Shimon Sheves (; born 16 March 1952,

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva (, ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of the Old Y ...

, Israel) is an Israeli Politician who served as the

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of the

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's office under Yizhak Rabin from 1992 to 1995. Sheves now serves as a political strategic advisor to governments and political leaders around the world. He was Chairman of RSLB, a company owned jointly by Sheves, former

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(IDF)

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the late

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (; March 18, 1944 – December 19, 2012) was an Israeli military officer and politician. He served as Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, as a Member of the Knesset, and as Minister of Transportation and Minister of ...

, Yuval Rabin, son of Yitzhak Rabin and Israeli businessman Gil Berger.
Yuval Rabin, Shimon Sheves,

, and Gil Birger became the first non-Americans to lobby the US administration on behalf of foreign countries.

Politics

Sheves began his political career in local politics on the

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. He was the founder, Secretary and Farm Director of an

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, Chairman of the Golan Heights Economic Development Company, Chairman of the Golan Heights Settlements Committee and the Deputy to the Head of the

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. In 1984, Sheves began his long relationship with Rabin when the latter, then the Minister of Defense of Israel, appointed him as his personal and political assistant. Sheves filled that role for six years, and during that time he was in charge of the Jewish settlements on the

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and o
developing
national

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. In the second half of the 1980s, Sheves was asked to sit on the board of several governmental companies and national bodies, including

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and

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. He also chaired the committee to advance and integrate the

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and

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minorities in the Israeli society. Leading up to the 1992 election, Sheves was appointed to manage the campaign for the Labor Party, headed by Rabin. Labor won the most seats in the

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in these elections, and Rabin was appointed to form the

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. Once Prime Minister he made Sheves Director General of the

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's Office. On November 4, 1995, Rabin was

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at the end of a rally in support of the

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, dubbed "Yes to Peace, No to Violence". The assassin was

Yigal Amir Yigal Amir (born May 31, 1970) is an Israeli right-wing extremist who assassinated the incumbent prime minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin on November 4, 1995, at the conclusion of a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel. At the time of the murder, he ...

, a radical Jew who opposed the peace process. Rabin's funeral was held on November 6, 1995. In attendance were representatives from 78 countries, including 23 kings and presidents and 22 prime ministers. Shimon Sheves was one of the eulogizers.
Shimon Sheves Eulogy on prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. Others were the then-

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, the then- Israeli President

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, the then-acting Prime Minister

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, King

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and others. After Rabin's murder Sheves decided to quit Israeli politics. In the year of 2000 the district court has charged him and sentenced Sheves for two years in prison, one year of parole and 50,000NIS fine. Both him and the general attorney has appealed, and in 2003 the supreme court of Israel has cleared his sentence. The state had appealed again so the supreme court has charged him on 30 November 2004
Israeli supreme court case file 1397/03. the state of Israel vs. Shimon Sheves for breach of trust as a government employee in two separated affairs.

Business career

Shimon Sheves is the Chairman of RSLB, an American company whose offices are located in

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RSLB assists and advises Israeli businesspeople and business owners who are interested in getting into the American market, and works in cooperation with international and transnational bodies, such as The

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and IADB. Sheves is also active in private international businesses in

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and the

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. Since 2002, Sheves has been serving as a political and economic advisor to governments as well as to leaders in

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and the United States. He also advises on economic issues and cyber security to large

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. On March 10, 2016, he was indicted ''in absentia'' by Romanian

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, on charges regarding the unlawful recovery of

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's inheritance. Later this year, Israeli media quoted reports fro
Romania
that stated Sheves will not be indicted, had not been questioned, and that th
case against him would be closed

Public activity

Shimon Sheves has spoken several times about the

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and the social protests in Israel, when addressing Israeli students and

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in Europe. His public activity also includes helping Israeli voluntary associations involved in promoting democratic debate in Israel and helping the less fortunate.

References

External links

Shimon Sheves - Businessman

Who Is Shimon Sheves

* ttp://www.shimonsheves.com/ Shimon Sheves LookUp page
Former Rabin associate says incitement in Israel now worse than lead-up to assassination

20 years on, Rabin’s right-hand man regrets arguments won, and lost

Shimon Sheves Blog
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