The Imperial College Political Philosophy Society is proud to present an open interview and Q&A session with the Israeli Embassy’s Political Counsellor, Ran Gidor. The aim of this event is to become more informed and hear the official Israeli stance, on the Current affairs that directly and indirectly affect the state of Israel.
About Ran Gidor
Before commencing his diplomatic mission in the Israeli Embassy in August 2007, Mr. Gidor was in charge of the UK and Ireland Desk at the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. He was Cultural Attaché in the Israeli Embassy in Beijing, and served as the Deputy Ambassador in the Israeli Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. Before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was a Lawyer in the areas of Criminal Law and Legislation. He obtained a BA and an MA in Law Studies from Cambridge University and an LLM from the University of Pennsylvania.
About Tim Llewellyn
Tim Llewellyn was the BBC’s Middle East Correspondent from 1976-80 and from 1987-92, based in Beirut and Nicosia, and has since been a freelance writer and broadcaster on Middle East affairs. He has covered, inter alia, the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, the first Gulf War, the Lebanese Civil War and the continuing Palestinian crisis in all its aspects. His book “Spirit of the Phoenix: Beirut and the Story of Lebanon” is to be published by IB Tauris of London on April 30. He lives in London.
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