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Dore Gold (born 1954 ) is a former Israeli diplomat .1He is currently President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon .2
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Dore Gold ( , born 1953) is an Israeli statesman who has served in various diplomatic positions under several Israeli governments.He is the current President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs .He also served as an advisor to former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his first term in office.
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Dore Gold ( , born 1953) is an Israeli diplomat who has served in various positions under several Israeli governments. He is the current President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . He was also an advisor to the former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his first term in office.In May 2015, Netanyahu named him Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
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Dore Gold ( , born 1953) is an Israeli diplomat who has served in various positions under several Israeli governments. He is currently the President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . He was also an advisor to the former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his first term in office. In May 2015, Netanyahu named him Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From June 2015 until October 2016 he served as Director-General of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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American-Israeli political scientist and diplomat (born 1953) This article is about the political scientist and diplomat.Dore Gold ( , born 1953) is an American - Israeli political scientist and diplomat who served as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations from 1997 to 1999. He is currently the President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . He was also an advisor to the former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his first term in office. In May 2015, Netanyahu named him Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a position he held until October 2016.
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American-Israeli political scientist and diplomat (1953–2025) This article is about the political scientist and diplomat.Isidore "Dore" Gold ( Hebrew : איזידור "דורי" גולד ; 25 July 1953 – 3 March 2025) was an American-born Israeli political scientist and diplomat.After making aliyah in 1980, Gold worked at the research institutes Moshe Dayan Center for Near East Studies and the Jaffee Centre for Strategic Studies , before serving as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's Foreign Policy Advisor from 1996 to 1997.He then was appointed Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations , and served in the post until 1999.Gold was the president of think tank Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs from 2000 to 2022, including an appointment as Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs from May 2015 to October 2016.
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american - israeli political scientist and diplomat who served as permanent representative of israel to the uni
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american-born israeli political scientist and diplomat
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