning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Deputy Head of the National Security Council

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Mr. Yuval Lion

An American-Israeli filmmaker and News-Emmy nominated former news producer for NBC and PBS. Founder of MYLKmedia, an award-winning production company; holds an MA in International Relations from Columbia Uni.

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Adv. Jonathan Barsade

A serial entrepreneur, attorney in the burgeoning days of the Internet, and lay leader in major Jewish not-for-profit organizations. A founder of the America-Israel Democracy (“AID”) Coalition

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Mr. Yacov Reizman

Controlling Shareholder and Chairman of FCC Ltd - a private Investment Company and a Merchant Bank. Former Israeli Airforce Pilot (Major-retired)

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Mr. Yossi Shussman

An Israeli high-tech entrepreneur, former Co-founder and VP R&D of Chromatis Networks, former CEO of Ethos Networks.  Former Israeli Air Force Pilot (Major retired)

Ambassadors

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Mr. Brett Goldman

An expert in economic development. He worked as a lobbyist at a multinational law firm, where he managed federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory campaigns. He played a pivotal role in its legislative and regulatory developments associated with the 2018 Farm Bill and in the democratization of medical records through Blockchain technology as an advisor to VX Technologies.

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Ms. Avital Shimshowitz

An American-Israeli accomplished business leader with extensive expertise in sales, business development and strategic partnerships, and proven track record within dynamic startup environments. Avital brings a unique blend of determination and tenacity, coupled with exceptional relationship management skills, cross-functional collaboration, and innovative thinking.

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