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Ruth Wasserman Lande

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Ruth Wasserman Lande ( Hebrew : רות וסרמן לנדה ; born February 28, 1976) is an Israeli politician, diplomat and activist. She was a member of the Knesset for the Blue and White party from 2021 until 2022 and also was an MK for the party in two short spells in early 2021. She is also the founder and CEO of a strategic consultancy, working with public entities within the Israeli and international arenas, a public speaker, a diplomat , lecturer , column writer in Maariv , and social activist particularly amidst the Arab population in Israel . She is also a Middle East affairs' commentator for various media outlets around the world. Wasserman Lande served as an advisor for late President Shimon Peres, as the de facto Deputy Ambassador at the Israeli embassy in Cairo and for almost a decade as the Deputy Director General for International Affairs at the Israeli Federation of Local Authorities. The Times of Israel .

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israeli politician

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