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Elyakim Rubinstein
(1947 - )
Elyakim Rubinstein, born in Tel Aviv in 1947, is married
and the father of four. He served in the Israel
Defense Forces (IDF) and received a B.A. (1967), LL.B. (1969) and M.A.
(1974, magna cum laude) from Hebrew University. With a distinguished public
career, he has been influential in shaping the peace treaties both with Egypt
and with Jordan.
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1969-83
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Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Bar Ilan University
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1973-77
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Lawyer in the Legal Department of the Ministry of Defense
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1976-77
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Deputy Legal Advisor in the Ministry of Defense
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1977-81
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Chief of Bureau and Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1977-79
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Member of the Israeli delegation to peace talks with Egypt, leading
to the signing of the Camp
David Accords and the Peace
Treaty between the two states |
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1980
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Assistant Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in charge of the
bureau for the normalization of relations with Egypt
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1981-85
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Legal Advisor and Assistant Director-General for Special Duties, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
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1982
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Received personal rank of ambassador
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1985-86
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Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel, Washington
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1986-92;
1992-94
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Government Secretary, serving also as:
Chairman of the committee coordinating Israeli cooperation with US
congressional committees and the independent counsel in the Iran-Contras
investigation (1987-89) Chairman of the team negotiating the US-Israel
Memorandum of Agreement, institutionalizing cooperation between the
countries (1988) Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Dangerous
Drugs (1987-88) Member of the Atomic Energy Commission (1987-95) Chairman
of the Interagency Forum for Monitoring Anti-Semitism (1988-94)
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1991
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Member of the negotiating team which established the framework for the peace
negotiations that began at the Madrid Conference, and member of
the Israeli delegation to the Madrid
Peace Conference |
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1991-93
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Chairman of the Israeli delegation for negotiations with the
Jordanian-Palestinian delegation
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1993-94
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Chairman of the Israeli delegation for negotiations with Jordan, which formulated
the 1994 peace treaty
signed between the two states |
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1993-94
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Member of the Steering Committee of the multilateral
talks |
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1994-95
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Legal Advisor to the Defense Ministry
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1995-97
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Judge in the Jerusalem District Court
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1997
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Appointed Attorney-General
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Mr. Rubinstein has authored books and articles on
Israel’s Supreme Court, the history of government in Israel, the history
of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the peace process.
Source: Israeli Foreign
Ministry
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