Avital Leibovich (
Hebrew
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: אביטל ליבוביץ) is the Director of the
American Jewish Committee
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is a civil rights group and Jewish advocacy group established on November 11, 1906. It is one of the oldest Jewish advocacy organizations and, according to ''The New York Times'', is "widely regarded as the wi ...
(AJC) in Israel.
Education
Leibovich graduated with a
BA in English Literature and Political Science from
Bar Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University (BIU, , ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic university institution. It has 20,000 ...
in 1992, and received a
MA in International Relations from
University of Haifa
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in 1998; she also received a diploma in Spokesmanship, Communications, and Public Relations from the Department of Foreign Affairs at Bar Ilan University in 2002.
Career prior to AJC
Leibovich served for 22 years in the
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...
, achieving the rank of
lieutenant colonel, and holding a wide range of senior media and public relations positions within the Defense Forces.
Her most recent role was Head of the Interactive Media Branch of the
IDF Spokesperson's Unit, a branch which she created as a response to the growing importance of social networks and internet platforms as media.
Leibovich also held the position of Head of the Foreign Press Branch, acquiring over seven years of expertise working with Foreign Media, and establishing strong connections between the IDF and more traditional International Media in many languages.
See also
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American Jewish Committee
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is a civil rights group and Jewish advocacy group established on November 11, 1906. It is one of the oldest Jewish advocacy organizations and, according to ''The New York Times'', is "widely regarded as the wi ...
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IDF Spokesperson's Unit
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Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...
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Military of Israel
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State of Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
References
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1971 births
Living people
Israeli activists
Israeli women activists
20th-century Israeli Jews
Military personnel from Tel Aviv
Activists from Tel Aviv
Women in 21st-century warfare
Israeli female military personnel
Bar-Ilan University alumni
American Jewish Committee
Jewish women activists
Israeli colonels
21st-century Israeli military personnel
21st-century Israeli women
21st-century Israeli Jews